A Weekend to Remember

Well, if you follow me on any of my social media outlets (or have read my recent posts), you'll know that this past weekend was the Texas A&M vs. Alabama football game here in College Station. You'll also know that I'm way too in love with football to even shut up about it for longer than five minutes. We may not have won the football game, but boy, did I have a fun weekend!

It started off with Curt's parents coming down to celebrate his birthday on Friday. We went "tent sale" shopping for some new Aggie gear, ate out at a local BBQ restaurant, opened presents, and had delicious homemade chocolate cake. We then made our way over to Midnight Yell (click the link if you wanna know more about my school's awesome tradition), where we stood outside Kyle Field.. trying to figure out why on earth we couldn't get into the stadium, with about 4000 other people, mind you. We finally made it in, only to realize that 40,000 other people had somehow beat us inside. Basically, 45,000-50,000 Aggies showed up for this, something I have honestly never ever seen at Midnight Yell. It was crazy, the air was so electric, we were all so pumped up for the biggest game in A&M history. Gosh, I love this school. 



The next morning, we woke up and headed over to campus to check out College Gameday, hosted by ESPN. We were all pretty exhausted from the night before, but ready to have some fun! We saw some famous Aggies, Gene Stallings and RC Slocum, who Curt's dad and uncle about fainted over when we realized who we were all standing near. It was pretty hilarious. Our backs even made national television! Hah. It was a cool experience, although, Gameday hasn't brought us any luck, so if they could just not come next year.. that'd be great, lol. Just joking!


We went back home to eat lunch and pick up the rest of the crew before the game began, and I decided to leave my camera at home. I knew I'd be jumping around and yelling at the top of my lungs while surrounded by a billion other people, so I didn't want to worry about my camera getting trampled. But, I still took pictures with my iPhone, of course. The game itself was absolutely crazy. The emotion in the stadium when our team came out of the tunnel was off the charts, and even though it was hot, we yelled our hearts out. During this play, everyone went absolutely positively BERZERK. You can actually hear it in the video. I mean, Curtis literally threw me in the air! Even though we lost, our team fought to the bitter, bitter end, and it was one heck of a ride. My absolute favorite game at Kyle Field ever, and there have been some really good ones. 

All-in-all, it was a fantastic weekend. Wish we coulda won, but we came dang close! I love my Ags, and am so incredibly proud to be a Fightin' Texas Aggie. It all went by in a blur, but that just makes me appreciate the moments even more. Not everyone gets to experience these things, and I'm so blessed to be apart of such an amazing university here at A&M. Hope you guys enjoyed my little football rant.. Have an awesome Monday!

My Aggie Ring Day

This first part is of the actual ceremony where I received my ring.  There were literally hundreds (maybe thousands?) of people standing around waiting, taking pictures, and havin' lots of Aggie fun on the unseasonably warm spring day.  I wanted it to be special, so only my parents, Curtis, and his parents went with me to pick it up.  We stood outside of the building for about 20 minutes, until finally they called my group, Group 8.  We scooted (literally..there were so many people) our way over to the lines for the rings. My name was on the sign, which was pretty cool, I signed a form saying I picked up my ring, and Curtis slipped that little gold ring on my finger.. foreshadowing for a couple months later?  I think so. 

Curt's bro-in-law, Curt's sis, me, Curtis, Curt's dad. We got dem gold rings covered, yo.

At Texas A&M, we take our class rings extremely seriously. I don't know of any other school that has an entire day dedicated to students going and picking up their class rings, or has silly little traditions to go along with what happens afterward. Fun fact: Every Aggie Ring in the world looks exactly the same. We're rather into tradition here. The photos above are from my "Ring Dunk." You put your ring at the bottom of a pitcher of whatever beverage you choose, and you have to drink all of it to get to the ring.."or else you don't get your ring," ha. Aggie Ring Dunks are typically performed with..beer. And seeing as I'm not much of a drinker, I think it would've been one awful idea for me to have dunked my ring in beer, so I did it with unsweet tea. Cheater, cheater, pumpkin eater. NO. It was so hard, y'all! My stomach was literally confused at what on earth I was doing forcing half a gallon of tea into it all at once. Which would be why I look like a crazy in the last photo with Curtis, haha. I dunked with my closest college friends, so it was lots of fun. I just want y'all to know, my pitcher I dunked in was $5 from Goodwill, and no, I didn't buy a poncho like everyone else, I found a clear plastic trash bag and made head and arm holes.  Cheap-o, why yes I am. 
All-in-all, I loved my Aggie Ring Day. It was better than I could have ever imagined, and I'm so proud to be a Fightin' Texas Aggie! Although, I will never be chugging anything ever again. 

And yes, I'm joining a family of giants.

Day 19 & 20: Twofer

I'm pretty excited about this Saturday evening. Curtis, his parents, and I will be making our way on over to Olsen Field to watch the Aggie baseball team play. I've only been to a couple of baseball games during college, but I'm really excited to actually sit down and watch a game like a normal person.. The first time I went, we sat in the direct line of the sun. First of all, I couldn't actually see anything, that's kind of the purpose of sports..to watch them, and having sun in your face isn't fun at all. The second time, Curtis and I ventured over to watch the Ags play Michigan State, but his back was really awful at that point and we didn't get real tickets, just general seating..meaning we had to sit on the ground -- or lack of ground because there were so many people there. Needless to say, we left early. So third time's the charm, right? I've actually watched more away baseball games than games at home, weird.

Day 20: 

Before I actually put real thought in what I wear to sporting events (besides just what t-shirt I want to wear), I would've just worn a t-shirt and some jeans and gone with it. But, since I'm getting all inventive now about every other part of my life, why not sporting events too? I've never been one of those girls that wears dresses  to football games, and I don't really plan on starting anytime soon. Maybe if I find a really cute maroon skirt, I'll throw it on for a football game or two..who knows, maybe it's cooler, because Lord knows Texas in September is hellish. Anyway, I thought this was a pretty cool look, perfect for the upper 60 degree day we're having.
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Day 20

Chambray: TJ Maxx
T-Shirt: Aggieland Outfitters
Skinnies: Gap
Belt: Abercrombie & Fitch (old)
Socks: Target
Booties: Gianni Bini
Nail Color: Turquoise & Caicos by Essie
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And here's what I wore yesterday for Day 19:

Yeah, I was trying to cross my legs and be all "blogger cool," turns out I'm a bit clumsy. I did get the hang of it eventually though.. I really enjoyed this outfit yesterday. It was nice and comfortable, but still put together..and I'm obsessed with lavender at the moment. 

Curtis doesn't know what to do with me and my new found obsession with getting dressed in actual clothes every day. Maybe this means he'll start caring about clothes too? Probably not, but I know I'll end up just buying him clothes that I think will look good and he'll ask me what to wear every morning once we're married. It already happens now actually.. I love that silly boy. We went out to eat last night, the hostess put us literally in the middle of an entire boy's basketball team. It smelled like stinky boys athletic clothes, and they were taking "shots" of hot sauce.. ohh boys. For some reason, this always seems to happen to Curt and I. We always get stuck next to the most random conversations, people, whatever.. always.
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Day 19

Sweater: Forever 21
Button-Up: Gap
Skinnies: Gap
Booties: Gianni Bini 
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Song of the Post: Never Let Me Go by Florence + Machine