Capital One Bowl

Erik and I made it to the Capital One Bowl in Orlando, Florida. As soon as we heard the Gamecocks were playing in Orlando, we knew we wanted to make the trip. We went back and forth trying to decide if it was really feasible. In the end, we decided we couldn't miss out on such a fun opportunity. Mimi, Papi, and Jenna offered to watch Harper for the long weekend. I was sad to leave him but I know he had a blast and he was spoiled rotten while we were gone.

We are so glad we made the trip. The Gamecocks won and it was one heck of a game. We had such a fun time. We met up with some of our good friends and ended up tailgating with some complete strangers after the game. The strangers were Carolina fans and showed us true southern hospitality when they offered us Crown & Coke and lots of snacks.

After the tailgate we met up with a bunch of USC alumni at the Renaissance hotel. And we had a wonderful dinner with the Elmores. Overall, it was a great day to be a Gamecock.

And if you love Erik's shirt, it is from Southern Tide. They started making collegiate polos. They have Carolina, Clemson, and Alabama ones! Check them out here!   This is Erik's new favorite polo! 

With USC quarterback, Connor Shaw.

Carolina Girls, Best in the World!

This is a picture of me and one of my BFF's, Cissy! It was game day so of course we were sporting our garnet and black. We were on the way to tailgate and a random guy from "Southern Fried Football" asked us to sit in a golf cart so he could take a photo of us. Kinda random but we went along with it. Didn't expect to ever see the photo again.

Well now, this photo is about 4 years old but it keeps popping up everywhere. It is kind of hilarious really. After it was taken several guys notified us that it was up on the "Babes" section of Southernfriedfootball.com. Then almost a year later, the same photo showed up again.  We were nominated for some online award. Now, four years later, the infamous photo is back!! Someone just sent us this link on Facebook, and some college website, bleacherreport.com, is using the photo in an article. And a random Carolina sports blog is using it too. So I decided, since it is already all over the internet, it deserves a place on my blog. I am flattered and very glad to see that the University of South Carolina made that cut, but it kind of hysterical that someone came across this photo that many years after it was taken. Cissy, I guess we are kind of a big deal! hahaha! JUST KIDDING! 

But one thing is for sure, it makes me miss Carolina football season and my beautiful carolina girls!