Charlotte

It appears my poor husband can't seem to get excited about football this season! Both teams he watches, Auburn and The Carolina Panthers, are not having the greatest of seasons.....
John started watching NFL football last year. Before that he was never all that into it. He likes watching Cam and hopes for him to do well and so he started watching the Panthers on Sundays when he could. He had mentioned before that he wanted to go to a Panther game sometime, so I thought that might be the perfect anniversary gift! Selfishly, I knew if I planned this trip it would really be a gift for me too-a little weekend getaway!!

I chose Veterans Day weekend since I was off work anyway and we headed to Charlotte on Saturday morning. We dropped the kids off and then stopped for road trip snacks. We both laughed when we got out of the car and walked into the store. There was no unbuckling kids, no making sure we had a diaper bag with 37 things inside :) We just got out of the car, closed the door, and walked into the store. Freedom I tell ya!!

This trip came at just the right time. I think both of us are just worn out. Between two full time jobs and two full time kiddos, it is nice to just take time to come up for air sometimes.
We slept in late, had Starbucks in bed, ate lunch whenever we felt like it, ate dinner when we felt like it (much later than we have ever eaten dinner in the past!) and just enjoyed conversation.
The game was fun! Much different feel than a college football game. For one, the food inside the stadium was amazing. There were so many chain restaurants to choose from. My only complaint is that apparently Pepsi was born in North Carolina and so Diet Coke is hard to come by! And non-existent in the stadium. What is up with that!? The Panthers lost, but played the Denver Broncos, so at least we got to see Peyton Manning play :)