The weekend before last was a very busy, but also fantastic weekend for me. Saturday I went with my sister and Grandmother to the OU vs Texas game at the State Fair of Texas. Sunday we followed that up with my housewarming party with friends and family.
This is my third year to go with my grandmother to the OU vs. Texas game, and I’m really enjoying the tradition even though I am neither a Sooner or a Longhorn. My grandmother is about to turn 80, and she is one of the few women her age who have college degrees. She is a Sooner to the core, and also a huge sports fan. In fact, her sports knowledge and her capacity to follow sports on a daily basis puts me and most of the other sports fans I know to shame. So this game is a big deal for her, and we always get great seats from her nephew (I think that makes him my 2nd cousin once removed…either way THANKS AUBREY!!!!) and we always have a great time going to the Fair and then to the game. We completed all of the necessary traditions like getting a Fletcher’s hotdog, checking out the car show before the game.
me and my sis
The game was a great football game! If you follow this blog you know I bleed Red and Black from Texas Tech, but I also love Big 12 and college football in general. I usually root for UT in this game just because of state loyalty, but this time around I was pulling for OU. The game was a game that you could enjoy even if you were not a fan of either team. It was a high scoring game, but also a very close game. The spread was never more than 7 points as you watched to of the biggest rivals in college football history battle it out in front of 80,000 fans in a traditional game that my Dad watched as a young boy. If you have never been to this game, it is an event in and of itself. The stadium is always packed, and it is split right down the 50 yard line: red on one side, and burnt orange on the other. The crowd is loud, rowdy and something that you have to experience fully appreciate.
The next day it was time for the housewarming party! I spent most of the morning getting the house and yard ready for the first big party in the new casa. I got a ton of food and booze (including a self service bar) and had the smoker packed with things that make you smile. We had a pretty good turn out and I would consider the first party a big success. After all, you can’t really call a house a home until you have had all your peeps over for food and drink right?
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