Vikings vs. Cowboys

It's two days past the official kickoff of football and only one day before the Vikings actual season starts but here I am writing about the third preseason game which was the Vikings first game at home.  The game was on Saturday, August 27th and the game didn't start until 7 pm so you'd think we'd be out there all day tailgating and maybe we would have if we M didn't get stung by a  bee that day, which he is allergic too.  After a quick run into the bathroom and an adrenaline shot into his thigh, he was ok but we hung out a bit at home just to make sure he wasn't still going to have a reaction.  We finally got down to the tailgating lot around 4:30 pm where we met up with a group of people we know.  It was a perfect sunny and warm day to tailgate.

Upon walking into the Metrodome, it would be the first time we would have been there since December 2010 when the roof collapsed due to a magnitude of snow. The new roof is whiter and brighter which allows you to see the hint of blue sky outside.  There are many flaps/panels that hang from the ceiling now that assist in the audio but I'm not sure what exactly they do.

Remember when my friend Vince won the planking contest at work?  Well he wasn't able to use his prize, which were tickets to this game so he gave them to me!  We were able to sit on the 50 yard line, lower level on the visitor side.  They were great seats and it's one of the very few times I've sat in the lower level for a Vikings game.

The game was good as we were able to see most of the starters play at least the 2nd half and some into the 3rd quarter.  The Vikings lost 23-17 with a chance to win with seconds left.

After the game we went to M's cousin Lorrie's house.  She was celebrating her 50th birthday party and there about 5-6 poker tables set up with at least 4 people at each table.  There were also people out by the fire in the backyard where M and I spent most of the time we were there.  Happy Birthday Lorrie!