We hit the road at 6 pm, and made it to the stadium in 50 minutes. That was great timing, considering we were stuck in regular rush hour traffic and Pats game traffic. It also helped that our parking pass gave us access to the parking lot that is closest to the stadium and has it's own exit onto their nearest highway.
Here's Andrew and I outside the stadium:
Inside, we met some coworkers of mine in the Clubhouse. Our free tickets gave us access to this incredible room that spanned one side of the stadium. Not only was it heated with glass windows facing the field, it came equipped with incredible food stations and bars in every corner. I was expecting the typical hot dog and nacho fare. Instead, we saw carving stations, gourmet sandwiches, shrimp cocktail and even a dessert station with warm cookies. With so many choices for dinner, it was a tough decision but Andrew and I were both pleased with our choice in the end: Sirloin steak sandwiches on butter-toasted ciabatta bread, topped with onion strings and accompanied with a baked potato bar and baby carrots:
A calorie-fest, I admit it, but really good! And with each sandwich costing $20, it was nice to get this for free as well.
Our seats were right on the 50 yard line and the view was incredible.
The part I enjoyed most was seeing the minute men on the field, who would shoot after each Pats touchdown:
We left at the end of the third quarter, as it was already past 11 pm and we wanted to beat traffic home. The game was really sloppy and painful to watch up to this point, so we figured we wouldn't be missing anything. What we didn't realize is that the Pats would end up tying up the game and it went into overtime. I still have no regrets leaving early since the Pats did lose in the end and I was exhausted as it was on Friday at work.
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