Last weekend the boys and I attended Northwestern's home opener against Towson University. The 'Cats rolled over Towson 47-17. Go Cats! We actually got our tickets for free through a promotion called the Wildcat 3.0 Club. My kids brought in their report cards will all A's and B's and received two tickets each. The game may have been was free, but the food certainly wasn't. I shudder to think how much we spent on food. It was also Northshore Community Day, where they allow the locals out onto the field after the game for pictures. Here the boys and I pose with Willie the Wildcat, the university mascot.
The boys really enjoyed goofing around on the field. Here they are getting set to run the forty yard dash with Theo's best friend Nick.
I must say that the grass was very impressive - thick, soft and green, with no weeds anywhere. Just as they were shooing us off the field, the lawn crew were bringing out the field vacuum. Yep, vacuum. Apparently, they vacuum the field after every game to pick up all the loose grass and help the crushed parts stand up again. Who knew?We had a great time at the game, especially since Northwestern won. But a part of me was still sad inside. Going to a football game is yet another thing on that very long list of "Things We Used to Do With Daddy." It wasn't his favorite thing to do. Tim always felt that the games were too long, the seats too uncomfortable and the food too expensive. However, it was still a family tradition. Last year we went on Scout Day. The Cub Scouts got a block of tickets to the Northwestern - Michigan State game. The Cats lost that day - one of only four losses on the year. We didn't go to watch a win, though. We went to spend time together as a family. Tim was very big on family time. We're still big on family time only the family is a little smaller. As Stitch says, "This is my family. It is little and broken, but still good."
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