It was
a fun trip and I hated not sharing it with my social media friends and family. Prior
to the meet we ate a delicious cheese burger at Cheeburger Cheeburger (with fries and onion rings cause I'm an adult), yes they have bigger mason jars now and no I didn't steal one but I really wanted to do so. I'm grown now and I guess I know better. I knew better then too but let's not focus on that or the fact that there's at least one jar in my cabinet (maybe two). Then we walked up to the famous Toomer’s Drug Store for some shopping at J&M
Bookstore, and Tree appreciation time before going to Tiger Rags, must stops for any Auburn fan. We also decided to
catch a movie while we were in town since we had some time to kill and we love
movies. I'll watch anything as long as I have popcorn. Too bad a. the popcorn was kinda stale, and b. I accidently dropped it before the previews were done and lost half of the popcorn on the floor. We went to see “The Shack” which I have to admit was better than I thought
it would be even if there were things about it that I didn’t like and I'm sorry .... Tim McGraw was a distraction. I never fell into the movie enough to know that wasn't Tim McGraw and frankly he annoyed me during this movie. It’s one of
those movies that I’m glad to have experienced but not one that I’m going to
rush to Amazon to buy the book, or get it on DVD so I can watch over and over again.
Last time I focused on my lack of negativity
via social media and this time I was reminded of how much positivity I tend to
throw out there too. This week’s Auburn Gymnastics meet celebrated “Senior
Night” and to not take a moment to tell the Senior class what a joy it has been
to watch them work was hard was really hard.
So I'll take the time now, MJ (Psychology), Lucia (Pre-Med), Kelsey (Mechanical Engineering), and Kullen (Aerospace Engineering) it has been an honor to watch each of you work and I'm sure whatever path you walk...tumble...down next you will be amazing at it if you only show HALF the dedication that you have shown to this Auburn Team. Thank you for your time, your dedication, and the memories, War Eagle and happy graduation! (side note, I included their respective majors cause I wanted to give a shout out to how smart my Tigers are as well as talented and strong!)
These ladies give up so much to
wear that Leotard from time with family, with friends and with loved ones to
the amount of time they train, study and support each other it seemed wrong to
not acknowledge it. The meet we went to was between Auburn and Pittsburg, not
exactly an SEC clash of the titans meet but Pittsburg had a great meet. The Pittsburg team was staying our hotel and while we only saw them for a few minutes the interaction I had with them was very positive. They looked like a great group of young ladies and they definitely put on a show for the Auburn fans Friday night. I would have liked to have tweeted to the team’s twitter handle to tell them how much I enjoyed their performance. They definitely came to play as did the Auburn Seniors in their final night before friends, family, and fans in an Auburn leotard in a home setting.
The season is not over but for those Seniors that’s a night they will
always cherish. I also loved how the entire team came out to each of the exits
to talk with fans, take pictures and sign autographs (let’s see the football, basketball, baseball teams do that and I know their tickets are more expensive).
Watching these ladies with their fans was fun, watching little boys and girls
afraid to approach but then be welcomed with a hug and a picture was heartwarming, you got a
sense that they appreciated us being there as much as we appreciated what they
do. Those ladies are pretty amazing! Next up for the Tigers is the SEC
Championships in Jacksonville. This young team has the opportunity to do well
at the championships, they have been knocking on the door all season with great
scores they just need solid scores, hitting their routines and they could have a great night.
Don’t get me wrong I don’t harbor this insane idea that Auburn will win it all,
that’s between LSU and FL (my money is on LSU) and you can never rule out
Alabama but I think Auburn could be the dark horse no one is watching to come
in and finish 5th. This team is building and with
a young team they have a bright future ahead of them.
After the meet we went to one of my favorite
places in the world to eat “Willie’s Wings.” It was a mainstay in my student life
and they deliver! They are only open from 5PM until about 1AM so it was the
perfect late night place to go for some good hot food that wasn’t pizza. A
college kid can only eat so much pizza. I was so excited to walk into the Resturant
and was immediately transported back by the smell. I couldn’t wait to get that
sandwich in my belly. Western Sub with Tots, I’ve tried to recreate it at home
and I come close but NOTHING compares to Willie’s Western Sub with Tots. With a
fully belly I slept like a baby.
On Saturday we got up frolicked around campus
some more, sent Golden a note from Biggin Hall (her home away from home while
at Auburn) and hit the road to head back home. It was a great weekend of
conversation, fun, food, and laughter. I can’t wait to go back. I wonder if my
boss would let me take every Friday off to spent 24 hours in Auburn, better yet
I wonder if they want to open an “Auburn branch” with me as their first
employee. I could move back there in a heartbeat. In a few years my nephew,
Lord willing, will be at Auburn and I just might have to make more of a point
to get up there and make sure he’s not making the same mistakes I did while in
school. Auburn will always have a special place in my heart and I hope he’ll
feel the same way after he gets his degree. It’s so much more than a place or a
school it’s the atmosphere, the people, the area itself and until you
experience it I can’t explain it to you. So I’ll leave you with this …
WAR EAGLE!
Marcy (C/O 01)
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