UNI with the Rosbergs

Our friends/neighbors, the Rosbergs, invited us to go to a UNI men's basketball game on Saturday. They are season ticket holders and had 2 extra tickets! We hadn't been to a basketball game in a while, so we decided to go. Why not? We enjoy going to sporting events, it was Dayton's first basketball game, we love the Rosbergs, and the kiddos would have fun too. (Livi is the Rosberg's daughter - Dayton's girlfriend.)

The game was at 1 pm, so it worked perfectly  with meal times. It had started to snow, Dayton took forever eating, and traffic was a nightmare, so we were a little late. We sat right behind the Rosbergs and enjoyed the game! UNI ended up winning and Dayton and Livi got to spend some qt (quality time) together. They are too cute. I'm so glad we have such great neighbors!

The boys and the babies.

Livi is checking to see if it's okay if she holds Dayton's hand.

The mamas and the babies.

I just love those two. I mean...they are so sweet!

February UNI Game

This past Saturday (Feb 2), Brad and I were invited to another UNI basketball game for a work "get together" in the John Deere suite at the UNI McLeod Center!

One of the Supervisor's that Brad works with, now and then, invited us to attend the game. We have had dinner over at his house before, so it was nice to visit with hi and his wife again. There were a few other couples that I knew, but we were also able to meet some other Deere families. Deere has a box that the Supervisors can reserve and have work parties at. It's so nice to be able to go to the game, have some room to sit and talk, enjoy some yummy food, but also have a great view of the game!

UNI played Wichita State (where one of our cousin-in-laws actually went to school). The game turned out to be really good!! UNI ended up winning the game, but it got pretty close there at the end! The students could not have been happier. After the win, all of the student section stormed the court and celebrated.

We also had a pretty good view of TC and TK (the Panther mascots) roaming around the crowd below us. The half-time show was fabulous, as well! There were 4 guys that used a small trampoline to have a "dunking contest" and show off their tricks. They were awesome!! I was pretty impressed with their show!

Here's a few pictures of us and the game...that I took with my iPhone. Not the best quality, but it's what I had with me at the time!

Brad's Work Party ~ UNI Basketball Game

Last night, Brad's boss (Barry) had his Thank You work party. The get together was held in a box at the UNI dome. We watched the UNI women's basketball game vs. a Chicago team (I can't remember which school!). As you know, Brad works for John Deere and we have been so blessed by this new job! Brad loves it and is really enjoying the change! Since Brad is a supervisor at Deere, his boss is pretty high up the ladder. I was able to meet all of the leadership that Brad has been telling me about for the past 6 months!

I had previously met Barry and his wife Leslie. They are such a great couple. I got to know Leslie a little while Brad and Barry were coaching Barry's son's football team. Barry and Leslie have also had us over for dinner at their farm. We are very thankful that Brad has a good boss!

We got to the dome around 6:45 pm and had some "small talk" with Barry and his wife. Around 7:00, more people started showing up. It was nice to meet professional couples our age and older. We had a really nice time. We didn't take any pictures at the dome, but we did take some before we left! Brad and I don't really have any UNI gear, so we just wore purple and yellow! Goooo Panthers! (Brad's sister Beth and brother Matt both graduated from UNI.)

 P.S.- The girls won the game. It was a complete blowout! Woohoo!