After last year's near fiasco (if you don't remember, go look it up), I really was big on doing a big date night. I still wanted to do something, and while I would've been just happy cooking a nice meal at home (like we've done in the past), I still did a little searching for something fun to do. And then it came to me... a hockey game.
I know... hockey on Valentine's Day?? And no, this didn't mean a trip to Chicago. We have a new hockey team in Indy this year, the Fuel, that is actually a feeder team to the Blackhawks. Not the only question was, do they have a game on Valentine's Day?
Indeed there was a game. So a week out from Valentine's Day, we were buying tickets for a Valentine's Night Hockey Date. Sounds fun, right?? I even had guys at work jealous - kind of funny, actually.
So the game... we had talked about checking out a Fuel game when they first announced the season last year. The Blackhawks game we went to over a year ago was a great time, but pricey! So these would be cheaper in what I like to call a more 'intimate' atmosphere... only around 5,000 or so seats verses 20,000 or so in the United Center. 
We really weren't sure which level to buy - we figured they were all good seats. But we chose to go low because we knew we'd never get low for an NHL game. Not right on the glass, but just a few rows up.
It was a fun atmosphere, too! Not quite as electric as a Blackhawks game... but then, you only have a quarter of the fans yelling and screaming. 
But fun, none the less. They even had a surprise It's one of the few losses they've had in the past month or so. So that was a bit of a bummer. But they DID get a goal while we were there and, since they're a Blackhawks affiliate, it was the same horn and song to follow. Loved it!
So yeah... a little unconventional for Valentine's Day, but it was a lot of fun. And since it was so cold, it was nice to be able to just bundle up and not worry about being all dressed up in the cold. That was last year, and it sucked. I'll take my jeans and comfy layers any day.
So I have to apologize to my few loyal readers out there (my family) about my slow decrease in quality blogs. I have no good excuse... just the excuse of my life (work) being busier, which actually leads to less for me to blog about.
There's no interesting trips or life events. Pretty much just go to work and come home. When something happens, I obviously blog about it. But there's just not much going on. I'm hoping as spring and summer come along, I'll have more to talk about and not just throw boring 'blah' blogs on here like I've been doing on occasion... you know, about the weather or something silly like that. But, quite frankly, the weather gets me worked up in the winter because, well, I hate winter and the cold.
Hopefully our garage will get built and the bathroom completed. Maybe Eric can work less and we can do more fun things on the weekends. But for now, I'm just trying to get through the winter. I'm not saying I'm stopping my blog. Just know that if you see a longer gap between a blog, it's just because I'm in winter hibernation. Maybe something exciting will happen this weekend. Maybe not.
So bear with me as I try to get back into more fun stuff. We are trying to plan a few things... and surely some spontaneous fun will occur, as well. I just don't want to bore you with 'blah' just to throw a blog up here. Where's the worth in that, both for you and me? I'd rather work on quality than quality... maybe that should've been a New Year's resolution. Guess it still could be. Not a bad life motto, actually. Maybe that'll put my focus on better things, in general. Hmmm... maybe I'm on to something here.
Okay... until next time. I've got to think about this some more.
We really weren't sure which level to buy - we figured they were all good seats. But we chose to go low because we knew we'd never get low for an NHL game. Not right on the glass, but just a few rows up.
But fun, none the less. They even had a surprise It's one of the few losses they've had in the past month or so. So that was a bit of a bummer. But they DID get a goal while we were there and, since they're a Blackhawks affiliate, it was the same horn and song to follow. Loved it!