So our beloved Utah State Aggies made it to a bowl game for the first time since 1997. This is a big deal and as we were watching their final few games play out Josh vowed we would go to the bowl game if they got one (unless it was in Hawaii...our frequent flyer miles don't go to Hawaii. Lame huh?) Well, they got their bowl game and it was in Boise. Josh and I got tickets along with two of my brothers.
We decided to drive out early so Josh could take some Christmas gifts to his Idaho clients. Josh surprised me with lunch at Maddox (it is in Brigham City, and if if you have never been, go! So yummy!) We were reading "The Hunger Games" on the way up (I have read it, but Josh hadn't and I decided that he definitely needs to before the movie comes out in March.) and it was really fun for both of us. It made the time pass quickly and we had a great time.
That night after arriving in Boise, we went to dinner and then to the new Mission Impossible movie. As were were waiting in line with dozens of Aggie Fans, the entire Ohio football team (the team the Aggies would play the next day), came out of the theater. There were a few shouts of "Go Aggies" as we watched the procession of green file from the theater (non very loud however as these were some huge guys going past us).
Game day was awesome! We breakfasted at a cute little crepe shop and had some seriously delectable crepes. We finished some Christmas shopping, I finally got all of my cards addressed, stamped and mailed (I finished them up as Josh read to me...we read that book every spare second!) and then we headed for the game.
We met my brothers, who had ridden up with some of our friends, at the stadium.
Our tickets were on the 2nd row 50 yard line. It was a little bit of a challenge as they had a track around the field and the football team was right in front of us. It was fun however to see their excitement when they would come off the field and had done something well. We were definitely close enough to see all of the behind the scenes.
The "Famous Idaho Potato Bowl" committee put on quite the preshow.
Following the National Anthem, they shot streamers into the crowd with potato canons.
The USU crowd was huge compared to the tiny Ohio crowd (which is to be expected as Utah is a lot closer than Ohio) and it was fun to be part of this VERY LOUD group.
The student section. Always good and loud. I don't think we were ever that good when I went to USU.
I was the only girl there, but the boys were nice enough to include me in a couple of the high fives following big plays. I have to be honest, I am not a huge football fan (much to the disappointment of Josh's family where football really is life...I really do try!), but I seriously LOVE Utah State ANYTHING (hence the name of our blog) and really do love watching them play. I just loved being there, and cheering them on. I am also converting to Denver Broncos football as they are Josh's NFL team and now that they have Tim Tebow, whom Josh and I really admire and always tell our boys about it is even more fun to watch them (If you like Tebow, check out
this link. Our family loves this little ditty and play it over and over)
Well, in the end the Aggies lost by 1. It was heartbreaking because they played so well and really deserved to win...but what do ya do? We still love them and are excited to see what they do next year.
Josh and I finished up "The Huger Games" as we headed home. It's a good thing that book was so intense, because Josh was a bit tired from all of that driving. It was a fun two day trip, and a great time to hang out with Josh.
