My Will and Melissa have mentioned more than once that they wanted to go to an Eagles game. After hearing that there were thousands of tickets available for the playoff game, at 11AM we decided to go. We left for the 10+ hour drive at 2AM on Saturday morning. We visited the Mall of America which is really something to see. Roller coasters, the Lego store, Starbucks, and Eagles jerseys everywhere; Melissa was allowed to pick up an early birthday present at the American Girl store.
The weather was ridiculous! Saturday in Minneapolis was complete with a Winter Storm Warning and snow, maybe 2", then ice. Sunday was worse, with the high temp of 8 degrees, clearing a car covered with snow and ice, and then packing that car was not fun.
The game was great. We rode the Metro rail right to the stadium, sat in the 2nd level, watched a great game then returned the way we came. Will and I cheered on our team, watching Samuel and Westbrook each score touchdowns. We didn't even mind seeing AP run one in for a score.
The roughest part of the weekend was returning to AR after the game. Minnesota rodes were not great. The temp stayed low and the salt caused some melting and re-freezing. Iowa on the other hand was horrible. when we crossed the state line we were greeted with horrible rode conditions and cars off the rode everywhere. I prayed a lot in northern Iowa.
By the grace of God we made it home in time for Will and Melissa to go to school, which they did. I took 2 hour nap and went to work. What a great weekend!
