Sugar

I am sorry!!! I have been non-existent for so long. Life has been quite busy and I just let time get away from me. It happens to everyone right?

Anyways, it has been quite a ride the last couple of months. I have had trying lessons, hilarious experiences, and friendships built in ways that I never thought would be. Its a lot to say, and hopefully I'll be able to really sit down and tell the stories that NEED to be told.

he Sugar Bowl was amazing!! So many MANY different memories that make me love my guys ten times more than what I did before. I had my challenges down there, but I had people to lean on to help me get back up. It was not an easy thing to really ask for that strength to lean on tho. I'm not someone to admit that they need help. When it comes to working together at football as managers its kinda sixes. We set up for practice and take down, but during practice we do our own responsibilities. Over this past summer (that's like four blogs in and of itself) I learned to work independently more than what I already did. I relied on people to help me, but a lot of the times I just did certain tasks by myself. So down in New Orleans, it was really hard for me to ask for help; I'm not someone to do that willingly. Today when I see them, I can't help but smile, and think of the friendship that was built a little bit stronge. Even tho they don't really know exactly why, I always thank them. I've been doing football for almost three years now! Longest I have ever had a job! And I don't plan on quitting anytime soon (sorry guys).

There are way too many stories to tell about New Orleans, but I'll share some of my favorite ones. There was a group of players: Greg, T.J., Zach, Tage, and Grayson (Pictured left to right). When they are all together it is quite hilarious. Anyways, the guys wanted to go on the boardwalk, and us three girls (Rachel, Kelsie and myself) decided to tag along. The boardwalk ended up being closed, so we wondered down to Cafe Du Monde. We ended up losing all the guys but greg on our way down to the Cafe. We got our beignets and were starting to walk back to the hotel when we here this obnoxiously loud horn next to us. We figured it was a boat or something really cool, so we run up these stairs, holding a bag of beignets in one hand, and the other hand an actual beignet. Sounds retarded but it was hilarious. These bags of beignets was half way full of powdered sugar! Powdered sugar was flying everywhere! We get to the top of the stairs, and it was a measly train (I think) that was going by. We were just laughing!

Other favorite story: New Years Eve in New Orleans. It was nuts crazy but I loved it!! We had a pep rally that we were expected to go to. Which turned out to be really fun. There was a field goal set up to do some kicking. Colt Sampson almost took off one of the 'refs' heads. I was laughing fairly hard. Schlauderaff kicked it fairly well from what I remember. And for the majority of the players... there is a reason why we leave the place kicking to Louie and Vroman. Sorry guys. This was a really relaxed and fun thing to see. Some of my best pictures from the whole entire trip came that night. After the pep rally, we had a riverboat cruise up the Mississippi River. After the dinner, players were roaming around on the boat taking pictures, talking, and goofing off. I was talking with a few players (to keep from their humiliation I won't mention their names), and all the sudden one was laughing so hard and so high I could not believe it was coming from him. His physical appearance would lead on to believe that he laughs, just not so high. He is one of the funniest guys that you will ever meet! And if you ever get him laughing really hard, the tears will be falling!!! I think what triggered it was Coach Hill's son was making faces through the windows and one was absolutely hilarious. I wish I had taken a picture of it. But it just didn't work out.

Okay, I think I am done boring you all for now. I will really try and work on more stories later. I need to get to bed. NIGHT!!