Hockey Game Stars vs. Kings

John has been a fan of hockey since he was little and used to watch games with his older brother Kevin. And they are loyal Los Angeles Kings fans :) So when he heard they were playing the Dallas Stars, he decided we would go. He got pretty good seats for me, Susan, himself and his coworker Justin. My mom generously babysat the 3 kids---and I was a little worried that Frankie, who has been a level 5 clinger lately, would make it hell for her...

    I was also worried that the 3 hour long game would be cold and hard for me to act like I wasn't bored. I really didn't want to ruin it for John who was really excited. But I have never been too into sports and despise football, so I didn't think I'd get into hockey. However, I think especially because I have been watching Lucas and Olivia learn soccer and get competitive, I have been really enthusiastically cheering for their teams and acquired a taste for sport! I've always been competitive, so I guess it was bound to happen :)

First there was a speech and little ceremony commemorating Modano, former Dallas Stars player being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. 

    The game was really fun to watch, especially since we were part of the few Kings fans cheering for the underdogs! The Dallas fans were very loud and we had some tough looking 9 yr old boys mocking us in the row behind us. It was funny to hear them loudly saying "Texas hockey fans are the best!" and shouting "We don't care!" when the announcer read statistics about Kings players :P

 It was invigorating and exciting, and since hockey is a sport whose fanbase is predominantly white (predominantly-er Canadian), the music was all hard rock metal guitar stuff. It was funny. Metallica, Rush, Nirvana, Muse. I predicted they would play something real dorky like The Offspring, but I was wrong :P

 I started out not wanting anyone to get violent, but a few plays into the game, and I was hoping to see some fights---there was a little drama with Kings player number 77, who John told me lost all his front teeth in hockey. I wanted to hit someone after watching them battle with those sticks for a tiny puck in a corner!

 I was leaning on John, because we both barely fit in the seats--so it was a production to get up and cheer when the Kings scored haha. We should pay more for bigger seats for our big butts.

We were feet away from the cheerleaders, so we had lots to look at if there was ever a dull moment (which there weren't really...the game went by fast and there was no horn or anything to let you know they started playing again--and it's odd to me that players get off and on the rink without stopping the clock or anything. The rink btw looks so much smaller in person, especially with these huge men on the ice.

    Susan and I were surprisingly very into the game, which was ended with an unusual score of 5-4, Dallas winning. We both were hoping Kings would score in the last seconds to go into overtime, but it was fun to at least have a shred of hope the whole game, especially since the Stars scored 3 goals fairly quickly.

   So we are looking forward to next time--and we will bring Lucas because I know he'd really enjoy it!

    At home, mom had a fun with the kids. Watching movies, making them gluten-free meals, and playing "Don't Wake Daddy" our new board game. Frankie stopped crying when I left (out of sight out of mind..) and ate a lot of food! It was apparent in his diaper in the morning lol. We are very appreciative to get to have a little date night and it was fun to do something John really enjoyed.