rivalries

we started our day with breakfast with all the kids - the six of them, ages 9 - 2. and then we left them in the loving care of their uncle and grandmom.

we enjoyed lunch with jason's sister and dad at one of the downtown ann arbor pubs.

we walked through downtown a bit...taking in a few stores.

searching a bit for some of the infamous fairy doors - this is something i will have to do more of!

and then we headed up the hill to the big house.

the last college football game i went to was the citrus bowl, jan. 1, 2001, in orlando, fl. with a large family group. it was UM vs. auburn. i'm not sure that i've ever been to a game in the big house.

many people asked who i would be cheering for. that's the kicker, isn't it. i was born and raised a wolverine. i graduated (twice over) a spartan. i would be in the big house. surrounded primarily by wolverines. i wore my big hoodie with a blue block M on it. i wore a maize-colored wind/raincoat. but to be honest, i wasn't sure who i'd be cheering for.

so i started by taking it all in.

michigan stadium. the marching band. the fly-over (which was really impressive).
the student section.

and when push came to shove.... and it was kick-off time.... and i could hear both fight songs in the same stadium.... i found myself cheering for....the spartans. without a doubt, that's where my allegiances are. i guess my heart really is on the banks of the red cedar.

sorry dad.