Patriot's Day

So Monday was Patriot's Day, a Massachusetts State holiday. Colin normally has Mondays and Tuesdays off from work, and since I don't start my new job until Wednesday we decided to have ourselves a day of fun (even though all our days together are fun!). We watched the beginning of the Sox game and after having lunch we went to Patriots Place in Foxboro to do some shopping and see the new military exhibit in the Pats Hall of Fame. I bought a new pair of khakis to wear to work and new Sox and Pats decals to put on my new car (well, my mom's old car; thanks mom for that!) and while we were in EMS we overheard some other shoppers and an employee talk about how they were letting people on the field at the stadium for the day! So, obviously we hustled out of there and made our way to Gillette. Apparently they were doing a promo where if you purchased at least $25 worth at Patriots Place then you and whoever you were with could go on the field to hang out, take pictures, play some football, etc. Luckily my new pants were $30 so we were able to walk on the turf at the greatest football stadium there is! Now we realized why there were SO many people there with their kids all wearing Pats jerseys. Colin joked saying that you could tell who all the out-of-towners were by who was wearing the jerseys because to people in the area, this isn't a huge deal. But when we realized that the field was open and obviously a great time for pictures, then that was why everyone had their team gear on.

Afterwards we went to the hall of fame to see the new exhibit about the NFL and its ties with the military. The biggest thing being the Pat Tillman showcase; the Arizona Cardinals starting safety who dropped out of the NFL to join the US Army and was killed in Afghanistan. Colin really enjoyed the exhibit and it's going to be there until Memorial Day.

After this we went to CBS scene for an appetizer and we tried some fried calamari which we both liked. Then we came home and hung out until the Bruins game and ordered some pizza and buffalo wings for dinner.

And that was how I spent my Patriot's Day/Marathon Monday!