Project Sway: 176. SEAHAWK SWAY

Today I had the privilege to attend my first 2010 Seahawks game. After much anticipation, I woke up super early and headed into Seattle to start tailgating around 10am... mind you, tailgating was new to me so I was not sure what to expect. Lucky for me I stretched the night before, got a lot of sleep, and hydrated!

I found myself roaming the parking lot outside the Silvercloud hotel across from the stadium. The Seahawks booster club had quite the Hawkville setup. Beer pong, grills, camping stovetops, shots galore, tents, face painting, Charger heckling, you name it. I ate a plethora of food while camping out... from soft batch cookies, to raspberry tea rum, some sliders, chips, a veggie dip something, etc... I also learned I should start to roam around at the 30 minute marker to avoid "Shot 30" - a shot every 30 minutes prior to the game. Unfortunately, I learned a little too late. By game time, I was grasping to keep it together and climb up the stairs to get into the stadium.. OMG it was a challenge. I even recall looking at a little kid in a chargers jersey and telling him his jersey was ugly?! hahahah I even got a few jabs in at some of the Charger fans around me.
The 12th man flag was raised by my favorite hometown basketball hero Nate McMillian. A few "Save our Sonics" chats were heard around Qwest. I was a little surprised about how loud it really was in there. My left eardrum was hurting after kickoff but I recovered fast :) The adrenaline rush helps. Can I just say that I think every single Hawks fan needs to experience a game in Qwest in person. It is surreal!

Congrats to the Seahawks for an AMAZING game! 27 to 20 Seahawks FTW. Leon Washington was the MVP of the game - for not one but two kickoff returns and a new Hawks record (Seattle’s old record was 97 yards by Maurice Morris on Oct. 22, 2002.)

Shoutout to Jon Jon for taking me to the game *fist pump*

A few pictures to highlight my game experience...