Tiger Fan Heaven

We seem to become bigger and bigger LSU fans the more time goes by! Seeing the Tigers play is definitely one of the biggest things we miss about Louisiana. We have been yearning to see them this season and were finally able to last weekend at the SEC Championship. Big thanks to Ward for the tickets! Not only did we see the Tigers play (and win!) but George and I had a fun little getaway as well. We drove to Atlanta, but without the kiddos, it was kind of relaxing. We talked and listened to our Tiger tunes and before we knew it we were there! Our first stop was dinner at Kelly Butler's! She is one of my best friends and I was beyond thrilled to see her!!! She and her husband Jeff were fabulous hosts and made a delicious dinner. Their boys, Clay and Austin, were sweet as pie and I enjoyed reading them a bedtime story since I missed my own little guys. After lots of laughs and good food, we headed downtown to our hotel. We grabbed a beer at a nearby bar and enjoyed seeing so many people in purple and gold! There was a dessert cafe attached to our hotel so we ended our fun evening with two huge pieces of delicious cheesecake. We slept pretty late on Saturday (8:30 I think!) and then went on a run. We ran through the College Gameday area and tailgate spots sporting our purple shirts. Gotta love those Tiger fans that screamed out to us that we were nuts and should be drinking! The morning flew by and soon it was time to go see Ward at the pep rally. We were like kids at Christmas when the band started playing! Makes me giddy just thinking about it! We sure enjoyed catching up with Ward and wish it wouldn't have gone by so quickly. We met up with Kelly and Jeff for a quick drink before the game and then headed for the Georgia dome! If you watched the game, you know LSU didn't exactly start off strong. But when they got ready, they really got ready and and we had an absolute blast cheering for them! Geaux Tigers! A couple of more beers post game with Kelly and Jeff, some yummy greasy food and another piece of cheesecake later, we called it a night. We got up and on the road pretty early Sunday, excited to see our the boys. They had a fabulous weekend as well, spending it in Myrtle Beach with their grandparents. Thank you to CC, Day Day and Me-Ma for all you did! They entertained the boys with a movie, Christmas train ride at the mall, visit to see Santa, beach trip, shopping and lots of good eats. A text I received from Daddy before the trip? "What do the boys like that you won't buy them?" I think they were a tad spoiled!

Me and Kel!
George and I on top of Tiger One at the SEC Fan Fare pregame.

In front of all of the LSU scores. Impressive season!

Geaux Tigers!!!

When I told the boys they were going to the beach, David went and got this suitcase of CC's that is at our house, wheeled it to his room, threw five pajamas in it, sat inside and grinned! Hysterical!

Me-Ma knew that the local mall does train rides during the holidays. It was a big hit with the boys!

And Bass Pro Shop does free pictures with Santa. Mom took a picture of the picture and texted it to me. She's pretty darn good with that smartphone! The grandmas said David was very shy and Drew spoke real softly to Santa.