The Bangerts: November 2010

Last Minute Road Trip

Saturday I took an unexpected road trip to Kansas City!! I packed my bags quick...

Had some cereal in my favorite bowl...

And my sister, Mindi, and I hit the road!! She had a wedding to go to and I was going along for the ride & to surprise my friend, Jenna, who lives in KC!

We had a few snacks along the way...

Some healthy...

Some, not so much! ;) The 4+ hour trip flew by, I always enjoy sister time!!

Our first stop was the Legends at Village West Outlet mall!!

Mindi made friends with some "animals"!!

We couldn't shop on an empty stomachs though! We made a quick stop at Five Guys, a new try for me!

I got the "little" burger, but there wasn't much that was little about it! ;) But it was one good burger!

Mindi's got the little burger too...but went "all the way" with her toppings!

Word the wise, if you go to Five Guys, get the regular fries! Our little container was overflowing. We barely made a dent in them!

We shopped the afternoon away and I made a quick call to my friend, Jenna. She had NO idea I was in town and was TOTALLY surprised!! I love surprises!!!

We met up downtown at The Plaza for some more shopping. It was EXTRA fun to see her because she recently got ENGAGED!!!
For supper we hit up one of my favorites, Cheddars! We had their homemade onion rings...LOVE these!!

And I got the chicken tender wrapper! I think they changed something on it though 'cause it wasn't the same as past times. Why mess with a good thing?!?!

We enjoyed supper and met up with my sister from Omaha, Stef, who was also in town for a wedding. It was a fun girls night! Oh and Jenna asked me to be a bridesmaid!!! Can't wait for your big day Jenna, you're going to make a gorgeous bride!!!
Sunday involved sleeping in, more shopping, and Mindi & I made the drive home! We didn't get back till after midnight though! I was one tired girl!! It was worth it, such a fun weekend!

Hayden, the Monkey!

On Halloween Hayden and Wendi came up to hang out for the day!

We did a little shopping and stopped to meet the Millers!

Isn’t he just the cutest monkey!!

We spent the evening passing out candy & enjoyed some chili & cinnamon rolls! I think Hayden was happy to be rid of his costume at this point!

Iowa Hawks vs Michigan State Spartans

I felt like the game was a complete repeat of the WI game, 2:30 start and we ate at the Vine again! Good plan though! :)

Afterwards we made the trek back to the stadium, ready to cheer on the Hawks! We played the #5 ranked team, Michigan State.

Since it was so close to Halloween, Herky (our mascot) wore a costume!

He wasn’t the only one though, check out these people, they were teeth, a toothbrush, & toothpaste!

Bumble bee!

Spiderman & look, even Waldo!

Kyle’s favorite, a whoopie cushion! lol

Anyone know who this guy is? He kinda makes me laugh!

Ok back to the game! ;) Our team came out fighting, half time the score was 30-0!!!

We ended up winning 37-6! A great win, over a highly ranked team, and especially good after our bummer loss last week!

After the game Kyle and I made the trip home. On the way we stopped for supper, Subway!

t’s so much more fun to drive home after a win, compared to last week’s game! We got home and I crashed! Felt great!

Iowa vs Wisconsin Badgers

Kyle and I did a few last minute things around the house Saturday morning and then hit the road to Iowa City to cheer on the Hawkeyes!!! Game time wasn’t till 2:30pm so we didn’t have to leave at the crack of dawn!

We decided to forgo tailgating (easier not to have to pack all that food, supplies, grill, etc!) and go out to eat for lunch before the game. We went to the Vine, close to the stadium and lots of TVs! ;)

After lunch we walked to the stadium ready to cheer on the Hawks!

We played Wisconsin. If you know anything about college football, WI beat the #1 rated team the week before. We knew we would have our hands full.

The good part of the game is that it only rained for about 10 minutes, tops!

The bad part, we didn’t win. :( We lost by 1 point!!!!!!!!! I think Kyle went through an entire box of tissues, j/k! He was quite bummed though! Hoping to finish out the season with NO more losses!