UVA! Go Hoos Go!

This weekend OG went to her 1st ever UVA football game! We have never taken her before b/c 1) we thought it was too far away (3 hrs) and 2)too long of a day (12 hrs w/ travel, tailgate,game & travel). We also have always had other committments on game weekends, so it was Daddy who always went.

Well this weekend was a blast. We did decided to drive up to Charlottesville, VA on Fri night to save some time. We also had a FREE hotel room b/c of hubbie's hotel points b/c he travels so much for work! WOOO We stayed about 10 mins from the stadium so that was convenient.

OG talked about UVA the whole way up and wanted to know WHEN we would be at UVA. I don't think she really KNEW what UVA was...she knew there was a game etc but I don't think she knew what she was in for.

The funny thing about the hotel was this...Fl Grandparents, you will appreciate this....we walked into the hotel room, OG looked around, walked back to the counter where the sink and bathroom were, looked around there and asked "where are all of the other rooms??!!" We asked her what she meant...we told her THIS was our room. She then said "this is not a hotel room....there is only one room...where are the other bedrooms and the living room?". OOPS She is spoiled. When we go to Disney every year we stay in a Villa/Suite on the property, so it has 2 bedrooms, a kitchen and a full den...and at the beach we stay in a condo, 2 br's a kitchen, dining area and den area. THAT is normal to her. I think it is time to expose her more to how the REAL folk live when you don't get things for practically FREE. ha

So on Saturday we left our hotel room about 8:30 am, grabbed some breakfast at Mickey D's and headed to the tailgate spot. Now hubbie USUALLy does it up with the tailgate...tent, chairs, coolers, TV, music, tables...TONS of food galore. Not this time. Because the game was so early 12 noon, we needed to be at the tailgate by 9am. Then leave for the walk to the stadium by about 11 to get there early and get a spot (we wanted to sit in general seating b/c it is better than the season ticket seats we have) before the game started. So it was just breakfast on your own....and we even forgot chairs! Had no tents! No nothing! Everyone around us was decked out in style cooking breakfast on grills with tents, banners, chairs...the works! Oh well. ha We did call some friends the night before to tell them we forgot the chairs and for them to bring more...so their were extra chairs and that was good.

So we headed to the game...OG was excited...we took lots fo pix...and we WON! We beat ECU! WOOO! Go Hoos! It took a while for OG to get into the game, but eventually she was singing songs and doing cheers! She was even on the jumbo tron once!! So cool. She us already asking when we are going back!!

OG spelling ou the A in UVA...lol