Last week, I won free tickets to the Houston Texans game
against the Atlanta Falcons. I was originally
going to take my sister and nephews, but they decided they didn't want to go
since it was pre-season. Kids don’t
usually care, but since their dad said that, they decided they didn't want to
go. Silly!
So, a girl’s night it was!
I told my sister that I would bring a friend and she could bring a
friend and we both could enjoy the night.
I had posted on FB that I won the tickets and my friend Natalie said she
wanted to go, so I texted her and asked if she was available. She was really
excited and it was the first time she had been to a Texans game or even inside
NRG (formerly Reliant) Stadium. Laura
brought her friend Desiree that she knew from when they were on the PTA
together at my nephew’s elementary school.
My Saturday was packed!
I woke up at 5:11 am to my alarm and got dressed to travel to
Nacogdoches for the morning. Driving
Jacks officer retreat was that weekend and they asked if any alumni were free
that weekend if they could come and speak.
There were about five of us that drove up for the day/weekend and we
spoke about our time with Driving Jacks.
I meant to leave at 11 am, but I was talking with some of the officers
and I couldn't leave on time.
I left around 11:50 (so late!!!) and headed to Tarkington
for a funeral. My ex-stepmom, Tammy, had
been battling cancer for a few months and succumbed last Tuesday. Her funeral was held at her former church in
Tarkington. The funeral started at 1 pm,
but I didn't get there until around 2 pm since I was running late. I got there right as everyone was viewing the
casket and saying their condolences to her family. I was able to attend the graveside service
and the lunch afterwards. My dad had
three kids with her; Bridgette, Joshua, and Shaun. Shaun was here on emergency leave from the
Navy and was dressed in his uniform.
After the funeral I headed to my sister’s house to carpool
to the game. I thought I would have
plenty of time to get there and hang out with the boys, but I got there and had
just enough time to change before we had to leave. Luckily, both Natalie and Desiree both live
in the same neighborhood (my Mom’s neighborhood) so we were able to get on the
road quickly. We had a free parking pass
to the game along with 4 awesome seats!!
The seats were in the Verizon suite of NRG Stadium. You had to have a special ticket to get in to
that section and they had a special alcohol and food section with super short
lines. You still had to pay for all of
it, but it was still nicer than the other sections of the stadium.
The Texans won by a lot of points (32-7) and we stayed
until the very end. A lot of people were
leaving since it was clear that the Texans would win the game, but we
stayed. On the way out to the parking
lot, there were two guys who were fighting, one with a knife! The traffic cops stopped everyone so that
cars could pass through, but none of us wanted to get stabbed with a knife from
drunk people! We were all pushing and
trying to get away from the knife guy and the lady was yelling at us. How in the heck did they get in the stadium
with a knife? Someone with a wand did
not do their job! Finally when she heard
that there was a fight with a knife she called security and let us all
through. We made it back to our car and
swiftly locked the doors. LOL.
Anyway, it was a fun game and the Texans won!! Whooo hoo!!
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