I thought maybe it was time for a blog post. You know, one that involves actual pictures taken with a camera and not a phone. Remember those?
It isn’t every day that SD {sweet daddy, for those of you just visiting} takes center stage. As you know, two weeks ago he was in New Orleans for the BCS National Championship game. He’s been asking me for a week why I haven’t posted his pictures yet, especially considering that I hounded him about taking a camera! I doubt I could have convinced him to write this post, but he did manage to supply lots of good text messages. I was afraid he would get bored with me quick sending him constant messages to see where he was and what he was doing, but we actually managed to talk for most of the night. Along with some pictures and a video here is how the conversation went.
January 9, 2012
Josh at 10:33 a.m. — “U should have come… I doubt I get in. We coulda just watched in a bar…”
Kristin at 10:33 a.m. — “Don’t say that… I might get teary eyed. I am SICK that I didn’t come.”
Josh at 3:55 p.m. — “Just put 10 dollars in the penny slot. Cashed out for 150!!! Woooooo!!!”
Kristin at 3:56 p.m. — “Wooo for you. Your ticket budget just increased!”
Kristin at 6:42 p.m. –“Where are you?”
Josh at 6:42 p.m. –“At the dome. Searching for a ticket.”
Kristin at 7:08 pm. — “Your 3 best girls say RTR!”
Josh at 7:32 p.m. — “I’m in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Spent $$$ tho. 150 more than I had. Haha.”
Kristin at 7:45 p.m. — “They (my family) want to know where your ticket is…”
Josh at 8:23 p.m. — “Right in front of LSU cheerleaders. Tenth row. LSU fans everywhere. Haha.”
Josh at 8:48 p.m. — “This is so awesome!!!! Wish you were here…I am sitting with [LSU] players’ parents. They’re not happy about me here. Haha. May watch second half in the courtyard Bama side so I can cheer.”
Kristin at 9:44 p.m. — “You better bring me a stadium cup!!!”
Josh at 9:44 p.m. — “Holding it in my hand now.”
Kristin at 9:46 p.m. — “I <3 Jeremy Shelley :).”
Kristin at 9:47 p.m. — “Are you still sitting with the honey badger’s momma?”
Josh at 9:48 p.m. — “Nah. I’m on the Bama side. But on the concourse.”
Josh at 10:14 p.m. — “Just high fived and Roll Tided Marcel Dareus!”
Kristin at 10:16 p.m. — “Be careful tonight… people will be looking for a fight. And video Rammer Jammer!! And get somebody to take your pic inside and don’t lose your ticket. I’ll frame it for your birthday!”
Kristin at 10:32 p.m. — “Give em hell, Alabama!”
Josh at 11:02 p.m. — “Woooooooooo!!!!!!”
I gave him a pretty hard time about how the pictures he took with the camera are all beautiful, but that there isn’t a single one of him! He got a few with his phone but the quality is terrible. He pretty much made fun of me and said that taking a picture in the dome was the last thing he was thinking of. WE JUST WON THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME! So… phone pic it is.
As completely and ridiculously jealous as I am that I wasn’t there and foregoing the fact that we COULD NOT have afforded two of those tickets, I am so glad he was there. I’m glad that even though he sat by himself, he got to celebrate with his second favorite person in the world. He seriously didn’t stop talking about it for days. We ordered fresh copies of the newspaper and have a stack of fun memorabilia to frame. We even watched the game again on TV later in the week so that he could see it from another perspective.
And my favorite picture of the game? LSU gear on sale… the morning after. Roll Tide.
And just in case you didn’t hear it over Nick’s post game interview, here is my husband cheering at the top of his lungs. Hang on through the fight song ’cause this Rammer Jammer is worth it. Pardon the squeals and dirty words.
