Pics From Turkey Day Game

[poke]

I just love getting there before the parking lot opens, that way I can get my favorite spot.
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I also love it when everybody jumps in and helps set up quickly
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We had a good sized group and 3 parking spots , set up our own porta-potty so we dont spend 30 minutes waiting in line, also had a generator this time so we had our own music, went heavy with Texas country because to be honest I get tired of hearing rap from everybody else.
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Plenty of sweets and finger food, deviled eggs, chips and hot sauce, dips,pies, cookies
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Good selection of drinkables, 3 different Home Brews, funny I dont think anybody ever opened the gallon of tea we had there.
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Got the grill going with chicken wings, Zummos PartyTyme sausage and had stuffed jalapenos on here but they were being eaten when this picture got snapped.
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Shrimp and Crab gumbo was perfect for tailgating
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My son, Dallas, rocking his old Roy W jersey and guarding the gumbo pot !
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My 3rd bowl of gumbo, I didnt load it up as full as the first 2, still had some pecan pie I needed to eat
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I liked this guys 4 wheeler
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Check out the Dolphin Fans overalls !!
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We were spread out like 3 weeks laundry but I sure enjoyed having the room to do it
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About a HUNDRED years of Cowboy Fandom between my brother and I so i thought it deserved a picture
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Heres the family, a great day to spend together and a great way to do it !
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Guest of Honor at the tailgate was my 2 month old granddaughter.
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Plenty of places to spend your money on Cowboys stuff
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Yes there was an actual football game and we tore ourselves away from the tailgate and got to our seats way before the game started. I mean who would have wanted to miss the National Anthem by "national recording artists" and Nickelodeon stars Big Time Rush ???????
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I forgot my camera in the craziness of getting 10 people and a baby to the game 5 1/2 hours before gametime so most of these are from section 330 where my daughter was sitting.
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One of these days I am going to sit up there instead our usual seats and take in the more aerial view
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I ended up with my daughters camera when she let us have the baby and it was in the diaper bag ( note to moms, the diaper bag can only measure 12x12x12, and yes they did check on this day, luckily we had plenty of small bags, babies require lotsa stuff ! )
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They do this " Kiss Cam " every game, its one of the many distractions. Today it was pretty funny because they stayed focused on 2 Dolphin players long enough for the 2 players to notice themselves. They both shook their heads and were muttering something. Maybe it distracted them enough for us to beat em on the next play they were in on.
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Luckily my brother had his camera and got a picture of the the beginning of the game winning field goal.
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My wife and I, the proud Grandparents with our lil Cowboy fan granddaugher after the win !

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Since I am a proud grandparent I will take the liberty of one more photo of who I like to call " cutest Cowboy fan in the entire world" !!
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I will also add that in spite of what you may read or hear, that Stadium can be very loud so I bought those earmuffs online at http://www.earplugstore.com/

She wore them the whole time and they didnt bother her at all. I will also add that she napped a couple of times so I assume they worked. She didnt say.

After the end of the game it was kind of misty or foggy and cool and the Stadium looked pretty cool.
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Since it was a little cool for us Texans after the game I slipped on the latest in my weird,funny Dallas Cowboys hat collection.
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I do have to say that was one of the best, if not THE BEST Thanksgiving Day crowds I remember. They were loud and into the game despite the distractions and sometimes bad plays. We had a blast and one of these days I will meet more of you from here at a game.

Okay guys and girls, hope you enjoy the photos, thanks for looking, sorry there weren't more game photos or cheerleader photos. Wrangling the group we were in had me a little off my game.

 

[realtick]

Good stuff. Glad you had a good time.

 

[Romo_To_Dez]

Nice Pics Thanks for sharing!

 

[tomson75]

A day like that should be on every Cowboys fan's bucket list.

 

[ufcrules1]

Awesome pictures man! My kind of Cowboys fan right there. Man, that gumbo looks great. Were yall in lot 11?

 

[31RoyW31]

Thanks for sharing. Looks like you got the whole thing down to a science.

 

[poke]

Awesome pictures man! My kind of Cowboys fan right there. Man, that gumbo looks great. Were yall in lot 11?

yep always Lot 11, alongside Collins St, at first entrance.

 

[TheCowboy]

Those pics bring tears to my eyes because I want to move to Texas so badly..

 

[lane]

thanks poke..looks like you had a great time.

i bet you slept hard last night.

 

[dreghorn2]

Outstanding, darn that looks like fun.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[mmohican29]

Poke, I love my life but today I found myself envious of yours! What a fantastic day to spend amongst family and friends. Being I live in Baltimore, I get to more away games than home ( I have been to Tx Stadium twice and NEED to get to the Deathstar before I die). That is exactly the kind of day I would love to experience once a year... Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! Thanks for the pictures.

 

[Everlastingxxx]

That looked like fun and that food looked good. One of these days before i die i want to do a tailgate.

 

[Danny White]

Sniff.

Can't believe I had to miss it this year.

I'll definitely be back with you guys next year! And if there's a home playoff game this year, I'll be there as well!

Glad you guys had a good time.

 

[Coakleys Dad]

Great pics! Thanks for sharing.

 

[poke]

Sniff.

Can't believe I had to miss it this year.

I'll definitely be back with you guys next year! And if there's a home playoff game this year, I'll be there as well!

Glad you guys had a good time.

DannyWhite you and your family were missed, my son and son in law both wanted your son to be there to catch passes, apparently I am too slow and dont have good enough hands for them !

 

[poke]

thanks poke..looks like you had a great time.

i bet you slept hard last night.

i slept about 11 hours !

 

[Padd]

Great tailgate, Poke. Happy Thanksgiving and thanks for sharing your day with us.

 

[Apollo Creed]

Awesome trip man. Whole lot of winning going on right there.

 

[Rynie]

Ya'll were like 5 cars over from us. I'm so upset with myself that I didn't come find ya'll (couldn't remember what kind of car you said you had). I liked LOT11 alot. I remember seeing that port-a-potty and thinking, "is that what I think it is?"...haha. Great pic of the two 'phins on the kiss cam. I LOL'd.

*edit. If you aren't already, you should come out to the Eagles game on Christmas Eve. We'll be rolling about 8 deep, and are definitely trying to tailgate.

 

[JPostSam]

You, sir, know how to live!

That looked AWESOME!