A Night to Remember

WHAT. A. NIGHT!!!  We drove down to Tuscaloosa this afternoon for the Auburn basketball game.  We stopped for a quick supper at 15th Street Diner (Dan's favorite) & then headed over to the coliseum for the game.  The game was great, very close, but Bama pulled it out at the end.   Auburn's SGA president presented the Iron Bowl trophy to Coach Saban & the football team at halftime & then led the crowd in 'Yea Alabama'.  Daniel thought all of this was grand!  Daniel & Laura Ann both caught t-shirts thrown by the cheerleaders during time-outs.  Daniel made the FAN cam cheering and dancing- he was ecstatic!!  He got high-fives from everyone around us after that.  And we got lots of waves from Jane-Anne & Caroline (our favorite dance team girls) throughout the game (I sent them a message & gave them a heads up before the game that we would be there).   It was nonstop fun, seriously!
The fun was only getting started though, when the game ended.  We met Jane-Anne & Caroline at the railing & got to go down on the court, meet the Crimson Cabaret & get pictures.  It was literal *Sparkle Girl* heaven for Laura Ann!!  Daniel didn't complain one bit about it either.  We got to visit with the Elliotts & McCulloughs for a few minutes, who were there for Caroline's last home court game.  We missed seeing our favorite college student William though......he was the dedicated student who stayed home to study for his French test tomorrow.  We finally said our goodbyes & started to leave.   Laura Ann & I stopped at the bathroom on the way out & when we came out, Daniel had found Brandon Gibson (Bama football player).  Daniel asked him for a picture & explained that I was in the bathroom with my camera, so he kindly waited with Daniel for me to come out.  Such a nice guy!  Anyway, it was a super, super, super fun trip for the whole family to our most favorite place! 

Favorite quotes of the night:
Daniel- One time during the game, the Crimson Caberet lined up in the aisle & Jane-Anne was right beside us.  She waved at Daniel & he said, "MOM, Jane-Anne just waved at me & it made my face feel hot!  I think it's red!"

Laura Ann- Walking to the car, "This was the best night EVER!  My favorite part was when Caroline stood up in the middle & did that wiggle dance!"