So let me get to the heart of our trip. The raison d’êtere for going to England and Wales. We are going to watch Manchester United, the Red Devils, play Chelsea at Old Trafford, one of the meccas of professional soccer. I will get to see my beloved Red Devils play!
Right before Christmas, we had the pleasure of traveling to Southern Indiana to visit with my wife’s family. One of the highlights of the trips was watching my father-in-law, Bob, understand that we paid $1,500 for the two hospitality tickets. He began explaining a bunch of people playing soccer, and listening to him, none of them knew why they were kicking a ball around. His description of this alleged incident made me mad that I didn’t think to record it. The long and short of it was that he thought we were crazy for paying that kind of money. And this from a man who owns 7 Model A Fords.
After a week in northern Wales, we’ll head over to Manchester. Our plan is to stay the night before the game, go to the game, stay the night after, and then head back to northern Wales for a few days before we have to return to London for the flight home. Robin wanted to find a hotel close to Old Trafford, Fittingly enough, she found Hotel Football.
Hotel Football is right next to Old Trafford, and was founded and operated by former legends of Manchester United. I can enjoy our day at Old Trafford, partaking of the free hospitality we’re paying for, and not have to worry about driving anywhere. Our hospitality tickets include a pre-game tour of the Manchester United Museum, as well as free food, drinks and a nice hospitality suite from which to watch the game. Bob may not understand it, but it’s going to be one of the best days of my life.
And the thing that is getting reinforced through this whole process? I waaaayyyyy out-kicked my coverage with the woman I married! She is a true treasure, and I live my life trying like hell to live up to what she means to me. I am so looking forward to spending this time with her on the trip of my dreams, with the woman of my dreams!
This is one of my favorite pictures of her. I was in Florida on a job, and I couldn’t dress up during a Manchester United game. She wore my scarf, and sent me this picture to poster my spirits. I love this woman!
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