This weekend brought us to a favorite yearly tradition and journey - the "Tailgate of the Four Tents."
On Friday, a leisurely drive up to State College (leisurely because I drove and we made Sean sit in the back) gave way to a leisurely afternoon of drinking and shopping. Much like the bar tours of my youth, only this time with stops at shoe stores in between.
Friday night was spent at the usual spot - Zenos - where my rearend was planted firmly in the same chair that hosted it most of Senior Year.
On Saturday, the "best of the best" gathered at the four tents for a marathon day of tailgating. We probably had about 40 of us total - not bad numbers. And the food was amazing. We go "high brow" for this one - London Broil, duck, quiche, etc. The Stickels slummed their contribution - the meatball subs - but they were quite good.
And of course, there was the apple cider & goldschlagger. My face still goes numb just thinking about it.
Hillbilly golf provided a lot of the entertainment - for player and spectators both. At some point, La fell over attempting a tricky bottom-bar double bouncer. We aren't really sure why, as the new mom was the only one not enjoying (and feeling the effects of) the "schlagger."
The day/evening concluded with a rainy, and yet fabulous, win over the fighting Illini. The game was a "white out" (meaning all the fans wore white) and lived up to all our expectations. The boys are now #6 in the country and on a hot streak... looking forward to the rest of the season. What a fantastic game.
Sunday - well, Sunday was all about recovery. Nothing a few pancakes and a nice piece of Scraple couldn't fix.
We can't drink like we did in college, but we can certainly try.
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