Fun Weekend Getaway!

My dad and I planned a fun filled hockey weekend back in October.  I met him in Harrisburg on Friday at the airport and from there we drove to State College.  On the way, we stopped in this tiny little town to get some ring bologna, ham loaf, meat sticks, and sausage.  Gotta take home a bit of PA with every trip, right?  Mom & Dad are going to bring my stuff down with them on their next Florida trip.

We unpacked and headed out for a bite to eat.  We headed to Kildare's Irish Pub which was on my "Eat Your Way Through State College" list for the weekend!  We had a fantastic Shepherd's Pie.

After dinner, we headed over to the Pegula Ice Arena.  Dad gave me the 10 cent tour.  It's a pretty awesome arena.  We watched the men's game vs. #10 ranked Michigan.  It was a pretty boring game because the men didn't play very well or aggressive.  

The next day we woke and headed in town for breakfast at Ye Old Diner - Home of the Grilled Stickies!  What a great meal.  We both grabbed a box of stickies to take home.

We did some shopping after breakfast - frankly we both needed to walk around after eating that huge breakfast!  

The next thing we did was head over to the Creamery so dad could stock up on ice cream to take home.  He filled a big cooler with ice cream and dry ice.  With the cold temps, not sure the dry ice was even necessary!

We went back to the arena to check out the girls ice hockey game.  They played really well, but sadly lost 2-1.  

After the girl's game, we headed over the men's lax game.  They were playing Michigan too.  The PSU men are ranked #10 and beat Michigan 22-7.  It was a great game and was crowded in the Holuba Hall facility - they played indoors since there was still snow on the ground!

After the lax game, we headed back downtown and went to my dad's favorite place:  Bill Pickle's Tap Room.  He loves their peanut butter wings...Sounds weird, I know, but they are pretty good.  

We headed back to the arena with hopes that the rematch with Michigan would prove better results.  Boy we weren't disappointed.  What a fantastic game!  The men's team beat #10 ranked Michigan 4-0!!!  What a difference - they looked like a completely different team!

Afterwards we went to Happy Valley Brewing Company to celebrate!  It was the first time EVER that my dad and I sat at a bar together and enjoyed a drink!  We had a number of drinks together over the years, but it was the first time I've gotten him to sit at a bar with me!  

What a fun weekend!  Sunday morning he drove me back to the Harrisburg airport so I could head back to SUNNY Florida and my sweet family.

Thanks for a great weekend Dad!  I had so much fun!  Let's do it again soon!