BTLN Football 2008

so another football trip has come and gone and what a trip it was! We started out on saturday meeting at the the church. it appeared that everyone was there when we realized that our good friend Dalton Erixon was missing! we all jumped in our vehicles and went over to his place to get him. i went to the door and Dalton answered wearing nothing but bed head and boxers! haha the conversation went something like this Ben "Hey" Dalton "Hey...........O NO!" haha o man what a start i love ya Dalton.

We continued on our way with Lances Expedition, my Dads Truck, Jers truck, and Abes Van that Aaron drove. Though every vehicle had their own adventures on the road im sure each was a good time! we stopped in Chilliwack (no clue how to spell that) at the mall with that sweet sports store then took forever to fill up on gas and leave but we left none the less.

Most years we would stop in at house of james but due to time and wanting to hit up Authentix we decided to go straight to Van! We had received a call from Dev and found out that Joe, Dev, Ryley, Tyler, and Kenny were already there waiting for us, that was the good news, the bad news was that our field we use for football was fenced off!!! This was disappointing but we were still really exciting to see the alumni!

We quickly made a stop in at Authentix (one of my all time favorite stores) and then headed over to BC PLACE! we went to the place we usually park and were reunited with the alumni! it was awesome to see the guys again even if its for a short time.

we hung out at the parking lot with the rest of CSB from around BC and shared some pop and hot dogs which is always good, makes me excited for the 3 B's night! we found out that there was going to be no football game since no one was ready to play us! this was a bit frustrating i was ready for some football but o well we are just way too intimidating i almost dont blame them! the guys received their shirts and we took a group photo for victory number three! not the best way to win but a win none the less! so so far for wins we had 1!

It was now Lions time and we headed over to the game as soon as they opened the doors because the first 3000 people who came got Clairmont bobble heads which is awesome! by the looks of it pretty much all the guys got bobble heads so it worked out well!

we made our way to our seats and got ready for some CFL football!!! i was really excited to see the game since its been a year since i have gotten to see them live! as we waited we tried to find where joes season ticket seat was and we found him! we took my camera zoomed in and took pictures of him to see what he was up to.......ya it was kinda creepy! haha!

The game finally started and it turned out to be a great game close at moments but im pretty sure BC was ahead the entire game! they ended up winning which gave us 2 wins for the night, and just before that win we found out that the canucks had beat the oilers 6-3 which gave us win number 3! while the game was going on we saw people getting escorted out by security, my dad getting about 5 free blankets for signing up for credit cards, and THE NEUFELDS! Dan and Andrew were just in front of us and we didnt even see them till the 2nd quarter! haha it was pretty awesome to see those guys, when they were in GF they came to Battalion all the time great guys! we also got to see my cousins which was a nice treat!

Once the game was over Dan (the captain from k-town also a btln alumni) organized a meeting with some Christian football players (and one ex player who helps coach now). it was pretty awesome going downstairs in BC Place to this cool room with these guys hearing about their lives. the best part was when Dan asked one of the players how much he could curl but he asked Nick but there was no one named Nick so they were all pretty confused haha! thanks Dan it was pretty awesome and better then sitting in our vehicle waiting for traffic to clear out!

So we all got into our vehicles and headed over to BP! I love BP but on this trip i also hate it cause once the meal is over we have to say our goodbyes to the alumni which is never fun! so after our stomachs were full we headed outside to say our goodbyes to the alumni! always great to see you guys glad you guys could come out!

we then headed out to the Best Western the official hotel of 3739. we dispersed into the 5 rooms and called it a day.

the next day we checked out but it wasnt time to head home yet! we got to go to the mall and then over to Red Robins (prolly my favorite restaurant of all time). it was awesome to be all together in the restaurant eating and laughing about the trip, but the highlight of the day was again Dalton. we had pooled 5 bucks in change for Dalton to bite off a piece of food from his cup that had stuck on from who knows where. Dalton being a college student agreed to eat it but as he did his gag reflex kicked in and he nearly puked haha o man it was hilarious! he got it off and then didnt eat it!!! so we took our money back but i would pay 5 bucks to see him try again haha!

after we had eaten once again we decided it was time to head back to GF, so we headed out for the road trip back! it was good times driving back talking and meeting up with the other cars along the way! we finally arrived in GF around 7ish and after getting everyone home called it a weekend!

so thanks again for those who planned out the trip and drove and everything else! it was a great trip and im glad i was able to come out once again! me dalton and jay will be there on wed night so you better be there too!!!

-bent ;)