A Beautiful Day

Today was the big day--the first home game of the BYU football season. I knew it was going to be a great game the moment I stepped into the stadium. The air was a warm 80 degrees, fans were chatting about the Cougar defense, snow cones were coming at me from every direction, and my Cougar astrological sign read WINNER!

The highlight of the game was definitely the 62-yard touchdown by Curtis Brown. It was awesome. He had to have broken 3 or 4 tackles. I'm pretty sure that was the play I kicked the guy in front me (he now has my footprint on the back of his yellow polo--so sorry, sir! I was excited).

The cloud cover quickly brought a respite from the afternoon heat. Unfortunately, it also brought some "sprinkles." No, not the kind you put on ice cream. . .the torrential kind, actually.

Here we are shortly before the fans were asked to take cover from the lighting. Ry--are you feeling okay? Your haircut looks amazing, but I think this picture makes you look like a wee bit frightening.

STOP EVERYTHING--who is that familiar face lurking behind us--none other than the infamous S. Wood. We have now come full circle. I think I first heard about the Loveless clan in a PEC meeting a few years back when S. Wood mentioned they were moving into the Cove. . .and here we all are--together again.

Hey--where did Jeff go? Oh, don't worry--he's under the stadium where it's dry. Yep--he's the smart one in the bunch.

Okay friends--another shot with Ryan looking like a creature from the Black Lagoon. What is the deal? He's usually so photogenic.

STOP EVERYTHING! Anyone recognize the three-headed monster approaching on the right? This is really creeping me out.

A delay of game was just enough to scare us all off. We left and the game resumed about an hour later. Final score--BYU 49, Tulsa 24. Way to go, Cougs!

By the time I hiked to my car I was sopping wet and freezing. But I wasn't the only one suffering--the poor Passat was fighting for its very life. If I hadn't returned when I did, drowning was imminent. The only problem was getting from the sidewalk to the driver's side door. Let's just say this. . .it wasn't pretty. I'm headed to Gart's on Monday to buy a poncho and some waders to keep in my trunk.

Once I dried off, it was time to meet the Jenkins to see a play. The kids were really good. The emcee of the evening asked Ali to stand up and show the crowd how to laugh. She was so cute and even got a free candybar out of it at intermission. Heavens--I could have laughed for a candybar. . .Ali is also the child that dumped her collection of coins onto the floor. No friends--the fun didn't stop there. I'm pretty sure that everyone in the tiny theatre heard Ali fart during the second act. I just pretended like I didn't know her. Heavens. . .the kid sitting behind us belched during Act 1. Who really cares? They're kids, right?
WAKE UP GRANT!

Peace OUT--ALAN (who was also pretending that he didn't know gassy gus). Smart move to split off from the girls.

Lori was with us, too. She, of course, was manning the camera. Love ya, Lor!
Yes, it was a beautiful day.