Tag: NFL

University of Phoenix Stadium – 2013

by tduncan8214, posted in NFL Stadiums, Uncategorized

2013 was a big stadium year for us – we went to three others outside of our hometown Broncos. For New Year’s Eve 2013 into 2014, we decided to go visit Dan’s family in Arizona. We surprised his dad, Marvin, with tickets to the Arizona Cardinal’s vs San Francisco 49er’s game.

Surprising him first with a jersey
Pure Joy

The Cardinal’s stadium is a dome, and they are actually the only field that rolls their grass outside to get sunlight. Their dome has a retractable roof as well which allows some natural light in during the game. It also allows the warmer Arizona temps in. We had really good seats in a section of the endzone, and beforehand we were able to walk around the stadium a bit for our Arizona fans to soak it all in.

Enjoying some eats after walking around
Watching Pre Game warm ups

A few days later we rang in the New Year with Marvin and the boys. In between, we got to visit Dan’s Uncles, Dan took me on a tour of where he grew up, and we just enjoyed the time spent with Marvin. It was a great trip – and we checked Arizona off of the NFL list!

AT&T Stadium – 2013

by tduncan8214, posted in NFL Stadiums

Before we started making it into a “thing”, one of the first NFL stadiums we travelled to together was all for Dan – AT&T Stadium. As a Christmas gift I got Dan tickets to see the Cowboys in Dallas (they just so happened to be playing the Packers) We jet set out there on a Thursday night, so we had plenty of time to explore the area.

One of the coolest things we did was go to the JFK memorial museum. I grew up in a generation that really didn’t go over history much. (OK, maybe I wasn’t paying attention) so I was very oblivious to what happened to JFK in 1963. The museum was fascinating and I loaded up on tons of books to learn all I could about the Kennedy family.

We spent a good deal of time driving around touring Dallas. And if you know Dan, you know that really means we were on the hunt for a Whataburger lol.

Gameday in Dallas is an experience for sure. For one, the stadium is incredible. I just so happened to get a parking pass for the lot that players were walking through pre game, and Dan got his jersey signed as we were walking in. Our club level tickets allowed us access to the entire stadium, which was also a highlight.

One of the major things Dan still talks about to this day is the giant TV’s Jerry has outside the stadium. People can literally come to the stadium just to sit outside it and watch (and there are bars and food out there) It’s incredible. Plus people pay over $100 just to stand around inside the stadium?! The ways to make money are endless here.

We had a great time cheering for the Cowboys. I promised Dan that since it was a gift for him I would wear absolutely no Packers gear … and the only Cowboy gear I told him I would wear was Aikman. Many a family member were not pleased with my decision, but back then I was just making my boyfriend happy – and that was worth it!

2013 – Dallas Cowboys stadium, checked off the bucket list!