Falcons game date night
Thanks to Ed, a friend of my husband, we were able to go on a date night to the Falcons’ football game at the Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta. It was a great budget friendly date since all we paid were our parking and a bottle of water walking back to our car. What made this date special is that we typically just go out to dinner for our dates so doing something out of the ordinary for us made our outing very special. Thanks Ed!
Neither my husband nor I are big professional football fans but he does know the game and I have watched enough college football games to know what is going on. I just enjoyed being out of the house doing something fun with my hubby!
Since we were going to be in a section with Eagles fan I decided to go neutral with my new camo pants, new circle belt, and old tank and my new wedge sneakers. Having not sized up half a size on the sneakers, they ended up not being the best choice since we had to walk about 20 minutes to the stadium. I have blisters to show for it! I do love how the look though and I am sure next time I wear them, I will not have the same problem!
The stadium is very impressive! If the fans in front of you get up every time there is a good play, you can at least look at the giant screen at the top of the arena! Thankfully that fan finally stopped doing that!
We had eaten a wonderful early supper of grilled steaks (remember that post on chuck eye steaks?), veggies and fruit tarte to celebrate our birthdays so we did not feel the need for a bite which help keep our date nice and budget friendly. We actually would have paid less for parking if we had paid it on the spot instead of online but that is a lesson learned for next time!
We left after the first play after halftime because we knew we had to get up early and had a 45 minutes drive home. The city looked pretty at night but I was surprised at the number of homeless people on the streets. I have been to a number of large cities and this was the most I had seen in a long time! Atlanta is also quite smelly! Smellier than a lot of the large cities we have visited in the past 5 years, here and abroad.
I am hoping to have another fun date with the hubby next month and will have to see what is going on around us. As I am needing to get back on budget, I will be looking for free or very cheap ideas!
A bientôt!
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30 Comments
Kathrine Eldridge
What a fun date! That stadium looks amazing and love your camo look.
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mimifce
Thank you! I need to start being more creative with our date night! This reminded me that there are fun things to do out there!
Donna Walmsley
What an impressive and spectacular stadium!! You guys know how to do it bigger and better over there!! Atlanta looks like a very interesting place – I remember reading about it when I studied some US Civil War history. I loved your camo pants and tank, you look great in them – and yes date night can be all different things as we are only limited by our imagination!!
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mimifce
Atlanta definitely has a lot to offer but sadly in recent years we haven’t taken much advantage to it. Need to plan some staycations!
Ashley
Oh how fun! I love a good date night! 🙂
-Ashley
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It was!
jodie filogomo
I’m not a huge football fan either, but it’s definitely fun to be at a game occasionally.
XOXO
Jodie
mimifce
Yes, I really don’t care who wins, I think they are overpaid, but it is a fun experience!
Biana
I think football games are just the best date idea! xo, Biana
mimifce
It definitely was fun!
Heather
That sounds like a lot of fun!
Answering here to your comment on my blog since I don’t have your email address–
It is hard having my girls move out (the older one has been out for a few years we were just moving her between apartments) and the younger one is off at college. It’s definitely an adjustment! Enjoy your boys while they’re home! xo
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Hopefully, they both visit often!
Julie | This Main Line Life
OH, the Eagles are my local team. I don’t watch football though so I can’t really call myself a fan. Sounds like a fun date night though.
mimifce
Lol! I go with the flow! I didn’t really cheer for anyone but I was glad the Falcons won!
Jennifer
That’s a fun date night!
Jennifer
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mimifce
Now, I need to come up with new fun, cheap date ideas!
Shauna
Love your date night look! Can I say what a fun time this looks like too?!
Shauna
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mimifce
It just nice to get out of our routine!!
Grace
This sounds like such a fun night out!! I don’t know much about football nor am I particularly invested in watching it, but I agree that watching a game in person, just the event of it, is so much fun! And I love your camo pants too. Have a great rest of your week!
Miles of smiles,
Grace
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mimifce
Thanks, Grace!
Fonda @Savvy Southern Chic
You looked super cute for your date night. Love the camo and sneakers.
mimifce
It was great because it sure was hot!
Lindsey Puls
What a fun date night! I agree, sometimes it’s great to just change it up a bit from the usual going to dinner. I’m not the biggest football fan, but it’s always fun to watch a live game! So glad you had a good time!
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Thank you, Lindsey!
Carrie @ Curly Crafty Mom
What a fun night out and you can’t go wrong with a little camo!
Carrie
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Thank, Carrie!
Shelbee on the Edge
What a fun date night! You look adorable in your camo pants and tank top. I had to laugh about Atlanta being a smelly city! So gross. I am glad that you had a wonderful night out. Thanks so much for joining my link party this week!
Shelbee
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mimifce
Thanks, Shelbee! Been slacking on linking up to all the link ups lately but am back.. Enjoy your weekend!
Jacqui Berry
How wonderful, I bet you had a fun night and you look fabulous too. Thanks for adding to the #linkup Jacqui x
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Thank You, Jacqui!