Football, Fences, and Friends

Even though we get season tickets every year, I usually only attend one or two OSU football games, mostly because of the logistics of childcare, etc. So this weekend was my big game, and I had the sincere privilege of attending with some great friends. Beth and Jason came to the game with us, as well as some old friends from Kentucky: Anne and Mark got married this year on Katy's first birthday, so we weren't able to attend the wedding. We invited them up for the weekend so we could hear all about the wedding and catch up on married life. Good times.

I just love attending Ohio State football games. It's a sea of people wearing red, eating cracker jacks, and cheering passionately for Ohio - what could be better? Plus I love the game. Much of it is beyond my comprehension, but it's so much fun to watch. Even a near blowout like this weekend's Kent State game promises a good time.

This was Anne's first OSU game - we made her wear a face tattoo!

Old UK buddies... Jason, Mark, and Brian

By the 4th quarter, many had cleared...Beth and JT take advantage of the cushioned seat option

Katy showed her Buckeye pride as well

Katy and Oma had fun while we were at the game...

And as if the Buckeye victory and the perfect weather weren't enough, we got home just in time to watch the University of Kentucky play the top-ranked LSU. Now, in a typical season, we don't follow UK football much. They're much more of a basketball school, and they just usually, er, don't do very well. But this year they've been impressing everyone and having a great season. And since we had four UK alumni in our midst, we were really excited to see what would happen. We watched the 2nd half of the game at Damon's, where all the Buckeye fans were rooting for Kentucky, too, since everyone wants to see #1 fall. And did you see that game? It was amazing. Absolutely amazing. And after 3 overtimes, Kentucky won, 43-37. And do you know what that means for the Buckeyes? I have to admit, I didn't think it would happen this year, but we're ranked #1 in the BCS. Let the pressure begin.




After all that excitement on Saturday, Sunday was another big day. Our life group from church came over to our house to put a second coat of stain on our new fence. It was an amazing help to us, and it turned out looking so great. We feel so fortunate to have this group and we just really enjoy Doing Life Together (buzz words at our church). We are blessed.






Last night Brian and I collapsed into bed around 9:30. He slept until 7, I slept until 8, and I was still counting the minutes until nap time today. (During pregnancy, nap time is for Katy and Mommy.) But I will take exhaustion over nausea any day, so I feel great!