March Madness, Baby!

I got my bracket all filled out last night...looking for the big win!

FOS Youth is doing a Speed the Light Bracket Challenge it's 2$ to enter--let me know if you want in!!

USC/OSU game

My parents, Josh and I went to the USC/OSU game down on Corvalis, OR about two weeks ago. We had such a great time. Josh and I dropped off Jessica with Margot at the mall in the morning, then dropped Isaac with Sara at her house for a few hours, to ease Margot into having all of our kids by the end of the day. Tyler was at school, so Rob picked him up--but not before fitting in a little xbox time with Tyler here at the house. Ahhh boys.

So with NO kids for a WHOLE day, we really lived it up. We headed south on I-5 but not without stopping at Starbucks first--OBVIOUSLY. We ate lunch on the road and even fit in a stop at a car dealership in Woodburn, OR. Testing out vans and Dodge trucks, only to decide that we don't need either. Sounds like us, doesn't it. Ha ha ha.

So then we were off to Corvails. It was pretty amazing how many OSU fans there were South of Salem...we were surrounded on the highway. But we were proud and pretty sure of ourselves--at this point. So I wasn't shy to give the USC "Victory V" sign to anyone who would look my way. It's very well known that Beaver fans are much nicer than their rivals the Ducks. MUCH nicer.

We called mom and dad on their cell to find out where they were parked, which took quite a bit longer than any of us wanted. Plus Dad and Josh hadn't eaten in a while, so they were extra cranky and equally confused. Even the parking attendants didn't know where we were...it was frustrating to say the least. We FINALLY found them and pulled into the lot and realized--we don't have cash. Thanks Dad for fronting us the parking fee.

Mom had a nice spot all picked out for us with chairs out and Dad's trusty USC flag. Just in case our sweatshirts, hats and scarves weren't hint enough...

We had a wonderful tailgate party with just the four of us. We talked politics. Some football, but mostly politics. It's just that time of year, I guess...

Like I said, the Beaver fans are so much more friendly so we had lots of them talking to us, shaking dad's hand, welcoming us to Corvalis, and wishing us well. It was very different than the UO game we went to a few years back when the most creative thing people would say to us was FU SC. Ooooooh. Clever.

It's game time: we get into Reser Stadium and we part ways, as dad couldn't get all four seats sitting together. Somehow, Josh and I ended up with the best seats in the house; right behind our pep band and cheerleaders in the USC section. And we look over to find mom and dad...they are smack dab in the middle of the Beaver section. So at half time, there was still quite a bit of room right next to us, we called them over and they were HAPPY to leave their seats :)

(Where's Waldo? You can see Dad's SC hat in the VERY middle of this picture)

(Orange Out)

The game was so sad. We played TERRIBLE. I hated it. It was so bad. SC just looked tired and defeated from the moment they walked onto the field. Needless to say, we lost. Bad. I don't even want to post the score. You can find that out on your own, if you must.

(this is one of MANY pictures we have of my favorite cheerleaders...but I wasn't in charge of the camera...hmmmm)

But man were those Beavers PUMPED UP. It was so loud in that stadium. And the students, despite being told "DO NOT RUSH THE FIELD. YOU'RE ON NATIONAL TV. SET AN EXAMPLE. SHOW AMERICA WHAT KIND OF STUDENTS YOU ARE. DO NOT RUSH THE FIELD" with a win like this, there was NO holding them back. It was sort of creepy...the energy that was building up in those last two minutes of the game. Security was outlining the field as students were pouring over the side of the bleachers.

(I guess the last time Beavers rushed the field, they knocked over the goal post)

By the time the game ended and we were in the car on the road, it was almost 10:30 pm, and we were still facing a 3.5 hour drive home. Of course with a stop for coffee...duh.

When we got to Rob and Margot's house, it was quiet. And our bed was made up complete with gum on our pillows. (they were out of mints) We would have stayed around the Knight's house for most of the day, but realized that I needed to be at church by 9:30 in the morning to run childcare for Women's Bibleshop.

The whole day was SO wonderful. Thanks Mom and Dad for such a great day. Even with our loss, we both still had such a FUN FUN FUN time.

FIGHT ON TROJANS.

FIGHT ON TROJANS

In true Trojan fan style....here is our Saturday Game Day schedule:

Date Opponent/Event Location Time / Result
08/30/08 at Virginia Charlottesville, VA W, 52-7
09/13/08 vs. Ohio State L.A. Coliseum 5:00 p.m. PT
09/25/08 at Oregon State * Corvallis, OR 6:00 p.m. PT
10/04/08 vs. Oregon * L.A. Coliseum 5:00 p.m. PT
10/11/08 vs. Arizona State *L.A. Coliseum TBA
10/18/08 at Washington State * Pullman, WA 12:30 p.m. PT
10/25/08 at Arizona Tucson, AZ 7:15 p.m. PT
11/01/08 vs. Washington * L.A. Coliseum TBA
11/08/08 vs. California * L.A. Coliseum 5:00 p.m. PT
11/15/08 at Stanford * Stanford, CA 4:00 p.m. PT
11/29/08 vs. Notre Dame L.A. Coliseum 5:00 p.m. PT
12/06/08 at UCLA * Rose Bowl 1:30 p.m. PT

Please note--The Dunn home couch is officially open for Game Day Saturday. All are welcome :)