Aggie scrimmage

August 27, 2011
We decided to head up to Logan for the Aggie football scrimmage and Family Fun Day at the stadium. We ended up driving to Logan for lunch.

Let me explain.

When we got there, it was lunchtime. Two kids and frankly, two parents don't do well without a solid meal at noon. So we stopped at the best bakery ever, the Gristmill. Yummm and way, way, way better than the ever popular Great Harvest. With filled tummies, we then headed to the stadium. Pearl was beyond excited to be going to a football game with her Dad. Jeff was excited to see Turbin race down the sidelines, Cole was just happy to be out of the house (and car), and I was excited at the prospects of getting a family picture decked out in our Aggie gear.

I think Cole and I were the only ones who left happy.

We were an hour late and missed the entire scrimmage. In our defense, Aggie Family Fun Day lasted for three hours so we assumed at least an hour and a half would be actual scrimmage. Nope. Pearl freaked out when she figured out there would be no playing. It was traumatic. Not even a new game day tee-shirt and "A" tattoo could quell her whining. Jeff kept his disappointment to himself that he wasn't able to see the new quarterback or Turbin. He's fast. Really fast. And it was hot. Like triple digits hot. With no shade. We were all a bit grumpy with that.

But me? I was thrilled to see no one standing in the vicinity of the U-state logo. I knew we only had one shot, with Pearl's hysteria about missing the game. And cheerleaders. And Big Blue. Neither of whom were in attendance to begin with. We lugged over a garbage can, set the timer on the camera, and smiled. Not too shabby for four sweaty Aggie fans.

Oh, and Pearl did cheer up when Jeff took her down on the field to meet the football team. She threw some passes to a kid named Jefferson, told Coach Anderson that Cougars smell like poop and they suck (he laughed pretty good and said he wasn't sure if he should give her a high five or not), and got a pom-pom from another football player.

The drive to Logan for lunch was well worth it. Minus the sweat.