Friday, November 23, 2007

In Other News

That cold weather the forecast promised has rolled in. Specifically, it rolled in between about 4:08 and 4:17 on Tuesday afternoon, the exact amount of time it took to go from home to campus. It was weird; it was such a great day - we went running in shorts and t-shirts that morning - and then as we were driving all the leaves were blowing off trees (which made me feel like I was in a fall-themed snow globe) and it became obvious that our balmy southern wind had been replaced by its stronger, northern brother. And no kidding, we got out at the union and it was cold. Maybe fifteen or twenty degrees cooler. I had totally forgotten that could happen.


On the upside, it was Touchdown Tuesday at the bookstore so we went shopping for new Jayhawk gear along with approximately 27,000 other rabid fans. The place was a zoo. Totally worth braving the crowds, though, since everything was thirty percent off and I love a bargain. I mean, we all need to sport the crimson and blue for the upcoming football game! The number two ranking scares me a little and I know we've got a tough game against Mizzou tomorrow, but it's nice to not have to be up in the middle of the night to watch it. And I'm so glad we've taught Wyatt to identify the mighty Jayhawk because he's getting to display that skill quite often.

It's good to be home. It's been hard on the blog though because my mom keeps making me cook and do dishes. Kind of like I'm Cinderella.

Okay, not really. I've just been busy playing with my nephews, hanging out with my sister, absorbing America and making my share of food for two thanksgiving get-togethers. So while I feel very behind in blogging, perhaps it's a good sign that I'm very invested in my non-computer life at the moment. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

3 comments:

Jody & Joey said...

Well...we DID have to get up at 0530 to watch the Aggies beat the hell outta t.u. which we, thankfully, did. Last night's spirit mission brought good karma to the Aggies, even if there is a really big ocean that separates us. Glad you are enjoying being home for the holidays. The annual 67th/44th Turkey Bowl was a wonderful family day...Bat Boys beat the Fighting Cocks (although we didn't recognize several players on their team) and the Bat Babes and Cockettes tied with questionable reffing but it was all in good fun. Pictures to come soon...

The Thomas Crew said...

Glad you had a great Thanksgiving and got to watch the game during "business hours." We got to watch the Tigers beat the Gamecocks today (sweeeeeeet!) during breakfast, which wasn't too bad. I would have stayed up all night for that.

The Blake Family said...

Well, like Jody, we got up at 0530 (well Cody did) and I joined in later...to watch UT get beat by the Aggies! Ugh! Guess we've both been through a rough weekend! Sorry Kansas lost. We watched that game too (well, most of it).