Here Comes Fall

We are over two weeks into the 2011 Bama football season. Last weekend, Tide Guy & I traveled to watched Bama play Penn State. Last year when Penn State came to Tuscaloosa, our student section and fans gave a standing ovation to their coach and cheered as their team entered the field. Such respect for their coach, their tradition of winning, and the past rivalry between the two teams. We knew there were a lot of requests throughout the Penn State family to not boo our team as they entered the field. In fact, we felt very welcome at restaurants and on campus prior to the game. A lot had to do with the southern hospitality they received the year before and the tornado tragedy. So, to say we were surprised to hear booing as Bama ran onto the field would be an understatement. Oh well. Bama played well and the victory lessened the sting.

Yesterday I mailed the final paperwork to Alli.

We have spent a bit of time cutting down a few trees, cutting them, and hauling them away. It looks so much better to rid the yard of the ugly and basically dead trees. We are able to get a better visual idea of the area for a pool.

The work on our deck has almost stopped. Tide Guy has the outer trim down and has completed most of the upper stairs. We now need to have the hot tub moved so we can begin on that level. The only problem is Tide Guy is in DC for work 2 or 3 times a month and now all weekends are dedicated to football. Ugh. So close.

I bought gas yesterday for $3.39. Still too high.

Ok. Big day. Gotta run! We have a game in Tuscaloosa this weekend.

Tide Gal