House of Bartlett-Kerr: J-E-T-S, Jets! Jets! Jets!

For James' birthday and Christmas present I bought tickets to us to go and see the New York Jets play live at their new stadium at the Meadlowlands in New Jersey. He is a big Jets fan. There were only two games that James was interested in attending. I didn't want to see a Patriot's game, but I was willing to see them play the Dolphins. Needless to say, as the time drew nearer for us to go his face would light up at the mere thought of the game we would be attending.

I was very concerned about the cold weather in New Jersey. I didn't really relish the idea of setting out in the cold. So I started to prepare: toe warmers-check, hand warmers-check, fleece/flannel lined jeans-check, hats/scarves/gloves-check, check, and check. What I wasn't prepared for? Rain.

When we woke up on Sunday morning it was as if a monsoon was hoovering over the Meadowlands. It was raining side wides with wind gusts up to 30 MPH. And it was to be a high of 57 degrees! Warm as compared to what we had been exprencing in the DC area. We were lucky that the rain broke before the game and didn't really start raining again until half-time. We bought cheap ponchos at the stadium (umbrellas were not allowed and we saw a lot being thrown away) which helped to a point. But the weather really never got as bad as it had been that morning. Wow for small miracles.

This was the inaugural season for the new Meadowlands--all shiny and new. And James was so excited to be able to see a game this year. We arrived early enough to see warm-up and take in the stadium and all its glory. It was very surreal to see an NFL game live. Normally it seems like games last forever on TV, but live they go by pretty quick.