Cornhuskin'

I gave you fair warning that I was going to be horrible at updating the blog in a normal time frame.  I promise after December 1st, I'll be better.

Two weekend's ago I made the 9 hour trek to Lincoln, NE for the PSU football game.  We were fueled by 90's pandora playlists, windmill farms and great company.  Once we arrived we checked into our hotel, freshened up and went out to see the bar scene in Lincoln.  It was great to be back in a college town with college prices.  When you can buy 4 shots & 4 beers for $21, you know it's going to be a great time.

We checked out the tailgating atmosphere surrounding the stadium and it was alright.  Definitely not like what I'm used to at Penn State, but what is?  You see, Beaver Stadium is surrounded by acres and acres of farm land, perfect for drunken times with friends who have become family.  One of the guys that met us from Denver had a ghetto blaster, which is a 90's style boom box controlled by your smartphone.  Genius idea.  I now want one.  Needless to say, we walked around Lincoln, carrying this sucker on our shoulder playing the appropriate music.  Everyone loved us.

Cornhusker fans and alumni are some of the nicest Big Ten fans I have ever met.  I only have great things to say about them.  If you ever find yourself in Nebraska, you will not be disappointed in their hospitality.  It's also a great stadium with great traditions.  Even though we did not come away with a win, I had a great time.

Thursday is Thanksgiving.  I'm lucky enough to be going back to NEPA to spend the holidays with my family.  I'm getting to that age where I can't take the holidays for granted.  Holidays are soon going to be spent with significant others and maybe the in laws.  Me being 700 miles away from all my family also isn't the easiest thing either.  But hey, that's the family of today.  Gone are the days where kids grew up, started their own families, and stayed in the same general area where they were raised.  We're nomads, life would be so boring if you didn't get out there and see the world.

Also - Iowa is a horrible state, there are more windmills that people - FACT.

Road Tripping!

Spontaneity - I don't have any.

I've always been a planner.  If I could have my entire life mapped out I would.  I mean I try to, but you know, it's life!  I don't think I've ever picked up and done anything without thoroughly looking into all options and taking time to figure everything out.  That's changing.

Last weekend I went to the PSU @ Purdue football game and had a blast.  It's only a 2.5 hour trip to West Lafayette so it was perfect for a little day trip.  We played bags, drank some Yuengling, and cheered on the Nittany Lions in a sell out crowd.  I had to drink every last drip of Yuengling.  I forgot how chilly November football games could get, but by Thanksgiving weekend I should have it down to a science.

This weekend when the opportunity presented itself to take a road trip to Lincoln, NE for the PSU game, it didn't take me more than 10 minutes to decide.  I was going.  Sure it's 4 days away so it's not completely spontaneous.  But this is from the girl who is already planning her retirement.  Friday afternoon we will begin the nearly 9 hour trip westward.  I'm so flipping excited.  I've never been to Nebraska but it appears they have a pretty kick ass gameday experience.  There's just so much tradition among the Big Ten schools, how could you not love it, unless of course you are an Ohio State fan.

I've been waiting to turn the clocks back for about a month.  Every morning that I wake up I immediately always thought "when do I get my extra hour."  Well do not fear E, you got your extra hour this past weekend.  Did I enjoy it?  No.  I woke up at 3am in a complete hangover fog.  I'm still not entirely sure it was 3am.  Maybe it was 2am or even 4.  The only best part about day drinking it, you can sleep off your hangover and wake up the next morning fine!

I'm still pissed I spent the extra hour of sleep hungover.  I won't get over this for about a year.