This weekend I went to Gainesville to visit Leah.
This was the UF Scuba Club Parent-Student dive weekend. Leah has decided she want to get certified and she just earned
her Open Water Certification last week through the club, so of course I had to be there for her first dive as a certified diver.
We had a number of activities planned, including attending a tailgate and going to watch the Gators play LSU.
The tailgate, hosted by the UF Scuba Club was a ton of fun.
Good food, fun people, and a good time had by all.
And, of course, there was a keg of beer. As no tailgate is complete without one.
After watching the kids do keg stands, there is a rumor that I was challenged to do one, and a further rumor that I then set the standard. Rumors only of course, but someone had to show them how it was done . . . .
After the Tailgate, we met up with some of Leah's friends and wandered into a frat house for some food which was also a fun experience.
Then we headed to the game. We had seats in the upper level endzone and it was a fun experience.
90,000+ fans. The energy was incredible.
Having 90,000 people belting out Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' "I won't Back Down" was quite the experience.
The Gators, while not favored to win, recovered from a rocky start and beat LSU 27-16.
It was an amazing game to attend.
And quite the celebrated win
Quite a great day.
2 comments:
I don't know if it gets any better than that.
My first college football game was Colorado at U of M. I was still in high school, playing football myself. I had never seen such big men who could run so fast!
It was also the first time I smelled marijuana. I knew immediately what it was, somehow.
I took my oldest son to the Silverdome to see the Lions play. I was almost overwhelmed with the entire thing. The vivid colors, the noise, the sheer volume of people was just otherworldly. Truly an experience that I will never forget.
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