H-O-K-I-E-S

It had been way too long. Way Way too long! First I was pregnant and then we had a newborn last fall so it had been way too long since we have been back to one of our favorite places, Virginia Tech. We first had the idea of having a fun weekend without the kids when we found out VT was playing ECU and one of neighbors went to ECU and the others wanted to come back and see what Mike and I have been telling them about for so long. So, the grandparents all arrived to watch the kids and the adults headed up for a fun weekend. The weather was perfect and the game even better and we all had such a fun time. Especially the grandparents that got to stay at home and spoil the little ones and the adults got to relive some of our college glory (although, we quickly realized that we can't hang with the college kids anymore!).

The Charlotte crew, divided on who they were cheering on but we were all in good spirits at the tailgate.

The girls and yes, I tried to get them to wear VT shirts but they would soon learn, they should have worn orange and maroon!

The guys having a few drinks before we headed off for the game.

I even got to meet up with some of my sorority sisters that all came in for the game. It is funny how times have changed, 3 of us have kids, 1 is pregnant now and the other is engaged and getting married this spring! I guess we are officially old now.

Is there a more beautiful setting for a football game than Lane Stadium? Yeah, I didn't think so either.

The first half was a really close game and the Hokies were actually behind by 3 points but things started to turn around in the second half.

And this is how it finished, finally a victory for Virginia Tech after a rough start to the football season. Hopefully we can start moving forward from this win and forget the first 2 games.

After the game, we went back to our tailgate spot and had so much fun celebrating the big win. We planned on just going back for another drink or two but ended up staying until late and even ordered pizza to our spot for some dinner. We are pretty die hard fans!

And of course we had to show our friends that had never been to Blacksburg before our favorite spot, Top of the Stairs. I think they enjoyed it and enjoyed the rail drinks even more!

Charlotte invaded Blacksburg! It is such a memorable and magical place for Mike and I and we were so happy to share it with some of our closest friends. It was definitely a fun and wild weekend but we are all very tired now and were happy to get home to see the kids. Plus, Ella is officially walking nonstop now so we couldn't wait to get home to watch her, more pics and videos of her walking later this week, stay tuned. Thanks again to DeeDee and Great Grammy for coming to babysit Ella and Dakota all weekend!