Game Day Recap

There's no better way to spend a Fall Saturday than getting ready to watch the Crimson Tide! ESPN felt the same way this weekend, and pulled out all the stops to make sure the coverage for this week's game against Penn State was covered! They starting rolling in earlier in the week to set up for Saturday's big game.
Wake-Up time on game day is SUPER early, especially if tailgating AND Game Day is involved! Dave and I wanted to get everything set up on the Quad prior to heading out to the morning festivities so we could enjoy the lunch-time games when we got back! On our way out there, though, we noticed some other people s.u.p.e.r. excited about a day full of football!
While making our sign for Game Day, we got to see Saban... We think he was pretty excited about the day's game, too!
Special for our sweet friend who's moved so far away (not really that far, but far enough). We missed you Brooks, but we're glad you were up to see your sign!
It was Coach Bryant's birthday!!! (I was really excited about this picture until I realized the lady who took it had cut off his head. RATS!) ...Now we're getting closer to the cameras! Hey Austin, Can you see us yet?

You probably can't tell from this picture, but it was pouring down rain at this point... and it actually cooled things down a little. Oh, to be little again and play out in the rain.... Maybe... I dont think I ever actually did that. :(
Because it was SOO hot, we had opted out of carrying around rain gear with us. Instead, we made our own make-shift poncho's from garbage bags! Go ahead and laugh... but they were perfect! They kept us dry when it rained and when we decided to sit down! PERFECTION :)

We REALLY wished there had been some markers lying around so we could've made some cool spell-out or something! Maybe next time... :)

YAY for tailgating with The Gladden's TWO WEEKS in a row!
Special to The Gladden's: We had a blast! I hope there's many more fun games ahead!
Contrary to popular belief, there are times I forget to whip out my camera, and today happened to be one of them. Daddy had his camera with him for a good part of the day, just snapping away... so I kinda forgot to take some of our usual pics. But, I'll be sure to fetch a few good one's I know he took and get those on here! Until then, here are a few shots from the end of the game! Dave, Daddy, Ginger and I all sat in the student section and boy oh boy did we have fun! I was a little concerned in the beginning but all went well! We had L.O.T.S. of laughs and made a tons of memories - most of all getting to experience a fabulous Penn State game, coached by one of the greatest legends, ever (after The Bear, of course)!

I feel so blessed for such a special weekend! Good times with family and friends... It doesn't get much better than that (we missed you Mom!). We hope everyone has had a fun and relaxing weekend, reflected on the special memories September 11 hold for us all, and gave someone you love a big hug and a ROLL TIDE!