Friday, January 22, 2010

Alamo Bowl

Our third day in San Antonio was all about the Alamo Bowl- Texas Tech vs Michigan. We went out to Denny's for breakfast and the 'Goin Band from Raiderland was there. For lunch, we went to a Mexican whole in the wall and the guys thought it would be fun to have the mariachi (sp?) band play for us. After lunch, we went to several grocery stores and gas stations buying all their tortillas in preparation for the game. We ended up with about 200 tortillas ready to throw! We headed back to the hotel and went out by the pool and practiced throwing our tortillas- some plain, some had a hole in the middle, some were shaped, etc. After finding out the perfect technique, we headed up to the stadium for almost SIX hours of tailgate. We were the first KA group there, so it was a good thing we all brought our own beer. We stood around each other awkwardly in a bare parking lot for almost an hour, but then were very relieved when trucks and food arrived. We met up with a bunch of friends and enjoyed the old college memories. The Hammonds were even at tailgate- both parents and three out of four of their girls were there; wish Brittany could have made it. After plenty of time outside in the cold, we were ready for our 8pm game! We realized how horrible our seats were when we got to the VERY top of the stadium before we got to our row...thanks Los. However, we still had a wonderful time watching the game and throwing tortillas! Those seats at the very top of the stadium allowed us to throw the tortillas and not get caught! I even got to see Kayla and Sara for a few short minutes- but we'll catch up soon at the river trip : ) After Tech's victory over Michigan, we headed out to celebrate on the town. Great trip to San Antonio with wonderful friends.