Photo via Stefanie Dewhurst Photography
We left at 3 a.m. to hit the road.... meaning I got aprox. 20 min. sleep that night. And we drove and drove and drove some more.
I was able to share some of my road trip traditions with my friends such as honking and waving over the state line and screaming in tunnels. (ALOT more fun than it sounds!)
Finally, we made it to Arkansas... and we set up our tent and chairs and popped open the cooler. We tossed a football and waved our shakers. We were in fact THE only ALABAMA tent on the Arkansas campus. Therefore making us a target for Arkansas hate and a beacon of wandering Bama fans who would open up to us, telling us where the traveled from and where they were sitting in the stadium. Or the lone Bama fan would wander up asking for a cup or a drink. (Since they obviously couldn't ask any of the Arkansas fans)
The game, which I hope you got to watch on tv was a gut wrenching nail biter that was good up to the very last play. (the very best kind of game to watch)
Photo via Stefanie Dewhurst Photography
After a million smiles , pictures, cheers and songs from the band we were welcomed with a wave of gratitude from Saban. Which was a perfect ending to our time in Razorback Stadium.
After the game we spent a tired and hungry 2 hours in Buffalo Wild Wings waiting to eat. We entertained ourselves by playing Sweet Home Alabama and Tonight's Gunna Be a Good Night on the jukebox!
Oh and random story... our waiter had a tattoo of a toaster on his elbow.... when we asked him why he said that it was because before he got it... everyone said
1. Don't get something that you'll regret
2. Get something that means something to you
3. Get something that you'll like forever
4. Really think it through before getting one
So he went in on an impulse, made a rash decision, got something that he instantly regretted and meant nothing to him... "Therefore making it the most meaningful thing in the world."
HIS WORDS.... NOT MINE...
We stayed at the Country Inn in Rogers, Arkansas (about 20 miles outside of Fayetteville)
The next morning we got up for a late breakfast at the Village Inn.
Now I don't know if it is all food establishments in Arkansas or simply because we were dressed to the nines in Alabama gear, but it once again took over an hour to get our food out.
After breakfast we met up with one of Tom's old high school friends who actually goes to Arkansas, Brady who gave us a tour of his campus.
He was so cool and even studied for a year in Germany. So obviously we are now facebook friends.
After the tour we headed back to Tuscaloosa, blaring our fight song and waving our national championship flags out the window.
Got back to Ttown safe and sound around 11 p.m. ...exhausted and filled with lasting memories!
Song/quote of the trip:
DOUBLE RAINBOW ALL THE WAY, ACROSS THE SKY. -Everyone
IT'S STARTING TO LOOK LIKE A TRIPLE UNION - Brady (this made my life)
After giving Sarah the prize of either one golden nugget or a million points for winning the final round of our map game (where I called out a city and Tom and Sarah had to guess which state it was in.... and it was a lot harder for them than expected.. HAHAHA) anyways she won the game and chose the GOLDEN NUGGET!! ...suddenly we hear... .nom nom nom nom from Sarah....
All I could say was... "DID YOU EAT IT!?? ITS NOT A CHICKEN NUGGET!"
It was a lot funnier that it sounds.... trust me.
All in all... AMAZING WEEKEND!!!!
