This past weekend Ben and I had the opportunity to head up to our beloved Aggieland for a football game. I did not think that heading back to College Station would be so emotional. I really felt as though I were heading home. I know, to some, it might not seem like much but with all the tradition that surrounds the town and all the amazing memories Ben and I have shared there it was nice to go back.
First order of business was to buy Ben a new Aggie baseball hat. Due to some unfortunate circumstances involving our ordinarily well-behaved dog Rollie eating Ben's last hat, a replacement had to be found. Once that was taken care of we went to meet our great friends Ashley and Kyle for a tailgate before the game. We had a great time relaxing and catching up, eating with them and Ashley's parents. For any of you who have frequented College Station you know that the weather is unpredictable but one thing you can usually count on is a disgustingly hot game day. However, while we were there the weather was warm and overcast (what a relief). After tailgating for a couple of hours we walked over to the quad to watch Step-Off. It was very surreal to be walking WITH Ben to WATCH the Aggie Band step-off WITHOUT him. I think it was a bit harder for me then him...but odd regardless. Canon went off, everyone WHOOPed, and then the drum majors blew their whistles. As many times as I have been to step-off it gives me chills every time when the drums start their cadence, and then they were off, and we were left standing and watching.
Luckily, we noticed a few of Ben's buddies and their girlfriends/fiancees/wives standing and watching too. It was so great to see Jenna & Jake, Carla & Kason, and Kayla & Brian, most were still in College Station finishing up school so it was nice hear updates of campus and school, as well as, future plans for everyone. We were all going to the game so we decided to walk over together and we ran into Mr. Adam Goldsmith! It was so good to see him! What a reunion we had going. We cannot wait to see everyone again.
The game was great, way too stressful if you ask me. It should not have been that close of a game, but it made it exciting at least. We had really good seats and had a nice breeze on top of the already decent weather. We had to eat a few Aggie Dogs (hotdogs) and Peanut M&M's (a tradition for Ben and me at football games)
After the game we walked back to the tailgate and stayed around until midnight and decided it was probably time to make the drive back to The Woodlands before we fell asleep. And yes, I fell asleep on the ride home, no worries Ben was driving ;-)
On Sunday, Ben's brother, James invited us to go to lunch and then the Astros game with his family. It was so nice to see James, Holly, the boys and Amy! We haven't seen them since July. Since then Mason (the youngest) has become mobile so it was fun to watch him try and walk around and explore things at the game. There was a MercyMe concert after the game, both Ben and I have seen them before but it was neat being in a setting like we were. Singing praise songs in a Baseball Stadium was a new experience for all of us.
All in all it was a great weekend, both teams won and we got to catch up with family and friends. Is there a better way to spend your weekend?
It was great seeing you two!! We actually ended up going to the game on tickets from Kason's sister which was a lot of fun. And we actually ran into Adam randomly after the game as well. CS is such a small world :)
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