Bedlam!

Bedlam in Stillwater. After visiting with Ryan's family we pregamed at Uncle Ben's house on campus. What a great atmosphere! Not only was it our first home OSU game to go to since we've moved away, but to have the Pokes playing so well and against OU! Certainly beats "Nathan Simmons up the middle for a gain of 2." ESPN gameday was on campus, and Uncle Tylan and Uncle Evan went up to Library Lawn for a little while but it was a madhouse!

At Uncle Ben's house, all of Andra's extended family came over, as well as some old friends of the family. It was great to see Kelly and Amy and their family, long time friends who were in town for the game. Amy babysat Andra when she was little and they were all living in Stillwater. They brought Grayson a fun OSU cap. He had been through a pretty eventful few days and went from cranky to passed out in about two seconds.

Brittany, Marissa, Andra, and Ryan went and watched the band warm up and walk to the stadium; Uncle Tim played in his last band performance at a football game, having decided to leave band and its huge time commitments. We hooked up with Uncle Evan at some tailgates before heading into the game. We'd each seen the new stadium from the outside and on TV, but being inside with such a great fan turnout was awesome. Having it be so different then when we were in school and that not feeling that long ago did make the experience a little bittersweet. Granted, we feel the same way about GIA, but I guess that's progress.