Woo Pig Sooie!

This past Saturday was a day I'd been looking forward to for a very long time! You see, Chris surprised me on my birthday in August with tickets to see my beloved Arkansas Razorbacks play the Georgia Bulldogs! I hadn't been to see the Razorbacks play football since I was 12 or 13 years old when my dad took me to see them play their big rival, the Texas Longhorns. As you can imagine, being born and raised in Arkansas, my blood runs Razorback RED...always has and always will!

So, Chris, Abby, and I got up fairly early on Saturday morning to leave for Athens, GA., the home of the University of Georgia. Though it's only about a 45-mile drive from our house, we knew we'd be faced with lots of traffic, so we wanted to make sure we got there in plenty of time for the 12 PM kickoff. We found a place to park for $10, which was very reasonable as most places were asking $20-$30. Thankfully, it was close to the stadium, so we didn't have too far to walk. The three of us donned our Arkansas Razorback shirts/colors and we got some looks from a few diehard Bulldog fans, but we held our heads high and kept on truckin'!

It was interesting to see all the different Bulldog statues around the university/stadium area. Here's one that was outside a power company...

I believe this is UGA's (the Bulldog's mascot) look-a-like!

When we got to the stadium and walked around for a little while, we had about an hour to spare before game time, so we went into one of the college cafeterias for some Chick-Fil-A. The place was packed with Bulldog fans, but I'm proud to say that the Razorbacks were well represented, too!

Here's Abby and I outside of Sanford Stadium...it holds close to 93,000 people!
Without a doubt, we were in the "nosebleed" section...two rows, in fact, from the very top! Hey, I didn't care...we were surrounded by Razorback fans! What better place to be, right?


Of course, we had to give our, "We're #1!" signs for the whole world to see!

The only bad thing about sitting that high up is that it was hotter than blazes...and we, literally, sweated like pigs! Gross, I know, but TRUE! The temperature was in the upper 90's and there wasn't a cloud in the sky! Abby got really sunburned on her arms, legs, and face.

Abby and I thought it was so neat that UGA had his own doghouse right there on the sidelines. I think I've heard that it's even air-conditioned! Oh, he is quite the celebrity!


Here's the Razorback cheerleaders leading the football players onto the field before kickoff! Lovin' those flags!

The Razorbacks in a huddle before the start of the game...my heart was pounding!


Here's the Bulldog marching band...they spelled out G-E-O-R-G-I-A across the field at halftime. Pretty impressive.


It sure was an EXCITING game! I have never yelled so much since my days as a cheerleader way back when! All of us Razorback fans had such a ball calling the HOGS! Just in case you're wondering, here's a video I found on You Tube showing how it's done. I was hoarse for 2 days!



Arkansas was ahead for the first three quarters, but the game was tied at 24-24 in the 4th. I thought it was all over but the crying! Thankfully, my Razorbacks pulled out a win with a final score of 24-31! I have never jumped up and down and slapped so many people high-fives in all my life! Ahh...victory is so very SWEET!!! Go Hogs Go!!!