Gators Gators Gators
As you all know, we are Gator Fans. I have to say yesterday would rank up in one of my top 5 days EVER and maybe my best fan experience EVER!!! All the years of my dad hanging me over the rail at football games (I once got a James Lofton wristband) and telling me go on get up there paid off. We dropped of the kids at my in-laws around 10:30, we were a little behind schedule but arrived in our "GatorVan" at around 12:40. I had previously mapped out the pregame and post game traffic patterns and had found out where the Official Gator Tailgate would be. We parked perfectly in the middle between the stadium and the tailgate. We parked in a parking lot that was literally half SC half FL. There was tailgating galore. Big Gator Buses and Gator Chomps everywhere....We were afraid we missed the main activities at Seawell's but when we got there it was free food, drinks available, and Gators Galore!! We got to see Albert, Alberta, the Gator band, and the cheerleaders. After the band played, and a few good rounds of Go Gators and It's great to be a Florida Gator...we headed out. At one of the booths we found earrings to match my bracelet! Mark got them for me. I put them on. When we were heading towards the stadium we were walking behind the mascots in their 'people outfits' and the band. We walked through the tailgating and ended up getting some snacks and drinks from a Gator Fan. Mark and I still want to know what was in that pistachio candy thing it was sooo good!
When we arrived at the stadium we got our seats and the game was nerve wracking at first. The stadium was SOOOOOOOOOOO loud. I have to say that was definately the loudest game I've ever been to. At about the 2nd quarter I had a headache hit that still have as I type this. At half time, we took some time to stretch our legs and we went down to figure out our post game plan to get to the team. I talked to the guard guy at about where I thought we needed to cross and told him where I needed to get. He told me that we would have to go through the tunnel to get to the Endzone. We stopped at the First Aid stand to get me some Tylenol, got some nachos and a pretzel to refuel and then headed back to our seats.
My dad called right as we got back to yell at me for not getting the Gators going. Our luck began to change after that and despite my now migraine headache, Mark and I cheered two little blue dots in our sea of Garnet. I can say I never felt so many daggers directed at me or Mark when we would yell Go Gators or Gator Bait. The people around us though were a good group and we were mainly around families so it was nice. We missed our kids but knew there was no way they could have been wedged in like sardines and been as happy as we were.
We left our seats at about 4 minutes left in the game...most of the SC fans were heading towards the exit by the end of the 3rd....we made our way to the guard from earlier and he waived us right on through. We made it to the End Zone (where we were 2 years ago) with 34 seconds left in the game. The game ended and the team came over...we sang the Florida Song....I had a perfect spot on the hedge and was getting hand slaps from lots of the players...then there he was our hero Tim Tebow...2 feet from me and bam! Hand slap! Ahhh yes! My mission was complete. Then the boy next to me was trying to get things from the players and #14 gave him his wristband and a thing from his leg, so I said can I get something for my son and I got the leg thing! The team left and Albert and Alberta came by and I got to pat them on the noses...they were nice gators as Jacob said when he saw the pictures. The guy standing next to me was so funny...he said "Ok that's it I can die now because I'd die happy" and walked away.
After that we headed towards the car after I of course called my dad like a teenager and told him I touched Tebow! I touched Tebow! On our way to the car, we saw the team buses so we decided to see if we could see them coming out....the team did come out to the buses and I had a perfect spot again! Right on the aisle, I don't think there was a Gator we didn't see up close and for the most part I think I got to say good job to every player I would have wanted to. When Spikes came by, Mark said watch your eye! I gasped but it everyone thought it was funny. Then for the 2nd time, there he was Tebow, walking down the aisle, he had to stop right at me because the line was stopped before him. I said "Good Game Tebow" He said "Thank you" and then I HUGGED HIM! Yep that's right I hugged him. Shortly after Urban Meyer walked through and I told him Good Game Coach...he said thanks. Mr Tebow walked through and then Mrs Tebow. The line was really going fast at that point. I asked her for a picture but she got wisked through and she said "I have to go with my son but maybe next time". She was genuinely nice.
We headed to the car me floating on a cloud...yeah! My Gator Day was complete. I posted my pics on Facebook so take a look when you can! I also wanted to give a big shout out to Mark, we had such a great day and he was with me every step. It one point in the game in the 3rd quarter he yelled at the team and seriously let out a growl that would have made Madision proud. It scared me for a second becuase I thought I was sitting next to the hulk...a Blue and Orange Hulk. Thank you baby Love you!
When we arrived at the stadium we got our seats and the game was nerve wracking at first. The stadium was SOOOOOOOOOOO loud. I have to say that was definately the loudest game I've ever been to. At about the 2nd quarter I had a headache hit that still have as I type this. At half time, we took some time to stretch our legs and we went down to figure out our post game plan to get to the team. I talked to the guard guy at about where I thought we needed to cross and told him where I needed to get. He told me that we would have to go through the tunnel to get to the Endzone. We stopped at the First Aid stand to get me some Tylenol, got some nachos and a pretzel to refuel and then headed back to our seats.
My dad called right as we got back to yell at me for not getting the Gators going. Our luck began to change after that and despite my now migraine headache, Mark and I cheered two little blue dots in our sea of Garnet. I can say I never felt so many daggers directed at me or Mark when we would yell Go Gators or Gator Bait. The people around us though were a good group and we were mainly around families so it was nice. We missed our kids but knew there was no way they could have been wedged in like sardines and been as happy as we were.
We left our seats at about 4 minutes left in the game...most of the SC fans were heading towards the exit by the end of the 3rd....we made our way to the guard from earlier and he waived us right on through. We made it to the End Zone (where we were 2 years ago) with 34 seconds left in the game. The game ended and the team came over...we sang the Florida Song....I had a perfect spot on the hedge and was getting hand slaps from lots of the players...then there he was our hero Tim Tebow...2 feet from me and bam! Hand slap! Ahhh yes! My mission was complete. Then the boy next to me was trying to get things from the players and #14 gave him his wristband and a thing from his leg, so I said can I get something for my son and I got the leg thing! The team left and Albert and Alberta came by and I got to pat them on the noses...they were nice gators as Jacob said when he saw the pictures. The guy standing next to me was so funny...he said "Ok that's it I can die now because I'd die happy" and walked away.
After that we headed towards the car after I of course called my dad like a teenager and told him I touched Tebow! I touched Tebow! On our way to the car, we saw the team buses so we decided to see if we could see them coming out....the team did come out to the buses and I had a perfect spot again! Right on the aisle, I don't think there was a Gator we didn't see up close and for the most part I think I got to say good job to every player I would have wanted to. When Spikes came by, Mark said watch your eye! I gasped but it everyone thought it was funny. Then for the 2nd time, there he was Tebow, walking down the aisle, he had to stop right at me because the line was stopped before him. I said "Good Game Tebow" He said "Thank you" and then I HUGGED HIM! Yep that's right I hugged him. Shortly after Urban Meyer walked through and I told him Good Game Coach...he said thanks. Mr Tebow walked through and then Mrs Tebow. The line was really going fast at that point. I asked her for a picture but she got wisked through and she said "I have to go with my son but maybe next time". She was genuinely nice.
We headed to the car me floating on a cloud...yeah! My Gator Day was complete. I posted my pics on Facebook so take a look when you can! I also wanted to give a big shout out to Mark, we had such a great day and he was with me every step. It one point in the game in the 3rd quarter he yelled at the team and seriously let out a growl that would have made Madision proud. It scared me for a second becuase I thought I was sitting next to the hulk...a Blue and Orange Hulk. Thank you baby Love you!
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