Yesterday the girls and I had the privilege of going to the loveliest village on the plains. Before we helped Elizabeth move back in the dorm, we decided to go downtown Auburn and check out the atmosphere. The girls had to get lemonade from Toomers Corner while I chose to get hot chocolate with whip cream. It was delicious.
Laura Cameron and Elizabeth decided to have a photo shoot, and I was the one capturing most of the pictures.
Everything was going great until . . .
I was trying to get in the back seat of Elizabeth's car. There was sooooo much stuff that I couldn't shut the door. I finally got the door shut, and you can see above what happened to my phone. Just thankful it still works! I need a new phone!!!
I am still sad that we are not in Glendale. As we are watching all of the TV shows, my feelings about Glendale go back and forth. A part of me wishes that we were all there...mom, dad, the whole Champion family. We have been such dedicated Auburn fans for so long and it kills me to know that we will be watching it from home. The other part (the realistic) is telling me that it is OKAY. We will get to watch it on our new TV (considering the power does not go out) and we will save A LOT of money by not going. I calculated the trip and if you add the plane, hotel, and tickets for 4, I calculated about $7,000 not including meals. It just doesn't seem logical although we are all about to die to be there right now. We are coping with our decision and going to make the best of it:)
My dad played on the 1957 Championship team at Auburn. We found this picture and he is wearing the #11 jersey on the third row. We are so proud of him and love hearing the sports announcer talk about the '57 team and know that my dad played on that amazing team. We are hoping that if Auburn wins tomorrow night, they will have a special event for both teams next football season.
We all know you can't go to Auburn and not eat a turkey wrap at Amsterdam Cafe. Laura Cameron first found out about these from Corey Kate and Leah when she went and visited Auburn during her senior year. They have become one of our family's favorite treats to eat while visiting Auburn. Britt will agree that we frequently saw "Amsterdam Cafe" on the debit card history during Laura Cameron and now Elizabeth's college days.
Tonight we will be watching all the specials on the BCS Championship game. Laura Cameron will keep us posted on events happening in Glendale via twitter and Facebook. Elizabeth is at the Village and will be watching the game with a group of friends. They are sad that the Arena is closed but they are looking forward to (hopefully) rolling Toomer's Corner. Classes have been canceled at Auburn on Monday and she is thankful because she had a class at 4:00 tomorrow afternoon! Laura Cameron and Britt do not have to work tomorrow and I am still waiting to see if I will have to go. We are just hoping that we have power to watch the game. I bought a portable CD/radio player today at Walmart and the batteries are ready. LC has her jersey ready to wear tomorrow and we also have shakers ready to cheer on the tigers. ..Needless to say, the Motts are ALL AUBURN ALL IN!!
