second annual.

It was a whirlwind of a weekend. Ben hosted the second annual DC pilgrimage to the Big House. I missed last year's weekend, but fortunately, Emily, Erin and Josh made the trek to Ann Arbor for round two this year! It was a short but packed weekend.

We arrived late Friday night and got an early start on Saturday. Naturally, our first stop was the Washtenaw Dairy (click here and here for background) for game day donuts. Erin confirmed that the donuts exceeded her expectations. We paired the donuts by loading up on eggs and carbs at Afternoon Delight for breakfast!

After breakfast, we moved on to tailgate and over to the Big House. I am happy to report that I made it beyond just the gates and finally had my first Michigan football game.

Not just that, but it turned out to be a gorgeous day and a phenomenal come-from-behind win over Northwestern. Unbelievable actually!

Post-game, we headed to Bill's Beer Garden which just opened a couple weeks ago. It was fantastic...with fire pits around and good beer!

Obviously, we headed to Mani for dinner. Ben's regular status came up big on this parent's weekend and we snagged a table. The pizza (and steak) were spot on.

 We capped the night off with a stop at Kilwin's for good measure.

 

In sum, we basically ate a lot this weekend. Sunday was no exception. We headed over to the Broken Egg for more eggs and coffee to recover.  We did add some culture to our weekend and went to see Sky Fall so Ben could obsess over men's suits. We finished the day with some more football and some healthy fish for dinner before Josh and Erin headed to the airport. 

As a last hoorah and to make sure we finished strong, Ben, Emily and I did head back to the Washtenaw Dairy for milkshakes. 

And now, time to detox from the eating, drinking, football, and overall great weekend!