- Family weekend with my oldest at Wake Forest. Got there okay (we take the WV-VA route instead of heading down 75 and then over), but unreal to hear the accounts of students whose families were stranded in Asheville on their way to Winston-Salem, as well as students who are from that area. Harrowing stories about family members trapped, without power for dialysis machines, etc. Really put our inconvenient drive through the rain in perspective.
- Had plans to leave Wake and head to Asheville for a few days at the Biltmore. Obviously that plan was scrapped, so we headed back north...way north...to visit a couple of schools my youngest is interested in: Purdue and IU. I know, I know....but each of them have programs that she's especially interested in. Doubt she'll end up at either one, but it was fun to watch her gears start spinning about what she'd like her college experience to be.
- Had been invited to a couple of different tailgates before the Wake/Louisiana game and, well....bless their hearts. The people were nice, but it was about what you'd expect from an ACC tailgate at a sub-.500 program. Exciting game, but Wake DOINKED a potential game-tying FG off the upright as time expired, which could be heard throughout the stadium. Felt sick for that kid.
- Wake families who knew we're from KY were congratulating us on the win over Ole Miss. I will gladly eat crow on Stoops....after that SC loss, I thought the dude was done, and I was ready for the SUMRALL ERA to begin. But the guy is fighting back, and that's what we all wanted to see.
- This hot sauce discussion is timely, as I'd been thinking about switching us up from our usual Frank's fandom. On a separate sauce note, I've been using Duke's Habanero Garlic on pretty much every sandwich/burger for the past six months. Stuff is crack.
- Red Clay Strays.
- Had plans to leave Wake and head to Asheville for a few days at the Biltmore. Obviously that plan was scrapped, so we headed back north...way north...to visit a couple of schools my youngest is interested in: Purdue and IU. I know, I know....but each of them have programs that she's especially interested in. Doubt she'll end up at either one, but it was fun to watch her gears start spinning about what she'd like her college experience to be.
- Had been invited to a couple of different tailgates before the Wake/Louisiana game and, well....bless their hearts. The people were nice, but it was about what you'd expect from an ACC tailgate at a sub-.500 program. Exciting game, but Wake DOINKED a potential game-tying FG off the upright as time expired, which could be heard throughout the stadium. Felt sick for that kid.
- Wake families who knew we're from KY were congratulating us on the win over Ole Miss. I will gladly eat crow on Stoops....after that SC loss, I thought the dude was done, and I was ready for the SUMRALL ERA to begin. But the guy is fighting back, and that's what we all wanted to see.
- This hot sauce discussion is timely, as I'd been thinking about switching us up from our usual Frank's fandom. On a separate sauce note, I've been using Duke's Habanero Garlic on pretty much every sandwich/burger for the past six months. Stuff is crack.
- Red Clay Strays.
