a tribute to the weekend

this weekend was beyond fabulous and ended oh-too-quickly.

in case you didn't hear, nc state took care of a little business called murray state and won 65-7. it was also armed forces tribute day at the game with a helicopter fly-over, military parachutes, and a tribute by the marching band during halftime.

also during halftime, members of the military walked out a GINORMOUS flag that has got to be one of the biggest flags on record. it was stunning! the picture below shows the flag displayed. please note that this flag is covering the ENTIRE football field. 100 yards of american flag.

yes. we southerners are just that proud of our country.

the most hopeful fans

i read an article yesterday saying that nc state football season tickets sold out for the 9th season in a row. i, of course, am one of those proud season ticket holders. the article went on to say that "wolfpack nation", nc state's fan base, is one of the most hopeful fan bases out there. when it comes down to it, we often have no real logic in being so hopeful. any reason to believe that our team will come out the first game to begin what will be some miraculous 12-0 season is sketchy at best.

still, we arrive. we arrive 5 hours before kick off to cook a pig. we arrive ready to scream our heads off at the refs who never know a darn thing about football. we arrive to cheer on our pack, rain or shine, win or lose.

last night, we started off our season with a 3-7 loss to USC. the game was mediocre (okay, really it was frustrating as all get out) but that stadium was filled to the brim with hopeful fans ready to see our wolfpack the season through, singing our fight song on repeat and waving our foam fingers like there's no tomorrow.

love is in the air. it's nc state football season and i couldn't be happier.

these boots were made for...tailgating

i love nc state.
i love tailgating.
i do not love fire ants.

last year, nc state played william and mary on a very hot saturday afternoon. while tailgating prior to game time, i was bitten by about 30 fire ants. long story short, there was an allergic reaction, ridiculous amounts of unfortunate swelling, an ambulance ride,drugs,drugs,drugs, and a panic attack (though the panic attack was because i was not going to let the doctors keep me from going to the second half even though my eyes were nearly swollen shut...and i won that battle thank you very much).

this year, i decided that i'd like to make any life threatening actions at football games involve tearing down goal posts or a fist fight with the opposing fans.
i went to an allergist and found out (duh) that i'm allergic to the fire ants. and i have to undergo 5 years of immunotherapy to be completely immunized.
in the meantime, the allergist said that i have to carry benadryl, an epipen, and wear boots to tailgate. boots.

now, you all know that i'm not really a boot-wearin kind of tailgater. but i figured now that i'm workin at farm bureau and lovin the south more than ever, i might as well cross over.
this however does not mean i will start listening to country music. one step at a time.

i went and bought these boots yesterday. i'm in love with them. love. i wore them around the apt. last night in gym shorts and a pj shirt lookin real classy.

'tis the season for football. and i'm ready. epipen and all.