Game Day & Great Friends

Yesterday was the season opening game, the stadium was packed with Panther fans filled with the hope that this is our year for a winning season.  Oh, how we all wanted to hear the song Sweet Caroline ring out through those stadium speakers at the end of the game.  Unfortunately, we didn't win.  The boys played hard and they played really well, but the end result just wasn't what we had hoped for.  It was just another reminder that Richie isn't playing in college anymore.  Every NFL team is good!  You have 2,000 top athletes competing against each other and the final score is almost always very close. Everyone wants to win and no one likes to lose.  

 

Hopefully, next week our winning streak will begin! 

After a little sulking, we moved on from the game and met our friends at 300 East in Dilworth to celebrate a friend's birthday.  

Photo via their website

 

The food was so... yummy and the atmosphere was great too.  The place was filled with charm.  The menu also had a HUGE variety, everything from hamburgers to stuffed filet mignon.  Our group was large so they seated us upstairs where we had the freedom to be loud and chatty.  Sunday also happened to be "half price bottles of wine" night.  Win!!  We spent over two hours chatting, drinking wine, and eating amazing food.  It was a wonderful reminder of why we love our life in the NFL.  We have made the most amazing friends during our time in Charlotte.  They have become our family when we aren't able to spend birthdays, weekends, and holidays with our own.  

Needless to say, Richie and I went to bed feeling very blessed and thankful.

Happy Monday! Not as good as happy Friday, I know. 

Xoxo,

Whitney