Every other year, the time rolls around to load up and head to Athens
for one of the oldest college football rivalries in history. It always
seems to work out that I am the Lone Auburn Tiger in the bunch, but
i'd rather be the only TIGER any day than a DAWG ;-)!! Thankfully,
Brad had a couple of friends that showed up that were Auburn fans
so I wasn't totally alone. I was lucky enough to have two of my favorite
people there with me, from New York & Myrtle Beach, and even though
they tend to lean towards the dark side of red and black, they do love
me enough to wear their true colors, for Clemson, which provided
some much needed orange. All in all, it was a terrific weekend, even
though Auburn did manage to end up with fewer points...
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It was a birthday weekend for Ryan. Since we celebrated Brent's
birthday in New York back in September, it was only fitting, since his
birthday was the following Tuesday, to celebrate his brother's birthday
too!! So this is Ryan's cake, in Georgia/Auburn colors, that I made
and we CAREFULLY hauled to Athens!
Traveling in from Atlanta, Blakely, and Myrtle Beach, we all arrivedsafely at Barton & Andrea's condo late Friday night. After getting
unloaded, meeting up with more friends, and some late night fun we
were up Saturday morning and proud of the fact that we had time to
spare and were gonna spend the day with friends "tailgating".
The Clemson game was on, and we couldn't find it on TV, so
Nicholas was showing Brent, full of patience, where to find it online
with the help of JP, the punchy button boy. :-)
John Patrick and his lime tostidos...
Such an enjoyable day to hang out and visit with friends.Thanks Garrett, for the awesome Low Country Boil!
Me, Nicholas Rice, Ryan & Brent Lovell,Jason & Paige Dees stuffed from a late lunch
and relaxing a little before heading to the stadium..
Since Ryan fired me from candle placement on birthday cakesin New York, I refused and made Brad and Brent handle candles.
Barton lighting the candles for Ryan...Oh and Ryan...love all that orange....
Such a fun bunch and my greatest friends...
Make a Wish.... Ryan, with help from Nicholas,blowing out the candles...
The cupcake cake, courtesy of Andrea. I was hopingthey would let me have the part that said "Beat the Tigers".
Glad to have The Dees, friends of Brad, especially since they
Glad to have The Dees, friends of Brad, especially since they had on the right colors! War Eagle!
When we started planning this trip, we had no idea that 
On the balcony at Barton & Andrea's,
When we started planning this trip, we had no idea that Brent and Ryan's parents, Ansel and Julie Lovell, were coming
to the game with friends of theirs. However, it was such a highlight
of the weekend to get to meet the "rents", as the boys call them.
It was also great for the four of them to get to spend a little more
time together since it was such a quick trip home from NYC for Brent.
On the balcony at Barton & Andrea's, Brad, Paige & Jason...
So after we left the condo, we walked down and met up with
Two flags that certainly helped the looks of the place...
This picture was merely to prove a point to Brent, taken with my
Brent, Me, Ryan & Barton...Missing Andrea, but
Just pure fun! SO happy to have them with me!
Barton & Andrea with us... thanks for the tickets!
So after we left the condo, we walked down and met up withBrent & Ryan's parents, their friends, and a few of their
cousins for a while before the game. When it was time to head towards
the stadium, as we were crossing Broad St., standing right in the
middle of the street, was Octavious Balkcom, who is from Early Co.,
played for the Bobcats, then went on to play for Auburn. It
was SO great to see him and stop for a quick picture!
Two flags that certainly helped the looks of the place...
This picture was merely to prove a point to Brent, taken with myphone and texted back to him, that there ARE tons of people
in the concession line, all the time, YES, even at the end of the
first quarter..... His response..."Jules, I mean, that's like 2 people"..
Right. Never cuts me a break.... :-)
Brent, Me, Ryan & Barton...Missing Andrea, butshe was in the lengthy bathroom line, taking her picture
with Rennie Curran's mom, so she was all smiles upon her return!
Just pure fun! SO happy to have them with me!And poor Ryan, such a trooper, feeling horrible and
coming down with the flu, not to mention just having
his wisdom teeth out.
Barton & Andrea with us... thanks for the tickets!We had an AMAZING weekend!
Me and Brent, after the game, back at the Rice Paddy...
Me and Brent, after the game, back at the Rice Paddy...Still speaking, even though he pulled for Georgia :-)
And this was Ryan on Sunday morning, hiding from the fact
It's NEVER easy to leave and all be hundreds and hundreds
And this was Ryan on Sunday morning, hiding from the factthat it was about time to get up and all head in different directions :-(
(Truthfully, it was more like, he felt horrible....I just thought he
was kinda cute all wadded up under the covers)
It's NEVER easy to leave and all be hundreds and hundredsof miles apart, but WHAT FUN we always have when
we're together!! Loved every minute of it...Miss it and miss
y'all!! Let's do it again soon! Love you guys!
