GA/FL, round 3

This weekend was one of the best of my life. It was time for the annual trip to Jacksonville [neutral territory, my ass. case in point will later be discussed] for the Georgia/Florida game. I was worried because last year was SO awful, but it was great. Far exceeded my expectations!

On Thursday, I stayed with Katelin at her apartment. We picked up stuffed crust pizza and watched our Thursday night shows. I got to have my Vampire Diaries date with Jordan, which is the best part of my week! I get to see her on my birthday too! SO EXCITED. But that's besides the point. So we watched our shows and then played Sing Star Karaoke [Disney Channel and Pop songs. SO much fun] until it was time for bed.

Friday morning, Katelin and I went for a walk and packed for our trip to J-ville. We went to Taco Stand [I was less than impressed :-/ sad] before heading to Katie's. We hopped in Katie's car, got CFA milkshakes, and hit the road! We made good time down to Albany and went to Outback with Memama, Pepaw, Aunt Kristy, Uncle Charles, Heather, and Hayley [my cousins]. They told them that we were celebrating my birthday [which is sort of true.. it's this Saturday, but since I won't be there, we were celebrating] and they brought a free dessert for us. I love Outback. We got tickets to a haunted house from my aunt and uncle, but we were so tired after a long day of driving, even though it was only 7:30 when we left, so we decided against the haunted house. We went to my grandparents' house and relaxed until bedtime.

Saturday.. the big day. We got up early, picked up my uncle at his house, and headed to Jacksonville. About halfway there, we needed to refill our car, so I told Pepaw and Rob to go ahead and that we'd meet them at the stadium later. We got back on the road and headed to the stadium. Awhile down the road, I noticed a sign for Gainesville, which is where the University of Florida is, that said 45 miles away. Our GPS also said we were 45 minutes from our destination, and I was like, "oh yeah, neutral territory.. we travel 6 hours, and they travel 45 minutes." But I didn't think anything more about it. 20 minutes later, I saw a sign that said "Gainesville: 25 miles" ... and our GPS said 25 miles. Yep, we'd put the wrong stadium name into the GPS. Oops? We ended up getting there about 40 minutes later than we planned, but still in PLENTY of time.

We met our friends at the big screen outside of the stadium and watched most of the Tennessee/South Carolina game before finally heading to our seats. The game was frustrating, but it was great to be there. I feel like only teams who wear blue can win in that stadium. It's always Florida, and I saw the Colts win there in December. But it was a fun time with great friends, so it was worth it. Afterwards we went to Mimi's for dinner [SO many things that I wish I could share, but they were "you have to be there" kind of things..] and then some people left and the rest of us went to Cheesecake Factory for drinks and desserts. Jake and I had a few drinks [he had a particularly rough night, and I just wanted to] but neither of us really felt them at all. Afterwards the girls went to our hotel and CRASHED watching Home Improvement.

On Sunday we met the guys at Cracker Barrel for lunch and had fun. We teased Jake about being a slow driver, so he apparently drove 20 miles over the speed limit the whole way home JUST to prove us wrong. It would've been funny if he'd gotten pulled over, though I would've hated it for him. Katie, Katelin, and I sang, danced, and talked girl talk the entire way home. It was the best trip ever. Except Orlando 2008. But it's a close second! There is a recording of Katie and Katelin singing Ke$ha's Kiss And Tell.. I may upload it later.

Now it's back to real life. Blah. Is it Thanksgiving break yet? It should be. I'm ready for it. I'm also ready for my birthday this weekend. Football game plus hanging with friends afterwards.. sooooooo excited! Never thought I'd be excited to be 23. I'm so old.