Got our Guns Up!

This weekend Marcus and I made the long trip to Lubbock to see our #10 ranked Red Raiders play SMU. We bought tickets back in July before we knew the madness the RR fans would be with this exciting season!

Of course, we stopped by to see the first house we purchased just before we were married. It was still standing and looked good. If only our mortgage could be that small again :)



A trip to Lubbock is not complete without shopping and eating at all of our favorite places. We hit up the wonderful little TTU shops on Saturday afternoon and recharged with snow cones from the best snow cone stand in all the land. If only Bahama Bucks would come to Austin! I had a Red Raider- cinnamon, cherry and orange. Yummy!

Our shopping was quite humorous as we were buying for 5 kids! We had wish lists from our friends The Gumpls and The Butlers.




Of course, Abby Lu needed a onesie for the bowl game this year, hair bow and t-shirt for football season next year, a bib, and a sippy cup. Marcus wanted a new hat, dress shirt and office gear to annoy the Longhorns and Aggies. I needed some Tech serving dishes.

After shopping, we met up with our friends Katy and Chad and their son William who has mastered the art of the "guns up".... that is, if you can catch him!


Marcus and I try to see Tech play every year, but it is normally at a hostile location- UT, Baylor, or A&M. Being "home" felt wonderful. I don't think we have seen a game in Lubbock since college. We are accustomed to being the only people cheering when Crabtree scores and hearing the other band play during breaks. For once, we were yelling, singing, and booing with the people around us.



The fans were crazy. It was a sell out crowd in the newly expanded stadium! Tailgating was in full force and the hype before the game was even better and bigger than we had remembered. We won the game 43-7 which included 5 interceptions. I can assure you we have never seen the Tech defense do that!

I do believe our daughter enjoyed the game as well. She was kicking and flipping all game long which is unusual for that time of day. I'm guessing she heard the 55,000 people yelling and the row of tubas.

Big thanks to Carol and Katy and Chad for letting us stay with you! We had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed visiting with you.