Thanks to Robyn’s new job in the unnamed home improvement company not headquartered in Atlanta (maybe I should drop this charade and just say she works for Lowe’s?), we scored sweet suite tickets for a hockey game yesterday between the Charlotte Checkers and Florida Everblades. NHL this was not, it wasn’t even “minor leagues”, this was the blood, sweat and tears of “AA” ECHL hockey, it’s far from glamorous, but enjoyable none the less…
It was actually a really exciting game that Charlotte won 5-4 after overtime, it had multiple lead changes, penalty minutes by the score (54 total), a couple of fights and a cruel overtime winner. What more could you ask for? I have to say, we were spoiled sitting in the suite, free drinks and snacks will make another non-suite visit seem like less of an experience, we have tickets for the Bobcats game next Monday in the upper level, these are free Lowe’s tickets too so we’ll see how that goes. Jill and Ryan came with us as Robyn scored 4 tickets, so it was cool to get to hang out with them, they had been to a few games before, and they are self confessed “booth snobs” and I can see why…
I can see us visiting the fabulous Charlotte Bobcats Arena (strange seeing a new arena without a corporate sponsorship) more often, given Robyn’s luck in scoring free tickets, it was funny as we were looking into seeing a hockey game against the Gwinnett Gladiators before Robyn scored these, she definitely likes hockey a lot better than basketball, she’s only going to the Bobcats game because they were free… I won’t complain, I know she does this because she knows I like basketball and hockey, shame we’ll miss Braves baseball over the summer.
Originally uploaded by FLC.