I got that crystal football!

WAR EAGLEIt has already started. We have not even had the first football game and several fans from not the AUBURN TIGERS have already started in on me.

I hear things like you know that "we" will beat you this year. ( I want to say "we"???? Did you suit up?? but that is another fight for another day) or they start in on Cam Newton or how AUBURN isn't going to win very many games this year at all.... Blah Blah Blah Blah

Andrew gave me my answer and it has worked quite well, so you may use it too, if you need too.

Let them do all their talking and then when they stop to take a breath, calmly tell them you can't understand them because you have a crystal football in your ear. So far it has worked every time. They usually smile and are speechless and we go onto another subject.

If those same folks, and I have no doubt they will, come back to me, if perhaps AUBURN doesn't beat their team, my second answer is that I will cry myself to sleep that night on my National Championship Sheets! If they are really rude then I'll tell them that I have 3 Heisman Trophy pillow cases!!

Kaitlin was at Panera the other morning and she saw a man in an UnderAmour AUBURN shirt. She stopped by his chair and gave him a cheery WAR EAGLE, He greeted her with his WAR EAGLE and then a lady in a booth that was close to them gave them both a WAR EAGLE. They both shared their stories about how the fans of a certain state have already started in with the smack talk. Kaitlin gave them the above answers to those smack talkers, they both laughed and thanked her profusely.

If you have any smack talkers that come your way, please use the above if you need to!

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AUBURN Tunnel Video

War Cam Eagle!

IT IS GREAT TO BE AN AUBURN TIGER!

I was worn slap out after yesterday's game. I was in the room when the game started and on Twitter. I knew that the alabama fans threw play money at Cam Newton when he entered the stadium, pleazeeee. alabama came to play and AUBURN couldn't buy a break. When the flag was thrown on Nick Fairly after he sacked the alabama qb, I was out of here and got a lawn chair to enjoy the beauty of my yard.

I came back in just before the half. AUBURN was showing just a little bit of life. I stayed to watch. I think I'll need to watch the game again so I can really enjoy the win. I talked to my brother, John, after the game. He turned the game off about the same time I walked out. He heard about a minute before I called that AUBURN won. He recorded the game and now knew he could watch and enjoy it.

Twitter is lots of fun especially during a sporting event. From twitter I knew that alabama played 'Take the Money and Run' when AUBURN took the field. When Cam Newton flew over the top of the defenders to get a first down when it was fourth and inches, twitter lit up with tweets. My favorite was Roll CAM Roll!

Here are some of my favorite tweets from the evening-

Do you know what Greg McElroy and I have in common? Neither of us is a Rhodes Scholar.

In case you were wondering, all the folks from Lee County that weren't at the game are at Toomer's Corner.

Think about it this way alabama fans, you only have to hear about this for 364 more days -

Andrew went to AUBURN to greet the players as they arrived back home after the win. He called me on his way there because he was so excited and wanted to share that with me! I can't wait to hear all about that today.

Today I plan to watch the razorbacks play lsu. It will be a great game because I don't have a vested interest in the game so I can just enjoy it. I need a day of calm football watching. My heart needs a rest.

War Eagle!

I have all manner of AUBURN clothes on today, bring it on!!

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If you love AUBURN Read this. It is fun

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John is famous

John and a few of his friends went to a local high school football last night to see a local running back. He is doing his best to let said local running back-Michael Dyer, know that AUBURN is great and needs him. He made a sign that said 'AUBURN is in DYER need' and took it to the game. Michael left the game with John's sign.

How is cool is that!

I don't have pictures yet but when I do, I'll show you.

missions and good sports and good friends

This week is our church's missions conference. This is one of my favorite weeks of the year. My spirit gets rejuvenated. It is also one of the most exhausting weeks of the year because Carl and I are blest to be on the missions committee. We have had meetings Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights. This morning we had the women's breakfast. Our missionaries are asked to share what is going on in their lives right now. It is my favorite part of the whole conference. When the first lady stands up, they need to pass the tissue because it is so moving when they share they triumphs and failures.
Here is my table. Kaitlin is taking these pictures. Here is Clare getting ready to dig in to some wonderful food. My favorite is the chocolate gravy. I have never seen it anywhere but here in Arkansas. It is yum.

Jennifer joined us for breakfast. I got so moved when NancyB was talking that I began to cry, sweet Jennifer joined me and we were passing tissues around. She and Marisa look beautiful.

As Carl and I were walking into the hotel to get ready for the breakfast this morning we saw a young man with an AUBURN hat on. We greeted him with a rousing WAR EAGLE. He told us he was here with the pep band for the AUBURN Women's basketball team. They were staying in the motel too. They are in LR for the SEC Women's bball tourny. How cool ! Kaitlin snapped some pictures for us. The motel had all kinds of wonderful AUBURN displayed, much to the dismay of the alabama fans that attended the breakfast.

WAR EAGLE!