It's that time of year again

It's a certain smell in the air...
It's a certain feeling you get when you walk outside...
It's long rides to a small town...
It's KFC chicken strips and tater logs (for me at least!)...
It's grills and tvs...
It's dominos, uno, and card games...
It's lawn chairs in the parking lot...

It's shopping at the bookstore and watching the Dawg walk...
It's the energy of the crowd...
It's Saturdays...
It's a tradition...
It's RED and BLACK...
It's UGA football!

It's that time of year again and I'm soooo excited! Since I was about 9, my brother age 6, we have gone to almost every game in Athens to watch the Dawgs play. Our Nana and Papa have had season tickets since we were about that age and we were lucky enough to be able to go to almost every home game.

I remember Will always aggravating me to death until I would get up and throw the football with him.
I remember playing on the railroad tracks and anticipating game time.
As I got older, I remember taking friends along with me.
I remember playing games to help the time pass.
I remember knowing every one of David Greene's stats!
I remember Will always wanting to go into the stadium 45 minutes early to watch the teams warm up and stretch!
I remember the feeling when the team runs out onto the field!
I remember the sound of the victory bell being rung!
I remember the time we blacked out the stadium when we played Auburn, and we BEAT them!
I remember the energy and excitement of the fans- walking to the stadium and being inside.
And now, my little brother is officially a little bulldog himself-a student at UGA! The first game is in Atlanta and he thought he might be going, but he's not-he will be home (I'm secretly very happy about that!) And even though we don't have season tickets this year,
the air will still feel and smell like football...
we will still tailgate...
we will still play games...
we will still grill out...
we will still eat lots and lots of food...

we will still yell at the tv (rather than in the stadium at the players)...
we will still wear red and black...
and we will still carry on with the tradition of UGA football!

Fallen off of the face of the Earth???? Basically.

Last post: July 27th. Wow. I am so..... ashamed! How can I go from avid blogger to not posting for nearly a month? One word, three letters. J-o-b. School has started and I believe, if my brain is working correctly, we are in our third full week! Kindergarten is AMAZING! I love my kids! They definitely keep me laughing--more to come on this. I will devote a whole post to their crazy quotes! It's crazy how different life is with a job. For the past two years or so, college has been my job, but now-as a sub-I am finally doing what I love. But it has come at a price--gone are the days of blogging all day and watching tv-keeping up with my soaps!!! Thank goodness for DVR. I am like 10 episodes behind! Now, when I get home I am drained and want to go straight to bed. It's not as bad now as it was in the beginning. I am starting to get into a routine. While it is tiring--kindergarten is SO tiring--I wouldn't want to be doing anything else. I am going to try my best to get back into posting and catch you guys up with what's been going on with this Blissful Bride :)

Until my next post... (which will hopefully be tomorrow)