Go Gamecocks...

...are words a Clemson alum like myself would NEVER EVER say...except when you have these three cute fans living in your house! ;)

Go South Carolina, beat LSU!!

Rivalry Weekend

Well, yesterday Clemson (my team!) and South Carolina (JT's team) had their big rivalry game. I am sad that my Tigers let me down (again!) and the Gamecocks ended up "on top" this year (again! for the third year in a row!) :(

Every year JT and I make a bet. Usually something silly. Our first year of marriage we bet 25 massages, but when those never got paid in full...we have learned to adjust. Last year we bet 10 diaper refusals (nasty gross ones you didn't want to do...). This year we bet two weekends of sleeping in. Which means, since I "lost", I'll allow JT to sleep in on two non-consecutive (written into the bet) weekends, and I will get up with CJ.

I sure hope Clemson can win next year. I'm already thinking up bet ideas since we'll have two kids!! Congratulations honey, I love you and our house divided.

Lions, Tigers & Birds

Saturday before our football games, we headed up to the Safari Park for a bit. CJ was cranky, so it is always better to get him OUT of the house! (better for everyone involved!)

CJ and I were all decked out in our Clemson Tiger attire! :) And we got to see the Lions taking a nap!

And then we went to feed the Lorikeets because JT hadn't gotten to do that yet, and CJ LOVES it!! I think JT was taken off guard by the number of birds mauling him to drink the nectar in his cup. HA HA!

CJ was so excited to see the "tweet tweet"s up close!

Mouth open, drinking vicariously through his feathered friends!

When the cup of nectar got low enough that we knew he wouldn't spill it, we let CJ have a turn holding it and having the birds sit on his arm and drink. He thought it was the coolest thing ever!

And this was so adorable, when his cup ran out, CJ walked over to the bird and kept trying to feed it. I love his sweet heart!!

Best entertainment $3 can buy! (each cup of nectar costs $3). Worth every penny!!

I am excited to say our team spirit paid off, and that the Clemson Tigers beat Florida State yesterday. And then the Carolina Gamecocks beat Vanderbuilt too. (CJ put on his Gamecock shirt after the Clemson game, and JT is superstious and doesn't put on his USC jersey until 15 mins prior to game time.) Whatever keeps the teams winning!! ;) I'm so excited because I'll be at the next Clemson home game for homecoming against Boston College!!! Can't wait!!!

Victorious Saturday

Yet another winning week for both the Clemson Tigers and the Carolina Gamecocks this week! :) Phew...I know that Mama & Dada were both kinda worried during their prospective games.

I wonder if Clemson will get their act together!? (Thankfully they did!)

Getting bored watching football all day...taking a break to read during the Gamecock game.

Way to go Clemson & Carolina! Love your biggest little fan, CJ.

Ready for some football!!

Although we are far away from our teams, we were excited for the beginning of college football season!! JT and I always order "game plan" so that we can watch all of our teams's televised games no matter where we are living! Totally worth it in our opinion!! In Hawaii, it was harder though, because a noon game meant us waking up at 6am to watch football. And yes, we would do that, isn't that some serious dedication!?! I got our flag hung up by our front door so everyone can see our where our allegiances lie here in our House Divided. Please note which team is on top! Go Tigers!! (The opposite side of the flag has the Gamecocks on top and the Tigers on the bottom to be fair, but I couldn't take a picture of that!) Ha ha!!

For being rivals, I must say that JT and I are pretty supportive of each other's teams. We cheer for one another, up until that final rivalry game at the end of the season when we play each other!! (But still talk a good bit of smack too!)

CJ watching Clemson play Troy in their first game of the season:

And last Saturday was funny because all 3 of us watched our prospective things...JT was watching his USC Gamecocks play Georgia on TV, CJ watched Cars for the 5 millionth time on the iPad, and I was watching Clemson play Wofford online (I can't imagine why they wouldn't want to put that game on TV! ha ha!)

Clemson and USC are both off to winning 2-0 seasons! :) Hoping that they can continue their trend tomorrow!! Clemson will be playing Auburn at Noon EST (I am not super optimistic for this one!) and Carolina will be playing Navy at 6 EST.