There's the Brett Favre from December 2009 we've been waiting for...

Last year, I noticed the Vikings were scheduled to come down and play at Arizona in December. I really wanted to go, but couldn't because we were completing our training exercise in the desert. So, when I was in Iraq this year, I noticed that the Vikes were AGAIN supposed to venture out to Arizona. I told Tally that would be my Christmas present and bought two tickets.

It was a crazy day. We were scrambling to get there because of one reason after another. But, we finally got there, and had a very good time, at least at the beginning. There were a lot of Vikings fans there, especially in our section. Of course, most of those in our section were pretty plastered and ridiculous, but it made for good comedy. See--look how much fun Tally was having:

Of course, then Brett Favre decided to become....well, Brett Favre. And, it didn't help that we couldn't block anyone or put any pressure on Kurt Warner. It was pretty ugly. I give the stadium there high marks. The food was good for a professional sporting venue, too.

On our way back to our car, we noticed two Vikings fans dressed in purple T-shirts with gold letters on the front. One had an "E", and one had an "R". Tally guessed that they must have been there with three others to spell out "FAVRE". We decided that they didn't pick the best night for that, but, oh well. I told her that maybe they were actually there with 10 other friends and were spelling out "INTERCEPTION". In that case, they would have been much more accurate with their cheerleading.

(Sigh.) Ladies and gentlemen, your 2009 Minnesota Vikings.

Coming up, a triathlon in December, and maybe some other stuff before Christmas.