A Rosey New Years

So, as everybody knows the Badgers made it to the Rose Bowl this year and we of course had to go. As soon as it was announced that the Badgers were going Andy said he would be seriously disappointed if we did not go. Neither of us have been to a Rose Bowl game and we are only a five hour drive away, so it would have really bummed Andy out if we did not go. We got back to Arizona from Christmas in Wisconsin on Thursday, December 30th and then got back in the car with our friends, Mike and AJ, on the morning of Friday, December 31st to head to California.

We stayed at a nice hotel in Newport Beach, which was only a 35 minute drive from Pasadena. Staying in Newport Beach saved us a lot of money on the hotel. Here is a view from our deck.


We spent New Year's Eve out in Newport beach at a few of the local bars. This made it impossible to make it to the Rose Bowl parade. We never really planned to go to the parade since it started at 8am and by the news it looked kind of crazy at the parade area the night before. The news showed people sleeping on the sidewalk the night before...which by my terms is insane. It's a parade! Anyway, we made it to the stadium area about 11am to start tailgating before the game started at 2pm. Here is a picture of Andy and I from the tailgating area.


The introduction before the big game begins!





Well, as everybody knows the Badgers did not win the Rose Bowl. Even so, it was an accomplishment to make it to the Rose Bowl and it was an experience to be able to attend the Bowl game and support our Badgers. It was exciting to see all the Badger fans there fill the stadium. I would say the stadium was 75% red and 25% purple...what a beautiful sight. We had a great time and are looking forward to doing again...hopefully next year. Go Badgers!