Taking Friday off, the whole family (mom, dad, Dennis, Chris and I) headed out around noon for our neighboring state.
We made great time and enjoyed the spoils of Dad's Diamond status to check in and get comfortable in our rooms.
Being the good student that he is, Chris took some time to work on his IT homework before we headed down to check out the casino.
As is normally the case for casinos - we were up and down and I'm glad to say that at the end of the weekend we brought back exactly what we took there. Yay for breaking even.
Some bonus play Friday night. Sunday was not as good to us.
Saturday was the reason for the weekend, watching the Texas A&M Aggies take on the Bulldogs of Louisiana Tech! Dad's host Rachel (one of the sweetest people ever!) hooked us up with transportation to the game as well as a great tailgating party.
We arrived early enough to watch the teams warming up before the late 8:15 kick off.
The game was off to a great start with the Aggies heading into halftime with a 39-16 lead. I always love watching the halftime show and seeing the Figthin' Texas Aggie Band form the traditional block T reminded me of all of the games I watched during my college years.
The second half wasn't nearly as great as the first as the previously undefeated Bulldogs came back from behind pulling to within 2 points with 38 seconds left in the game. Thankfully the Aggie defense thwarted the upset when the 2 point conversion failed and Special Teams recovered the onside kick.
What an exciting game for Chris' first live Aggie football game! Next time I want him to experience it all during a home game at Kyle Field.
Were you a sports fan during your college years?
Looks like a fun weekend! We stayed at the Horseshoe earlier this year, and enjoyed playing in the casino. I've never been a huge football fan, but you can bet I was paying attention to the OU/texas score this weekend!
ReplyDeleteI'm a little surprised that the score was such a blow out in that game. Good win for your guys!
Deletesounds like a fun time! i think it's really nice that you and chris do a lot of things with your parents--they must get along great!
ReplyDeleteSo I am a Mizzou alum, also new to the SEC world. It's been really fun to watch A&M and my Tigers figure this all out. Well, it would be more fun if we could win something ... looking forward to the season closer against the Aggies!
ReplyDeleteYou guys had one wet game this past weekend! I've been routing for the Tigers as well... well up until the end of November :)
DeleteAhh what a fun game to see live! I'm dying to go to an Aggie football game soon!
ReplyDeleteWith the start that they got out to I did not think that it would be so tight in the end. It was very exciting and I'm so glad it was a W!
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