go gophers

Today we took Punky and Buddy to their first Gopher sporting event. We are always looking for fun things to do, especially in the winter.  But, to be honest, one of the main reasons we went was because Punky got a Gopher cheerleader outfit for Christmas this year and I wanted her to wear it to a sporting event.  It was also a perfect excuse to visit campus and go out to eat at our favorite college restaurant, Big 10. Yum!

We chose to take the kids to a wrestling match this year. Daddy was a wrestler in high school, and we always joke that Buddy will be a professional wrestler when he grows up. I'd been to a few games matches before too and I knew that they were (a) not too crowded, (b) not too long, and (c) not too expensive.  We definitely weren't going to spend a bunch of money on a ticket to a football or hockey game and have two antsy kids to deal with.  (In the two hours at the stadium, we went to the concession stand twice and the bathroom three times.)

I don't know why they aren't smiling, they really did have fun!

Overall, the kids had a fun time! We were able to sit in a lower corner of the stadium where we had three or four empty rows in front of us. Punky and Buddy went up and down the stairs, climbed on the benches and in general did not watch the wrestlers. About twenty minutes after arriving, Buddy looked up at the wrestling mat and exclaimed, "Look at those guys!". That was about the only time they acknowledged the wrestling- oh well, maybe next time!



Of course, the most exciting part of any Gopher event is watching Goldy. Punky and Buddy had a lot of fun watching Goldy's every move. They were very patient, but always asking when he would come over by us. We kept holding them off, thinking that it was such a small venue that he was sure to come around again soon. At the intermission, Derek decided that we would get up and find him in the stands the next time we saw Goldy. Sadly, Goldy never came back. There was a basketball game starting next door, so we suspected that Goldy left to go cheer for that game. Punky was pretty bummed out, and so was I. I was really hoping to snap a super cute photo of them with Goldy.

*Insert super cute photo of Punky and Buddy in their Gopher gear giving Goldy a big hug here.*

On our last trip to the bathroom, we spotted Goldy (wearing basketball gear now) walking down the hall. Punky waved to him and Goldy blew her a quick kiss before sneaking into a locked door. She was pretty happy to get a closer peak at him, but still was hoping for that hug and high-five. We will know next time to stalk him right away!