TGIF

What a LONG week! But it is over, and I'm ready for the weekend. Not sure what time we'll be leaving for T-town tomorrow, but it won't be soon enough for me. If I had to move somewhere and it couldn't be the lake, it would be Tuscaloosa. I love that town. Not too big; not too small; just right. Plus, there is LOTS of crimson and houndstooth to be found. LOL

Today was another pep rally day at school. Boy, the kids were wired. I don't know what it is that makes them think that pep rally days are supposed to be "do nothing" days. None of our teachers ever give them that impression. I know that students didn't act that way 25 years ago. The only time that we had an "off" day was on homecoming, and that was only a half day.

Speaking of homecoming...ours is next week. We're going back to the traditional get-out-of-school-half-day-for-the-parade method, and I'm really glad. For the last 4 or 5 years, we've had our parade on Thursday night, and then Friday was just a normal school day, with the exception of a pep rally.

I don't know about you, but some of my most fun high school memories are from our school's homecoming. We worked on floats for the entire week, and then Friday was the parade. I remember a couple of years that we would have a movie in the auditorium before getting out for the parade. The pep rally always took place downtown under the red light. (Yeah, Oakman was...and is...very small. We had only one red light.) The whole town turned out for it. Lots of fun memories!

Of course, today there is so much stuff that has to be done and accounted for that it is really hard to have fun at school. Oh, sure, I know that the purpose of school isn't to have fun, but I truly don't see how one or two days a year can hurt. I never gripe when the seniors take their unofficial senior skip day. If they aren't in danger of failing, one day won't hurt.

OK...so that's enough for now. I'm gonna try to convince John that we need to go to La Posada. I'm feeling the need for some salsa. :)

Have a GREAT weekend, and

ROLL TIDE!!

Isn't it the weekend yet?

I love having days off, but I really prefer them to fall at the END of the week instead of the beginning of the week. Anytime we're off on a Monday, the rest of the week seems to last F.O.R.E.V.E.R. This week has been no exception. It feels like it should be Friday already.

If I'm scheduling an off day, I always schedule it for Friday. That way I have something to look forward to all week long. :) What is going to be a whole lot of fun is Veteran's Day. It's on a Wednesday, so that means going to work Monday and Tuesday, being off on Wednesday, and going back to work Thursday and Friday. Ugh.

John has been sick since the weekend. Friday night he was starting to get sneezy, so he took some Benadryl. He seemed better Saturday, so when we went to the store, we didn't pick up anything for him. By Sunday, he was miserable. Coughing, sneezing, congestion, runny nose...Why is it that whenever a person is so congested he can't breathe, his nose will still run like crazy? Anyway, we had decided to go to the Sweet Tater Festival (no offense, but it was not worth the time or the $4.) While we were out, we stopped to get him something to take. He still feels like poo, though. And for the last two and a half days, I've fought a sinus headache that just will not go away. I love this time of year. LOL

I'm really looking forward to the game Saturday. (I think I've already said that in my last post...) Hopefully, Tracy and I can meet up and REALLY meet one another! I've followed her blog for over a year now, so it would be so much fun to actually meet. :) Danny and Linda got a room and invited us to stay with them, so we won't have to drive home after the game. (THANK YOU!!!) We've driven home before after night games, and it is NOT fun at all. I struggle to stay awake to keep John company, but I can never quite make it all the way.

Wow. I just checked the time. It's just barely after 6, but it seems so much later. Think I'm gonna go take a Tylenol Sinus nighttime (or whatever we have in there) and crash. John has already crashed. Poor sweetheart!

Have a GREAT day! Thank goodness tomorrow IS Thursday!

Whoop Whoop!

And it was another great win for BAMA! True, there were LOTS of mistakes (um hum...McClain for one) that could have cost us the game, but the team played hard and overcame those mistakes. We can't do that once we get into the meat of our schedule, though.

I'm looking forward to the first home game Saturday night. We're playing Florida International, so I really hope it's one of those games that we have won early. The first "big" home game will be the last weekend of the month when the Razorbacks come in to town. That will also open up SEC play for us.

We had a great weekend at the lake, as always. We got to spend time with family, and of course, we had some delicious grub! And now it's back home and back to work. :(

About to head to bed and to finish watching Miami and Florida State. Have a GREAT week!

Put your game face on...It's GAME DAY!

Today's post is a video of highlights from the 2008 season. RAMMER JAMMER!

ROLL TIDE!!

Put your game face on, Part 6

Alabama vs. Tennessee -- Many people debate whether the rivalry between Alabama and Auburn or between Alabama and Tennessee is bigger. At one time, there was no doubt that it was the Alabama-Auburn rivalry, but over the last few years, I think the Alabama-Tennessee rivalry outweighs the other one. They both use "urnge" as their color, and I don't like "urnge." :)

ROLL TIDE!!!