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Monday, March 29, 2010

Hockey Game Weekend

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We had a great weekend :-)!  The highlight of it was that Steve's mom and dad drove up from Memphis.  We were so excited to show them Nashville.  I actually had a gazillion possibilities in my head, where we could take them, what we could show them, and Steve had to remind me that they would only be driving up on Saturday (and it's a 3 hour drive), and we were going downtown that afternoon, and they would be driving back to Memphis the next morning so there's really not much time to be doing anything else. He said that it would probably be best to let how they were feeling set the pace for the rest of the day :-). 

Mom and dad got into Nashville at around 12:30 or so, which was perfect for going to lunch.  We took them to Genghis Grill, a Mongolian barbecue place.


Dad had previously mentioned to Steve that it's been a while since they had Mongolian barbecue, so we figured it would be a fun experience to do that.  Mom loved how fresh all the ingredients were :-).

After lunch we went to the apartment so mom and dad can visit with the dogs.  Then at around 3 we brought them back to the hotel so they could check in and rest a little bit before we headed downtown at 5.   We were watching a hockey game tonight :-)!

It was about a 20 minute drive to get to downtown Nashville.  Would you believe that event parking downtown was only $5?  In one parking garage it was actually $4, but it was already full.  Boy there were LOTS of people downtown.

 One of the best parts of the Nashville skyline: the AT&T Tower, aka "The Batman Building" or "The Bat Tower."  Picture from http://www.flickr.com/photos/afagen/2119338620/

We wandered around a bit, then figured we needed to have dinner before the game.  All the eating places were packed, so we decided to just go into arena and buy food from the concession stands.

The Bridgestone Arena (formerly the Sommet Center), picture from www.coolsprings.com

Tonight was the Nashville Predators vs. The Detroit Red Wings.  Steve and I wore the Predators colors, Dad and mom rooted for Detroit :-).  I didn't realize there were so many Detroit fans that were coming in to watch that game--we saw several Michigan license plates going home.

What a game!  They were so evenly matched.  First period, 0-0.  Second period, 0-0.  Third period, 0-0.  Overtime, 0-0.  There had to be a shootout, and even then it took 11 rounds before Detroit finally won the game.   Here are some pictures of the game:



Dad did an awesome job of getting the seats.  We had GREAT seats.  We were in section 117, excellent view of the game.  

One thing's for sure: this won't be the last professional hockey game we'll see :-).  We might not watch the next one until next year, but it's nice to know we're now only 20 minutes away from seeing one :-).

We had such a great time.  Mom said next time they'll stay longer so we can do even more stuff :-).  I'm looking forward to it already :-).

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