Kansas City Trip - Part 2

Picking up where I left off yesterday...

On our way back to the hotel, we just by chance (well, miracle really☺) came across the OU cheerleaders and the Pride "warming" up in front of the Marriott! WOOHOO!! How lucky were we?! They were getting ready to board their bus, headed to the game, and they stopped to do a mini pep rally right in front of the hotel!

We were so pumped and could not wait to get back to our room and load on our million layers of clothing and head to the game!

We finally arrived to Arrowhead...the lights shining bright, excitement in the air, fans filing in...

Once we were in the stadium it felt electric...or was that static electricity from it being so figgin' cold? BURRRRRRR

Here's a pic of the ESPN guys in the booth...I thought seeing the green screen behind them was kinda cool. I'm easily impressed.

Here is one of Stoops in all his glory...Stoops for President!

The seniors took the field for the toss...OU was receiving...game on!

Staying nice and cozy in my furry hat☺ Don't laugh! You would be wearing one too...it was 29 degrees and falling...fast.

Sam and Josh Heupel...two Oklahoma Greats!

The Pride of Oklahoma

Sam, Sam he's our man! If he can't do it, no one can!

Me and mom wearing a suitcase full of clothes☺

This sign says "Chase Daniels (Mizzou QB) likes boogers"...LOL☺

Oklahoma 62, Mizzou 21

Sooners win! Sooners win!

Oklahoma...Big 12 Champions!

Boomer Sooner, Baby!

Weekend Review

Well, this could be a long review due to the LONG weekend, but I'm going to try to keep it short and sweet...well, short at least.

My weekend really started on Wednesday around noon. My boss let our department off early. My friend Mary and I took advantage of the afternoon. No one knew we were getting off early (like husbands or kids), so we snuck off to an afternoon viewing of Twilight...for the second time. I love that movie...and Edward. *sigh*

Wednesday afternoon I went to an eye doctor appointment and got new glasses. I'll post pics soon.

Thursday morning was spent cooking and watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The parade is quintessential to Thanksgiving. That's kind of a joke. My husband likes to tease me about using big words out of context. Whatever! I know exactly what quintessential means...hold on while I google. Anyway, the rest of the day was spent with family...eating, visiting, digging through Black Friday ads, playing music (not me, them), and tossing the football around. Fun day. I'm so thankful for my family.

Friday, well you already know what I was doing :)

Saturday...I just have one word for you...BEDLAM! We also had Thanksgiving dinner again with dh's mom, dad, brother, and cousin. Oh, and we played some Wii...have I mentioned my bowling skills on the Wii? Yeah, I'm pretty good :) THEN, we watched the OU/OSU game...and what a game it was! OU won! We moved ahead of Texas in the BCS...it's all good! Going to KC to the Big 12 Championship next weekend. Boomer Sooner!

Sunday I had to take Isaiah to the minor emergency center due to poison ivy. Apparently, while he was playing outside Thanksgiving day he acquired some poison ivy. I feel so bad for him. He has it on his little face and his arms. Too sad. I'm highly allergic as well, so now I have poison ivy on my chin, neck and chest. UGH! I thought that stuff was supposed to die off during the fall?!

So, that's the concise version of my weekend. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! :)

It's BEDLAM!

Y'all know what today is? It's Bedlam! Are you excited? I am!! This is the time of year where OU (THE University of Oklahoma) faces OSU (the OTHER State University...jk...Oklahoma State University)! It is always a good game, but today's game is a more important than most. Whoever wins this game will determine their own destiny. For OU, it means going to the Big 12 Championship and on to the National Championship. The OU/OSU game is always high-energy and intense and this year will only be better. The game will be aired on ABC!

It's football at it's finest...it's Bedlam!

BOOMER SOONER, BABY!

OU/Texas Tech Game

Saturday night's game was probably the best game that I've been to at Owen Field EVER!! For me it was more exciting than the OU/Nebraska game in 2000. OU was #5 and Texas Tech was #2...the stakes were high...the stands were loud...and the shoot-out was on!

The crowd was a whopping 85,000+! At 30 minutes prior to game time, the Pride of Oklahoma took the field and the electricity was almost visible. We were packed in there like sardines. Stoops had called us out. He said that OU wasn't the loudest stadium he'd ever been to and that the fans weren't that pivotal in a game. Reverse psychology? Maybe. Whatever it was, it worked!! Everybody was loud, proud, and on their feet. We had Bradford and Harrell in the same stadium...we were sure we were going to see some action and just praying that it was in OU's favor. The first quarter got off to a great start with OU's defense stopping the Raiders and the OU offense making the first touchdown of the game. That's key. It kind of sets the momentum of the game. No one was going anywhere...thirsty, you'll have to wait...need to pee, well that'll wait too. Mike and I hadn't ate since we left Wagoner, like 5 hours prior, but that didn't matter either. With every touchdown the excitement grew...we were screaming and yelling and jumping up and down...high-fives everywhere. They started playing that old song Jump Around by House of Pain (maybe?). Imagine 85,000 fans all "jumping around"...crazy! At half-time, the score was in our favor and the momentum was going our way. There was an interception and the crowd went wild! The second half was no different. The crowd was off-the-hook and Sam and crew were right on target. The defense was shutting Tech down. It was great! I don't think anyone thought that it would end like it did. I myself had felt good about the game, no bad feelings (like I felt when we played Texas), but never did I think we would win so decisively. BOOMER SOONER!!

Here's some more pics from the game:

*remember to pause my playlist before starting video*



Cold much?

Final score

Sooners win!

One of my favorite places on campus.

Student Union

Our favorite place to eat after a game...Raising Cane's Chicken...YUMM-O!

Boomer Sooner, Baby!

Whatcha Talkin' About Wednesday

What did you say? Huh? You said what? NO WAY! Say that again. Seriously! You've GOT to be kidding me! SHUT...UP!

Twilight will be coming out in less than 2 days! Count them...one...two! I'm beyond excited! As you all know, I PRE-purchased my tickets last week. I have my t-shirt and I'm ready to go. Every since I finished the last pages of Breaking Dawn last week, this is what I have been looking forward to! I'm going to the 5:50 show (that's central standard time). I know a few of you share my excitement and a few of you are sitting on the other side of the computer screen shaking your head right now...and that's ok. I'm sure if I had not read the series and I had no clue what people were so stoked (yeah, I went there) about, then I would be sitting on the other side of the screen shaking my head and thinking they were all CRAZY! Twilightaholics! There should be an "anonymous" group sprouting up any time. This is pretty much "THE" topic of conversation around the water cooler (just kidding, I just wanted to say that...the water cooler is in the kitchen and we don't stand around there and chit-chat).



The other "hot topic" around here is OU Football. We have a very precarious situation, in that, this Saturday we (OU) are playing Texas Tech...who beat Texas...who beat us. Did you follow that? Supposedly this game is THE game to watch. So, tune in and if you're not a Tech fan, root for the Sooners :) It's nationally televised on ABC. Look for me...I'll be the one in red :P

Last night, I went to my first of many Thanksgiving dinners. It got me thinking how everyone celebrates differently...different traditions, different places they go, and different foods to eat. We've already planned out our menu for Thanksgiving. Usually a couple of weeks prior, we sit down at my Granny's kitchen table on a Sunday afternoon and hash it out...who will bring what. One thing is always the same, my Granny makes the turkey, gravy, and dressing. She's the best hands-down! The rest of the side items include mashed potatoes, my Aunt Chrissy's hot rolls, my Aunt Bev's broccoli and cheese casserole, cranberry sauce, sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole, and all the yummy pies you can handle! (I think we have a thing for casseroles) We gather at my Granny's, eat, watch football, and nap! Oh, and then of course, we break out the sale ads for Black Friday. All of us girls hover around the cleared off kitchen table and we start making lists! There's always games of monopoly or tripoly...or card games. We know how to have a good time! This year, we're picking up an old tradition that we used to do all the time, and we're drawing names for Christmas gifts. Our family is getting so big and we felt like it would be a way to exchange gifts without everyone buying for EVERYONE. So, we'll see how that goes. Can't wait! I'm excited already! I love the holidays!

So, what are you talkin' about?

Weekend Review

I know it's a little late, but I've been "preoccupied" on my free time and haven't downloaded my pics from the weekend until today. So, here's my weekend review...

The weekend started off with some good 'ol trick-or-treating on Friday night. We went over to my mom and dad's. We just hung out, had dinner, and handed out candy...Isaiah's favorite part was handing out candy and he handed it out by the HAND FULLS! Those kids probably thought they hit the jackpot!

Waiting patiently for the next group of trick-or-treaters...

Stopping briefly for a photo-0p with mom...

He ain't afraid of no ghost!

My little Darth Vader..."Luuuuke, I ammmm yourrrr fatherrrr."

Back at Papa's to hand out some more candy.

On Saturday, we traveled to Norman for the OU/Nebraska game. If you know much about OU, you know that this used to be the biggest rivalry. Not so much anymore, but still feels nostalgic for those of us who remember. The game was pretty much a blow-out (62-28), but it was still a great game. Here's some pics...

These kinda got out of order, but here is a pic of pre-game w/ The Pride on the field and the huge Oklahoma flag...it's awesome!

This is a panoramic pic I took...isn't it cool?!

"O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A. Our chant rolls on and on. Thousands strong join heart and song in alma maters praise. Of campus beautiful by day and night. Of colors proudly gleaming red and white. 'Neath the western sky, OU's chant will never die. Live on University!"

We scored!

Campus Corner at night...one of my favorite spots.

Good times.

Weekend Review

Well,...

Ok,...

So,...

Yeah, this weekend, or should I say the first part of Saturday was a big 'ol bummer. My Sooners got beat by Texas! I strongly dislike Texas (sorry for anyone who reads this and is from Texas...I really just have issues with UT or A&M, but if you're just from TX in general it's ok...it's totally a football thing). I don't want to say I knew it or anything like that, but on Saturday morning I was sitting on the couch with the sickest feeling in my stomach. My husband kept on talking smack about Texas and how OU was definitely the better team, and how we would DEFINITELY beat them by more than a touchdown...and on...and on...and on. I just started sensing defeat. Kinda like the feeling I had when we played West Virginia. When we went into half-time with a one point difference...the feeling got stronger. Then Reynolds got hurt and he's part of the backbone of our defense, so there ya go...#1 down the drain!

Saturday evening was better. My mom and I took Isaiah to Carmichael's Pumpkin Patch. I LOVE pumpkins and boy do they have pumpkins...small ones, big ones, CINDERELLA ones, green ones, WHITE ones, bright orange, pale orange...you name it, they've got it! Here's some pics...

King of the pumpkins...

One of my favorite pics...
Isaiah hugging the baby goat...(that is a hug, right?...not a head-lock?...let's hope it's a hug) :P
Isaiah riding Sarah the camel...
Loading our wheelbarrow full of pumpkins...see my Cinderella ones :)
There were LOADS of pumpkins...this isn't even half of it...and behind those big bins of pumpkins was an awesome hay maze...Isaiah ran through there at lightning speeds! One time he came out and his cheek was all dirty and a little red. So, I asked him what happened. He said that he thought he was going through a door, but it was a wall...that could be a problem. Didn't slow him down though. He's tough.

Here's Isaiah and his Memo (like Nemo the fish, but with an M)...they love each other!
Isaiah and Mommy...
Isaiah riding Blaze the pony...
Where's Isaiah?
My fav pic...I LOVE white pumpkins!
Hope y'all enjoyed! I tried to load a slideshow from Flickr, but it WOULD NOT work...argh!