Auburn vs. Georgia Weekend

Last week Jack and I left for Auburn on Wednesday to start our Georgia weekend early! Mama Becky and Daddy Mer were heading down then, so we decided to go down with them and help get the party started! :-) It was hard leaving our Daddy behind, especially when Jack kept asking for him before bedtime Wednesday night, and when he couldn't find him, he had a hard time falling asleep. I tried everything to calm him down, and then came to my last resort of bringing him in bed with me, and he fell asleep within minutes of me singing to him and rubbing his head! Sweet boy! He did take up half the bed, but of course I didn't mind!

The next morning, even though Jack wasn't that dirty, Mama Becky wanted to give him a bath. Not just any ordinary bath, though, she wanted to bathe him in the kitchen sink!! He loved it and laughed the entire time!

After the bath, we went to eat breakfast at The Big Blue Bagel, which was definitely one of my favorite breakfast places when I was in college. Jack loved it, too, but mostly loved saying hey to everyone else there! Here he is on the way back to the condo being silly with his hat!

Daddy finally made it down to Auburn Thursday night after work, so all was well with our little family again! We went out to dinner with all of Kurt's family at The Irish Bred Pub in Opelika and the food was delicious! We'd never been there, and had a great time with everyone.

On Friday morning, we all piled in the car and went to The Barbecue House for breakfast, another staple of ours from college. The line was out the door at 9 am, but the wait was worth it because the food there is always amazing! The workers were even nice enough to sneak Jack a biscuit early so he could go ahead and eat! So sweet!

Later that afternoon, we saw there was going to be a Reverse Tiger Walk for the players when they left the Athletic Complex headed to Montgomery. There was such a huge crowd, and we could just tell everyone there was standing with Cam and our team after all the allegations that had come their way that week. We got to see a lot of the players, even Cam, but most of all we saw the spirit of the fans for their football team!

Saturday morning we took Jack to the condo to get a good morning nap in, then Kurt and I headed to the tailgate. A couple of hours before the game, Daddy Mer strolled Jack over to the tailgate so he could hangout with Granna and Poppy there during the game.

Kurt and I headed over to the game a little earlier than usual, mostly so we could see the players warm up. We really didn't have any doubt that Cam would start, but it was awesome to see how "electric" the stadium got after they announced him as the starting quarterback! I even got chills! The game itself had a few low points, but for the most part was amazing, and we were so proud of our boys for another win!! Auburn hadn't beaten Georgia since 2005, but the streak ended and Auburn won 49-31! 11-0!!

This also wasn't just ANY win, it won Auburn the SEC West and now we are headed to the SEC Championship game to face South Carolina in 3 weeks! Our boys definitely earned it and we are so proud of them! Here we are celebrating at Toomer's again! War Eagle!

Sunday afternoon we went over to see Pops, Granny, and Granddaddy for steaks! They were of course delicious, and then we played ball outside for a while. Uncle Bruce, Aunt Valerie, and cousins Katelinn and Matthew were also there, plus Uncle Clay and Auntie Em! We had a great time with everyone and enjoyed one of the last days of warmer weather!

We got back to Birmingham around 4:30 Sunday afternoon, but went straight to Papa and Sherbo's house to let Jack play there while Papa, Kurt, and I went to the Over the Mountain Touchdown Club to hear Curtis Luper speak! He was really great and it was cool to hear about some behind the scenes stuff with Auburn and their coaching staff. He was a very nice guy, too. Thanks Papa for taking us!! We had a great time!

We all had such a fun LONG weekend, especially because it was down in Auburn, which is definitely our home away from home! We appreciate all the home game tickets (plus one away game) Daddy Mer and Mama Becky bought for us because we have had so much going to all the games! We also appreciate all of the hospitality and help from Daddy Mer, Mama Becky, Granna, and Poppy this weekend! We love all of y'all so much!