This weekend was a big one for us Otwells. We made plans to head to Fayetteville to watch the Hogs take on the Auburn Tigers! Jason went to school in Fayetteville and absolutely loves it up there. He was grinning ear to ear pumped with excitement to get back in all of the school spirit. I was also really excited because it had been so long since I had been to a game up there that I probably never got the full effect! We drove up on Saturday and met up with a couple of Jason's friends from school and also my friends Rebekah and Neil. We spent a good amount of time walking around the campus and just taking in what all was going on! The atmosphere was definitely electric and hog fans were ready for this big game. Auburn is the reigning National champ and last time we played them, they beat us! Here are some pics from our trip!
We got to park in Jeff Long's parking spot..Spaaayshul!
Sweet lil tusk!
Me and Rebekah
He just cracks me up!
And it's game time!!!!! Can you tell we're excited?!
Let's go Hogs!!!
We WON!!!!! WOO-HOO!!!
After the game we headed out to Dickson to celebrate the big win! The atmosphere was awesome and everyone was certainly feeling "high on the hog". On Dickson we went to Hog Haus Brewery to eat dinner and enjoy the crowd. Initially there was a 45 minute wait for the 5 of us but luckily we noticed a sign that mentioned balcony seating, see hostess upstairs. We inquired about availability on the balcony and found out that they had a 4 top table that they could turn into a 5 top for us! Score! With the amazing weather that night, this worked out perfectly to eat outside and enjoy all the crowds on Dickson!
On the balcony at Hog Haus
The food was amazing and we had a really great time! If you are ever in the Fayetteville area I definitely recommend Hog Haus for great food and fun times!
All in all we had an excellent weekend and were so proud of our hogs! We would love to get back to Fayetteville for another game this year but I doubt our schedules will allow it. As with everyone else I'm sure, this time of year starts our crazy busy season! We have tons planned coming up and between football games, hunting season, holidays, covering call, baby showers, and birthdays...there's hardly a weekend where you will catch us at home with nothing on the agenda. Whew, I'm already a little worn out and stressed just thinking about it but we will manage just like we always do!
This week I am enjoying having a couple extra days off work and trying to work on my house, finish up some fall projects, and getting ready to head back to NWA for our girls weekend at War Eagle!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Every year for the past probably 5-6 years, my mom, sister, and myself head up to NWA for a weekend of crafting shopping! A shopaholic's heaven! And if you think I'm bad, you've never met my mother (grand shopaholic). I look forward to this trip every single year and can't imagine us missing it! It's become such a tradition and we always find such neat treasures to bring home. After trying many different strategies each year we always come up with something new and change it up to make the experience better. This year we are dropping one fair and adding a new one to our stops. I'm excited to see how it works out and we are hoping to do the big daddy on Friday this year to avoid the massive crowds that visit on Saturday! I'm crossing my fingers!
I'm hoping for rain today and enjoying the morning with my coffee and a pumpkin caramel latte candle burning! Mmmm! But I will leave you with a photo of my yummy breakfast!
Egg in a hole! Yummy and so easy! Kids would definitely love this!
Happy Wednesday everyone!
Cheers,
Shopaholic
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