BYU was playing the University of Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium, in Madison.
Sorry, all I have is iphone shots.
I have actually never been up to Madison, which is crazy considering how close to us it really is. It is a fun city. Lots of charm, and very, very full of activity on a game day!
It was nuts! I have never seen students so excited to get some partying on! And people tell me and Del that WE went to a party school! They were a fun crowd of game fans! They have all kinds of songs, cheers and gimmicks at that school. I thought I was going to have a panic attack when they started in on "Jump Around." The stadium was shaking like there was an earthquake. And we were up in the nosebleeds, so thoughts of tumbling backward once all the screws came loose from the jumping were not very settling!
Unfortunately for BYU fans, they lost.
We had a nice time seeing so many of our friends from back home, our church here, and friends who have moved away. We were running into people left and right. It was great! We even saw our high school principal the night before the game! What a flashback!
We drove up the night before the game because the players do a fireside at a church near the stadium when they travel. A fireside is a meeting where a message about Christ is shared with a congregation in the evening. There was a huge crowd for the fireside. The players sang songs and some spoke and bore their testimonies. Coach Bronco Mendenhall also spoke and gave a nice talk.
Saturday morning we drove around campus before going to the BYU pre game lunch. We turned onto a street that turned out to be a fraternity row. Lots of action there. Including this group of guys rolling a giant ball down the street. When I pulled out my phone for a picture, they yelled for us to stop so I could sign the ball. I told them I was sorry I was going to write something they would not like, and when I wrote "Go BYU" they told me they would just be drunk either way, weather they lost or not. Ha! They were cool and posed for some pictures for me. So nice to make new friends, right? Ha!
We sat by our friends the Laws during the game. It was SO good to catch up with Jessica a bit! I have missed her so much since they moved away to Wisconsin! Dru was a game crazy guy that weekend. He and his brothers hit four games spanning from Chicago to Green bay in just three days!
Our friends, the Critchfields, minus their two oldest daughters.
I love Jill! She is such a good friend, and example. What a blessing her move to our ward at church has been! Del is first counselor to Bishop Crtichfield. It has been so much fun getting to know their family. And Walker has found a kindred spirit in Nicole. She is his favorite babysitter! He loves his Cole.
Jill's coat is so cute! And perfect for BYU games!
It was a good weekend! So glad we got to go. So nice to spend some time with Del.
2 comments:
Go Cougars! It was great to see you guys.
It was SO good to see you and I have missed you so much too!
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