As I work on getting back in the blogging habit, it's only fitting to start with how we spent a lot of our fall in 2012: FOOTBALL!
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| LOVE THE PURPLE! GO 'CATS!!! |
Northwestern had a terrific season and just became Gator Bowl victors on New Year's Day, their first bowl win since ten years before Alaska and Hawaii became states.
We road-tripped to Ann Arbor to see the 'Cats lose in an overtime heartbreaker. The game was so emotional we got hugs and condolences from the Michigan fans who happened to be sitting around us. We stayed with Lisa and Ed in Kalamazoo and they presented me with a giant glass of wine when we got back from the game. And I needed (and drank) every drop! :)
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| BEAT MICHIGAN! C'MON!!! |
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| Rare purple at The Big House |
And we even got to a University of Chicago game! My first, but definitely not my last. Maybe next year we'll actually attend one in Chicago! Matt promises me there's even a special Hyde Park version of tailgating.
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| John, me and Matt watching U of C v. Wittenberg |
Some more snapshots of the fun and food we had in 2012. . .
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| Us in front of the new tent--we are fancy tailgaters now! |
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| John with a beer and the Sportula--all you really need for a proper tailgate. . . |
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| Ryan, Jenny sporting the Willie head, me and the Sportula! |
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| Ed, Lisa, me, Ryan, Matt, and Eric |
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| Dad got in on the action |
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| Mom, John and Matt--they kind of look like a bar chart, don't they? :) |
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| Cold weather 'Cats! |
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| So much spirit, so much yum. |
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| So good. . . |
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| Purple Sangria will definitely be back next year |
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| Healthy and delicious tailgating fare |
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| You pay quite a premium for purple M&Ms but they sure looked and tasted good! |
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