Will and I were so very lucky to be invited by my parents to attend the Houston Texans game for the first round of the playoffs. We were both very excited and couldn't wait for the big game! We had great seats and always have fun with my mom and dad. After lunch at Saltgrass, we headed over to the stadium a few hours in advance because we anticipated heavy traffic. It usually takes Will and I at least and hour and a half to get to just a regular season game. Well, to our surprise, there was NO traffic at all! The parking lots were already full when we arrived at noon (the game didn't start until 3:30) and the tailgating was in full swing. Since we had a few hours to spare, we made our way over to the Double Deuce Tailgaters, which is ran by a friend of mine. They were in the Tailgater of the Season finals against five other teams. Local radio station KILT sponsered them and had the music in full effect. After seeing lots of old friends, and one of my very best friends, we ended up having a great time! My parents were unexpectedly into the tailgating. We wandered around to look at some of the other teams, and by 1:45, 2:00 so many people had lined up to get into the game, we decided to join the HUGE crowd that had accumulated at the gates. We got all our free towels, ticket holders, and noise makers and waited our turn. It was surprisingly calm and went relatively fast (we had a lot of surprises that day.) We made our way to our section, which was going to be featured with the huge Go Texans sign as the Texans ran in at the start of the game. My cousins Ben, Faye, Louella, and Jackie showed up; and they were sitting right behind us, so we were in good company. The Texans played fantastic, scoring at least a touchdown a quarter and a field goal in the second quarter. The Texans were neck and neck with Cinicinnati until the tide turned with JJ Watt scoring a touchdown off an interception. After that, the Texans took it up a notch and we ended up winning 31-10. Everyone was cheering and celebrating. I had never heard Reliant Stadium get so loud. There was a record breaking 71,000 people in there, clapping and screaming the entire game. I kept wondering what the baby was thinking about all the noise. After the game we had a relatively easy exit (again, another surprise) and before we knew it, we were home. My feet were killing me because the entire game I was up-down-up-down, and I was exhausted. I ended up sleeping twelve hours last night! But we had a great time with our family and were so happy to have had this experience. Thank you, Mom and Dad! We love you!
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