Sunday, December 30, 2007

lambeau field, brett favre, dream come true




if you live in the state of wisconsin, you know on sundays in the fall (and hopefully early winter), life revolves around the green bay packers. we have been fortunate to have a truly incredible quarterback to watch for the last 16 years in brett favre. not that packermania has ever really faded, but with brett, it certainly has stayed strong.

the packers are the only team in the NFL that is not privately owned, but owned by the public. about 8 years ago, they sold stock to purchase shares to the packers to raise money to help expand and update lambeau field. i bought 1 share (for $100/share) for each of the boys for a Christmas present and framed their share for them. it will never increase in it's monetary value but they can proudly say that they own a piece of the packers. they now receive mail about upcoming stockholders meetings that they could technically attend.

to go and see a game at lambeau field is truly not something everyone can just do. season ticket holders specifically state in their wills who their season tickets shall go to and there have been people who place their children on the waiting list for season tickets, only to have them die at an old age and never make it up the list to get them. unless you work for a company that has season tickets or know someone who may be willing to sell you one of their game tickets, many people who live in wisconsin never have the opportunity to go and see a packer game played on lambeau field.



well today, i went to my first ever packer game AND at lambeau field! my brother-in-law got 2 tickets from someone he works with and told my sister she should take me. WOW. we arrived at lambeau about 2 hours before gametime and watched the warm-ups. it is such a mystique just to be inside lambeau field on game day. i have visited it before but obviously never on a game day.




the only down side to today was our tickets were inside the stadium behind glass. we had a great view of the field and obviously stayed warm but missed out on some of the real hootin' and hollerin' that you can only experience sitting outside in the 30 degree weather in late december (actually pretty nice weather for this time of year). i must say i was more than a little warm as i thought we would be sitting outside and i could only peel off so many layers and still have a place to sit and remain decent.

thanks sue for the invite, i had a great time. i can finally say i have seen the packers play at lambeau field, and brett favre too!

p.s. happy birthday unk, hope you had a nice day and dinner with your family!

9 comments:

~Betsy said...

Oh, how fun, Nancy! Seriously! I am so glad you got to go and had a great time!

Your Packer fan base reminds me a lot of our Steelers. Our season ticket holders go to their graves with their seats and also stipulate who they go to in their wills. I saw one Steeler game 20 years ago because Dave's dad had an extra ticket from his company. Other than that, fat chance I could get in.

Congratulations on your fun afternoon with your sister! You deserve it!

Oh - and BTW: the ONLY other team I really like in the NFL is the Packers. You guys "get it" when it comes to hometown football tradition! :)

nancy said...

thanks betsy, i have always liked the steelers as well. my mom grew up in pittsburgh so it was somewhat ingrained in me to like all pittsburgh teams.

it was funny though, i felt a little guilty being gone all day, like i had to get home, for some reason. guess the caregiver in me still lingers.....

StefanieRose said...

I am really glad you had fun! :) Me on the other hand never really agreed with any kind of organized sporting event. My family loves baseball but that only makes me dislike it. HAVE A GREAT NEW YEARS NANCY!!!! *HUGGLES*

Lori1955 said...

Oh I'm so glad you got to go! How exciting.

Happy Birthday Unk.

Unknown said...

My pastor in Kansas City was a Packer's fanatic (err fan I mean). I thought it was really fantastic for him to get so excited about something.

I'm so glad you had this opportunity, too.

Happy 2008 to you.

rilera said...

Way to go Nancy! That's every Cheesehead's dream come true. I'm glad that you were able to do something really fun, even if it did involve going to a Packers game (just kidding). The pictures prove that you had fun. You deserve it!

Joanne said...

It's great that you had such a great time, Nancy. I'm so glad you enjoyed yourself. You deserve it. Great pictures.

nancy said...

just watched a packer special on tv, commemorating 50years of lambeau field. they said it seats 72,000 and well over 74,000 remain on the waiting list for season tickets. unbelievable!

Anonymous said...

WOW! Good for you, Nancy! I'm so glad that you had fun. It certainly sounds like you had a great time!