Oh. My. Gosh. What an unbelievable football game yesterday. It was beyond fabulous and I was beyond emotional.
I was reminded this football season that I am “part of the program” so I have to behave myself while at games, etc. It also means that I am more than just a fan of the football team – and I felt it big time yesterday. I was in tears as the game clock ticked down to 00:00 – happy for the team, happy for Coach Carr, and happy to break my 0-fer streak at bowl games.
I’ll save the game recap and analysis for the bloggers but will share some pictures :-)
Mallory stayed at the hotel with Rick’s step-mom Terry during the game (works out good for us that she isn’t a football fan!). But when we got back to the hotel they were at the door waiting for us and Terry said that all the players were giving Mallory high fives on their way past. Terry also reported that Mallory actually got into watching the game – she would stand and watch the TV and start clapping. You go girl!
Here are the rest of my Bowl Pictures.
And I have to mention this because it never gets old. The police escorts we get on these trips are so funny – I mentioned it last year but actually got a picture of how they shut down traffic. A motorcycle cop races ahead of our caravan of charter busses and gets on the expressway. Somehow he will get all traffic just before our entrance ramp to stop (see picture). And don’t try creeping up on him, he’ll wave his arm at you. Then every other entrance ramp has a bike cop at it too, making sure that no cars sneak into our caravan. The bike cops do this big game of slingshot so whichever guy’s exit we just passed, he goes zooming by to get the next unattended exit. It is impressive and hilarious at the same time. Makes it sort of boring to drive yourself around town.
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We made it back safely to Michigan today. Didn’t seem as cold as I thought it would after leaving the warmth of Florida. A big snowstorm hit New Years Eve, dumping almost a foot of snow – this is why I love Michigan!
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PS – Congrats to K & E on the arrival of babies A & B – J & A :-)
its been fun reading your posts every day! you look so great in those pictures – it looks like you guys had such a fun time! i can’t wait to take jackson on vacation somewhere warm someday!!!
I had so much fun playing with Mallory while everyone was at the game. We had some great one-on-one time. She is so smart and talking so much. She seemed to really enjoy the tent we got her. Hopefully she can bring it for an overnight with Papa and Nina sometime.
Here are our pictures from the day and there is a little video of Mallory playing peek-a-boo.
http://picasaweb.google.com/terrylarry/PlayingWithMallory
Glad to see everyone coming home from the game ecstatic with the big win.