Game Day

Sunday I was fortunate to get a ticket to a Seahawks game. My brother Rick usually takes Becky, but she was bust and couldn't come, so I was Becky for a day.

I choose to take the Sounder train down to King Street from Everett. Mom dropped me off and I found the correct platform to wait. They have little cement markers in the walkway that in theory show where the doors will be. Not really, but that was the plan. The train was there, but down the way, and the vets told me that it will come up when it's time to board. It did about 15 minutes prior to leaving.
I've been on trains before so I knew for a route going to Seattle, that a window on the right would give me the best view. Well, the way the station is in Everett, is that the train goes North and loops around to go South, so I was on the hillside side of the car and facing backwards. Oh well.

Got to King Street station and I just followed the crowd up the stairs, over the bridge, down the stairs, and headed towards the stadiums. Patrick, Rick, Brad, Tami and her husband Scott were at Safeco Field. They have a pre-game deal there so that those food vendors can make a few bucks. Visited there for a spell, and headed back to Century Link Stadium.

Went through security and into the exhibition building. More people there, Up some stairs and over into the stadium proper. Brother Rick in his 'wisdom' lead us not to the ramps going up to the third level, but into this stairwell. My goodness, every turn I was looking for the end of the stairs, but it went on and on and on. Finally up at the top, and while Rick was signing up for a free soft drink, I was using the time to catch up on my oxygen debt.

Seats that the Rick, Becky, Scott and Tami have are above the North end zone, but give a pretty good view of the field. In the shade for all but the last 10 minutes or so. Pregame was a tribute to 9/11 with a field sized flag carried by a mix of all the armed forces. Jack Patera (1st Seahawks Coach) did the 12th man flag.

There were field goals,and missed field goals for 3/4's of the game. The Sea-Gals change outfits at half time. Who knew? There is a ritual, I found out, where every Seahawks score, you ate a red vine candy. Again, who knew?

The game was won by the good guys, and I got to experience the throngs of people aiming for that silly bridge that goes over the tracks. Took about 1/2 hour from getting out of the stadium to my train.

It was a good way meeting up with the boys, and seeing what a NFL game is like in person. Thanks to Rick for thinking of me!

And so it goes!

Dad