Tag: hockey

10 Reasons To Love the Houston Aeros

This coming weekend I’m super excited to be joining the Houston Aeroes ice hockey as they face the Grand Rapids Griffens at the Toyota Center. It also happens to be the Houston Aeros Breast Cancer Awareness Game! I lost two very very close friends to breast cancer this year so this is near and dear to my heart. I’m so glad to be participating in this great event.

If you’re local to Houston, you should join me! I’ve been given a special discount code just for my readers who want to come to the game, support the cause and enjoy some awesome hockey action. If you are interested in going to the Houston Aeros game on March 11th at 5:05pm you can go to their website to purchase tickets or call the phone number listed on the flyer below. If you purchase online and use the promo code: pink12 you’ll get the discount. Tickets start at only $10.

So here are ten reasons to love the Houston Aeros!

1. Ice hockey is non-stop action!
2. The Aeros are a minor league farm team of the NHL’s Minnesota Wild!
3. The often have musical entertainment in between periods…like when Forlorn Hope played last year!
4. Chilly the mascot is adorable.
5. Kids LOVE ice hockey. Mine sure do. Check out this video from one of the games we went to last year.

6. The Aeros have joined the fight against breast cancer!
7. Hockey fights are fun to watch.
8. There aren’t a ton of rules to learn like there are in football, so anyone can enjoy watching.
9. Have I mentioned that kids LOVE ice hockey?
10. The Houston Aeros made it ALL THE WAY to the Calder Cup finals last year!!!

Ok here are some details about the Breast Cancer Awareness Game.

I hope you’ll join us!!
This post is linked up at Angies’s Top Ten Tuesday.

Blogger Night with the Houston Aeros!

A few weeks ago my family got a taste of how action packed a live ice hockey game is, so we were more than happy when Jamie from Love To Shop Mom invited us to a sponsored blogger night with the Houston Aeros. Jamie and Christina from Rant Rave Roll invited twenty Houston bloggers to the event last Friday night and put together some amazing swag bags for us to take home as well. This Friday night game was WAY more exciting that the Sunday afternoon game we attended on opening weekend.

Heading into the Houston Aeros Game
It was nice seeing Jamie and Christina again since Bloggy Boot Camp, and it’s always nice to see my friend Stacey from Tree Root and Twig.
Jamie and Christina greeting bloggers
Our seats were fantastic and the best part was sitting right next to my friend Ellie’s family. Her little girls are simply adorable. I enjoyed meeting Tricia, whose Designer Flea Market I attended with Elllie and Pam several months ago. 
Trish and Ellie
Ellie was one of three winners of a weekend rental from Classic Chevy in Sugar Land, which made her husband happy.

My kids had a blast, just like the last time we saw the Aeros. Our swag bags had customized M&Ms that said “Go Aeros” and lots of Pepperidge Farms Goldfish and cookies for the boys to snack on.  That was awesome since food at the Toyota Center is outrageously expensive.

My boys invade the swag bag
Nathan loves ice hockey!
Alex is ready for ice hockey action
And just to show you how crazy action packed an evening with the Houston Aeros is, check out this short video clip.