Illini Homecoming Game

I'm a little late blogging about it (which is currently nothing unusual) but going to last Saturday's Illini game was everything that I knew it would be. Shane and I--well, especially me--had so much fun. A big thank you to Grandma MJ, who, as usual, provided the best care my three little men could ever get!



Here are few highlights for all you suckas that couldn't be there.... *giggle*

Before the game....Lou Henson and Bruce Weber (past and present Illini Men's Basketball coaches) accepting a check for something or other. It was pretty cool to see them both!
Offense getting set on the field

I thought I would try and capture just how enormous the stadium is. The attendance for the day was 68, 385....here was the best I could do on film!

From where I was sitting: the left side of the stadium
Moving from the left to now shooting the center. The end zone area (where all the orange is) is the student section, along with another whole area that you can't see in the pictures

The right side of the stadium, including the new enclosed section up top

And, not pictured was the horseshoe, where we were sitting. It's a huge place!

The students do signs at halftime at every game. Some students are always missing (as you will be able to tell from the spottiness of some of the signs), but it still looked pretty cool from where we were.

Minnesota vs. Illinois....

.....ON.....
....ESPN

Halftime--I'm such a dork, I know, but I love the halftime show.

Shane says I'm totally a band nerd.

By far, the dumbest part of the entire game--the "twirler."

Oh. My. WORD.
She looks like that the entire game, by the way....jetting around to different corners of the stadium, just twirling her little self to death.

Hopefully I didn't just offend any secret "twirlers" who read my blog. You can be my friend if you are a baton girl....seriously. It's okay. Just don't do it in front of me. *giggle*

Illinois did lose by seven (4th quarter was exciting and close--it really was a toss-up right until the very end!) but that really didn't matter all that much to me. I still had so much fun.

It was a really, really great day!