Grandma's Gift: A Night in Foxborough

Earlier this year, Jeff's Grandma Arlene turned 90 years old! We had a nice visit with her in August when we took our annual summer trip to Florida. Grandma decided a few months ago to do something special for each of her grandchildren. She gave them each a monetary gift and told them to do something fun with it and tell her about it. What a neat way to spoil her grandkids!

When Jeff got his check, he knew immediately what he wanted to do with it. He decided to spend it on a trip to a Houston Texans away game this season. He and I booked a trip to Foxborough, Massachusetts, home of Gillette Stadium and the New England Patriots. We were so excited to see our Texans team play the Patriots and visit another stadium, especially for a Monday Night Football game. Jeff usually takes a trip each fall to visit an opposing team's stadium, but this was my first game away from home.

We sent the kids to our neighbors and friends, and we flew to Boston on the day of the game. We were expecting a cold weather football game, but as it turned out, the weather in Foxborough was in the 60s and raining during our visit. We arrived at the stadium early for the game and just hung out with other Texans fans and some friendly Patriots fans, too. We had such a great time!

And, funny story... we ended up being shown on the local Channel 11 News severals times as well as in a picture posted on the Houston Texans website! We had so many people telling us that they saw us on TV, ha! It never fails -- every time Jeff visits an away game he ALWAYS gets featured somehow on local newspapers, TV stations, and various websites. I was happy to join in on the fun this time around. :-)

In the airport before our trip. So excited!

Here we are outside Gillette Stadium. It rained a lot before the game but dried up to leave nice, mild weather for the game.

This was the view from our awesome seats before the game. 

Pre-game fun.

Gillette Stadium -- so fun!

Although the actual football game turned out to be a blowout (NOT in our favor!), we still had such a great night at the game and during our stay in Foxborough.

Thanks so much, Grandma Arlene, for allowing us to make such a fun memory that we won't soon forget!