week 3

It's the start of week 3. Ben's mom took this picture yesterday, and I thought it was a good one. Ben's mom came and took Ben for a little shopping trip. He got the movie Transformers (amazing) and we watched it last night. Good times. Justin's mom came and got us a cover for our futon... so now we have a Clemson orange futon. Very appropriate. Joel's parents live a little further away so they haven't stopped by yet... but... it's ok. Joel still "almost" misses them. We'll be excited when they do make the journey though. I think they are coming soon though...

This weekend was a crazy one. The parade was so much fun. This just got us pumped up for the game on Saturday. And it was a good one. We started off the day by a wonderful pancake breakfast. I think this may become a game day tradition. Then we hung around, did a little laundry, and headed over towards the stadium around 3:00. We went to the "Tiger Walk." Coach Dabo started this last year when he took over. From what I understand, he wanted the players to see how much support they had outside the stadium. So they ride on the buses and get off in the west end zone tailgate area. There was a ton of people there. It was packed 10 or 15 deep for a good 200 yards or so to the stadium. There were cheers and chants and the guys jumped right in... not always remembering the words... but we made some noise. Then we went to a tailgate with the letterman's club. It was sooo good. Barbecue sandwiches, chicken fingers and some good ole South Carolina sweet tea. We hung around there for a good while and then headed over to the stadium.

I was anxious to see the reactions from the guys about their first big college football experience. We sat about 15 rows up on the side of the west end zone. Great seats. Right in the action. The stadium was buzzing with excitement. I was explaining to the guys about Clemson's famous entrance to the stadium, and I just felt like I could not put it into words. Five minutes later... they were living it. And it did not disappoint. The players walked to rub the rock and our guys went nuts. They were all jumping up and down and screaming. The Clemson band started that familar tune of "Tiger Rag" and the players ran down the hill. We screamed some more. The lined up for the kickoff and ,CJ Spiller ran it all the way back... touchdown. The place went nuts. Our guys went nuts. It was a great moment. You can check it out here.

It started to rain in the second quarter... but we weren't tired yet. We were a pretty roudy bunch. Definitely a memory for us all. After the 3rd quarter and a 20-something point lead, we walked back in the rain... which was more fun than imagined. Long, but memorable day. Sunday we all caught up on some rest. Joel went to church at Crosspoint. I joined some of the girls at Clemson Pres. Ben and Justin got ready for their family to drop in.

We cooked some hamburger helper, corn, and veggies for dinner last night. They all pitched in and did great... I'll post some cooking pictures soon. It's been a great 3 weeks and we're looking forward to more of it. Thanks for stopping by to read...