Priceless

Gas..........$ 140

Meals......$ 200

Hotel.......$ 240

Tickets...$ 180

Rusty's first Auburn football game...PRICELESS!

We left right after school on Friday with Rusty's friend, Brannon in tow and we headed to Alabama for an AU football game against Ole Miss. He had asked for this back in April and so, for his birthday, he gave up having a big party for a small one with just a few family and friends so that he could go see Shug-Jordan Stadium and THE Tigers play!

On the way up, the boys were really good...alternating between their game boys and the DVD player. There was some time in between for giggles. We stopped in Tifton to eat at Wendy's and then we were back on the road. We arrived at our hotel around 10:30 pm eastern time (except we are now on central) and the boys had crashed out. It was freezing compared to the temperature we left in Florida...so here we are each carrying a boy up to the second floor and then returning to the car to haul our bags up. Once in the bed, they both curled up and went right back to sleep and of course, were up at the crack of dawn, ready to go!

So, jerseys on and tennis shoes in place we set out for a day of shopping at the campus bookstores. Since we only get to go up once every other year or so, we stocked up on new t-shirts, shorts, fleeces and more... The boys hung in like troopers as we dragged them all over Auburn looking at everything new since the last time we were there.

We stopped for lunch at The Mellow Mushroom which was one of our favorites when we were in school and, I must say, still is. The boys had a pizza and Adam and I put away a calzone:0) By the time we were done there, it was time to get to the stadium. We didn't have the best seats and when I tell you we could see Heaven you will understand how truly high we were but it was good because the boys were so excited and they had a little more room to wiggle around up there. But, it was also a little cooler up this high. They made it through the whole game without any complaining (from them). If you know, Adam, you know how he loves college football and Auburn in particular. To be back in the town and in that atmosphere is not to be taken for granted.

Auburn won the game and we began the race to Toomer's Corner with our toilet paper in hand. If you don't already know, following all home victories and anything of significance: ie a swimming national championship or this past year, Auburn won one in Equestrian...the students and alumni toilet paper the center intersection of town. The streets are shut down and all around you rolls are flying and Alumni are teaching their children how to hold one end and throw the other. Children are waiting for a roll to come flying from the other side of the tree and they all race and dive so they can be the next to throw it. Parents are busy trying to get the perfect shot of their little ones "rolling Toomer's" for the first time. Words can't describe the pride you feel in seeing your children participate in a tradition that was so much fun and so special while we were there. So, we rolled Toomer's and Rusty got frustrated because "I can't do it right." But, by the end, he was rolling around in the grass, covered in toilet paper and laughing his little laugh.

Priceless.