Kristine and I posed for a picture outside of Lambeau Field. We started the day in jackets, boots, gloves and scarves. We ended the day in beautiful sunshine without our jackets on.

Shalom,

Kristine and I had two fun-filled days in Eastern Wisconsin. On Saturday we had a nice trip from Ladysmith to Shawano, Wisconsin. The traffic was smooth and we made the trip in record time. Shawano is located about 30 minutes from Green Bay. We checked into our hotel, took our key cards to our room and found out they didn't work. Upon seeing the hotel manager, we returned with a new set of keys and found the room was already occupied. We returned to the manager. She promised she would find us a room and we went out to eat as planned. We returned back to the hotel and were told we would be spending the night in the one and only hotel suite. To say the suite was large would be an understatement. The suite had two queen size beds. We could have fit an additional 12 of them! After settling in we made a couple of stops around town. We returned to the hotel, talked a little bit and watched a little college football on TV. I fell asleep while Kristine was reading a book.

Kristine's plan for Sunday morning was to wake up at 8:00 AM. I woke up at my regular 5:30 AM. time to pray and study. At 7:30 AM. Kristine jumped out of bed and said: "I'm ready for some football"! After getting ready to meet the public, we went to a fantastic breakfast buffet at the hotel. The buffet was wonderful and we had a good time. We checked out of the hotel and headed for Green Bay. We listened to Vikings music and highlights during our short trip to Green Bay. We found a nice place to park on a residential street, walked 4 blocks to the game and Kristine had her first glimpse of the outside of Lambeau Field. She was impressed by the amount of people that were gathered around grills over 2 hours before game time. At the Metrodome, most of the tailgating is done far away from the Metrodome. We entered the stadium about 1 hour before kick-off. Visited friends. Went back to our seats. Sang the National Anthem as 4 military helicopters flew over the stadium. Very impressive! Kristine was awed by the beautiful field, the over 70,000 fans and being able to see the sky and not a roof. The seats, section 117, row 17, 40 yard line, right behind the Vikings bench, behind the defensive unit, were fantastic. The people around us were very friendly and needless to say, the game was a blowout!

After the game, we returned to our car, headed to the freeway and had a nice, safe trip home. Kristine and I vowed that we would be back to Lambeau Field some day soon and BEAT THE PACKERS!!!!!

Shalom,

Bill