Busy Busy Life

I apologize for being absent for the past like week or two. Life has been a little hectic...between work, and traveling and oh yeah...this little guy :)

Tanner just chilling out next to me.

Tanner is the newest man in my life. And it seems he's taken to living the "only child" life.
He seems to be really enjoying himself when I'm home and is a little bit of a nut. But I think he fits right in.Odds are that I'll start just taking pictures of him and be posting pictures up.

Tanner is a bucket list item. Even though I did not get him just to cross off an item, I still can now that he's officially mine.

44. Have a pet

In other news, life has been a little hectic at the moment. Between work and just trying to get life a little more settled has been difficult. I've been trying to figure out what I want to go back to school for as well. I want to get my masters but trying to figure out in what has been the hard part. I love being in the business world, and for that reason, I think I need to do something with business. But a part of me would still love to have my masters in math. As you can see, I'm pretty confused.

GO GIANTS!

I'm a Giants fan. Not a fair weather fan. A born in NY, my parents are fans, Giants fan. I am SO excited that they are going to the Super Bowl this year. The bad part is, is that we're playing against the Patriots. Who many of my friends support. So we may have issues watching this in a few weeks. But with their win, I'm going to have to go out and buy myself a new shirt to support them February 5th. :)

Ted Mosby and the blue french horn.

I also want to say I have some of the BEST friends. They all went in (as poor college students) and got me for Christmas a Blue French Horn. In order to understand why this is so amazingly AWESOME, you have to know about How I Met Your Mother and my obsession with this show. I watch this show religiously. I watch it when I'm sad. I watch it when I want to laugh. It is my favorite show. Ever. And as such, I've converted all of them. But watch the pilot if you've never seen the show and you'll understand the blue french horn.  But if you're one of those 4 reading this, thanks for understanding my crazy.


-Allison

C-A-R-O-L-I-N-A! Goooooo Cocks!

Alshon's Hail Mary TD leap in
 Monday's win. #BeastMode

We witnessed a miracle on Monday. South Carolina came up with a win in a bowl game for the first time since 2006. More of a "Thank the good Lord we didn't mess this up" kind of a win in my opinion. But for the first time EVER, South Carolina won 11 games in a season. Even with all the adversity this season, we still "won anyway". So now that this season is over for my boys, I start to think about next season.

With the schedule that came out almost a week ago, I think that even though people say that we're screwed aren't looking at this with the right perspective. Yes, we play LSU and Arkansas, two of the best in the Western division, the entire SEC and in my opinion, the nation.

But think about this.

In order to be the best, you have to beat the best. LSU definitely proved that this year. They beat Oregon, the 2012 Rose Bowl winner, in the first week of the season when Oregon was ranked #3. They beat #3 Arkansas, and pretty decisively. They beat #2 Alabama, IN TUSCALOOSA, in OVERTIME. And odds are, they'll beat them again for the National Championship. So looking at it like that, in order to be the best, you have to beat the best. And in order for Carolina to be the best next year, we'll have to beat the best.

The Ole Ball Coach always has a plan.

Obviously, our hardest game next year is LSU in Baton Rouge. But once again, LSU was able to beat Alabama in Tuscaloosa. So who says that it isn't possible to beat LSU in Death Valley? Who says we can't beat Arkansas? Who says we can't be at the top? I see Spurrier and he seems much more giddy these days. Almost like he has the same twinkle in his eyes from his Florida days. To me, that means he knows he has something special here. He wouldn't sign on to do another 4 seasons if he didn't a) have it in him and b) think that he could really accomplish something special. Honestly, it might even mean he's got someone in mind recruiting wise. Which would mean he's got a plan. 

If you haven't noticed from this post, college football is an important part of my life. Not just for the sport but for everything that revolves around it. It gives you a chance to meet new people that support the same team as you (or even root for the other team). It gives me a chance to spend time with my friends tailgating and even going to the game. It brings me happiness, it brings me heartbreak. College football isn't just something that I watch on Saturdays throughout the fall, it has a part of my heart.