Our biggest rival of the year is University of South Carolina... I don't really hate them so much as I don't care for their fans and how they continue to complain about anything and everything because it makes them feel better about losing. We lose and they rub it in. If they lose I'm happy but not sharing it with the world! Anyways after the dismal performance Clemson showed this past Saturday at the dead spider stadium I knew to stay away from any form of communication since most of my friends are Carolina fans. Walking back from the stadium I tried to keep my emotions in check because I honestly wanted to punch someone in the face for all the taunting and drunk fans just being stupid. D on the other hand kept laughing it off, I guess to make me not as angry but it was only making it worse that he was acting like the loss wasn't a big deal!! Now for the next year all I get to hear from Gamecock fans is the constant "We beat you!" comments although they have only won once in the past 6 years! They have rarely won 2 in a row but they are already starting to talk about how next year we will be rebuilding which isn't really true and they are going to beat us yet again... Seriously I have to hear about this for the next year!!! UGH!!!
Next weekend is the ACC championship and its a rematch with Georgia Tech which I truely hope we don't play like we did last weekend. If so we will lose... never the less D and my brothers are packing up to head to Tampa for the game! These are the times that I wish it was just the 2 of us and I didn't have young kids... The boys and I get to stay home and watch it on TV. :( The things I give up for my kids!! :) Although I find it ammusing that D never has to give these things up! What did I get in return? A ring, that I love that will just have to get me through the next weekend and believe me I will be SCREAMING as loud as I can at that TV no matter who can hear me!!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009
GAME DAY!! What a WIN!!
Its GAME DAY!!! Seriously what a great win and just another step closer to TAMPA! Although I am totally enjoying this game it started off kinda rough for D and I. Waking up this morning I decided I would make breakfast. Hashbrown casserole, bacon, eggs and a beautiful Saturday morning!! It really did take forever to get to noon when the game would start but we made it and as soon as Raycom pops up with that odd song, Monster, D comes in opening a beer...
I will never understand what the deal is with men and beer during football. Why do you feel the need to crack open a beer at noon!! I somewhat understand while you are tailgating because its with friends and you are enjoying company, food, and a few beers before the game but when you are at home with your 2 kids under 3, WHY??
Once a man has had 10 beers before 4pm then IF you stop I can bet you will be asleep on the couch by 7 or 8. If you dont then I KNOW you will be passed out by 8. Let me also say D isn't drunk with our kids awake nor does he ignore me or the kids. I think for me its just the fact that there is no football without beer.
Yea I know I am typing this as the game ends and its 3:30... Probably wouldn't have flown in a normal game but we just won by 20 and I'm at home. I'm glad that I am more use to this whole guys need to drink during football games otherwise it probably would have ruined this game for D and I with alot of arguing and me storming out of the room. I have learned in 3 years of marriage that you really need to pick battles and although I love my hubs and I don't think he NEEDS to drink during every football game or tailgate, I don't need to ruin the day by pitching a fit when he doesn't understand and won't with me yelling at him before Clemson plays.
Any man reading this thinks I am a typical whining woman and I probably should just let him have his day but look at it from my side. Its Saturday, I want to enjoy the game too but I can't with a boozed husband and 2 toddlers running around needing their parents. Ok enough of this!!!! WE JUST WON!! It was a GREAT GAME!!! Conner is awake and guess what!?!?
TIME FOR A GAMECOCK WHOOPIN!!! GO GATORS!!!!!!!!! :) See guys I know where my loyalties lie!!!
I will never understand what the deal is with men and beer during football. Why do you feel the need to crack open a beer at noon!! I somewhat understand while you are tailgating because its with friends and you are enjoying company, food, and a few beers before the game but when you are at home with your 2 kids under 3, WHY??
Once a man has had 10 beers before 4pm then IF you stop I can bet you will be asleep on the couch by 7 or 8. If you dont then I KNOW you will be passed out by 8. Let me also say D isn't drunk with our kids awake nor does he ignore me or the kids. I think for me its just the fact that there is no football without beer.
Yea I know I am typing this as the game ends and its 3:30... Probably wouldn't have flown in a normal game but we just won by 20 and I'm at home. I'm glad that I am more use to this whole guys need to drink during football games otherwise it probably would have ruined this game for D and I with alot of arguing and me storming out of the room. I have learned in 3 years of marriage that you really need to pick battles and although I love my hubs and I don't think he NEEDS to drink during every football game or tailgate, I don't need to ruin the day by pitching a fit when he doesn't understand and won't with me yelling at him before Clemson plays.
Any man reading this thinks I am a typical whining woman and I probably should just let him have his day but look at it from my side. Its Saturday, I want to enjoy the game too but I can't with a boozed husband and 2 toddlers running around needing their parents. Ok enough of this!!!! WE JUST WON!! It was a GREAT GAME!!! Conner is awake and guess what!?!?
TIME FOR A GAMECOCK WHOOPIN!!! GO GATORS!!!!!!!!! :) See guys I know where my loyalties lie!!!
Friday, November 13, 2009
Things Women Shouldn't Expect A Man To Give Up (and my commentary)
D showed this to me one day so we could laugh together and most I laughed some I just thought men are so dumb sometimes!! So I decided to post them and share my comments with you! :)
1. Three-hour long conversations in mid-May about the post-spring depth chart with your college buddy. (really?? )
2. The right to break out the tape of the 1986 Georgia game when college buddy is in town. (Thankfully D doesn't own this!!)
3. The right to name your first child after a member of the 1981 National Championship team even if its a girl. (I think after naming our first child Conner J which makes his initials CJS like CJ Spiller, I reserve the right to veto since I carried the baby for 9mths and gave birth to the 7lbs child!!)
4. The right to name your dog Ken Hatfield, at least until its housebroken. (go for it!)
5. Week-long fits of depression after a loss. (A week long?? Seriously! Then I reserve the right to divorce your lazy butt!)
6. Listening to sports talk radio during supper during spring football season (March-April), football season (Late July – Early January) and recruiting season (January – February). (I think I married a man not a sportscaster! When you start getting paid to do all that I will reconsider!)
7. The right to jump over you to reach the nearest male to slap high fives after a touchdown. (Make sure you slap me high five first!)
8. The right to talk to all ex-girlfriends while tailgating. (I then reserve the right to punch you in the face right after. If thats not a big deal then go for it!)
9. Your orange overalls and orange cowboy hat. (D would die if I even suggested that he wear that!)
10. Your old Clemson t-shirts, the old ones can go in a drawer, but any from the past ten years are to be hung in the closet. (Babe I hate to tell you this in a post but I think I threw those away and some I use to clean the furniture now.)
11. The right to skip the wedding of any couple dumb enough to schedule theirs on the Saturday of a Clemson game even if you’re supposed to be the best man. (This brings back memories of planning our wedding.. Anyone stupid enough to plan a wedding during foobtall season in the south deserves for no one to show up!)
12. Listening to sports talk radio every night during the height of recruiting season, even if its during your child’s birthday party. (Again I reserve the right to smack you in the face!)
13. Your orange cowboy hat. (hahahahhahahaha)
14. The 45 of Death Valley Disco. (what?!?)
15. Playing Tiger Rag at 7:30 a.m. on game days so loud the neighbors can hear it. ( I will be right next to you screaming C-L-E-M-S-O-N!)
16. TigerNet. (Don't even get me started on this...)
17. Walking through the floats at Homecoming. (Really? What Clemson wife gets mad at this??)
18. Delusions that you’re still cool enough to hang out in the student section. (Yea your really not but again I will be standing right beside you raising hell!)
19. Your collection of old stadium cups. (This is what I drink out of everyday, is that wrong?)
20. Drinking from old stadium cups. (Again whats wrong with that?)
21. The hatred of all things Garnet.(I ditto this!)
22. Wearing your Clemson ring. (aww babe Ill get you one some day!!)
23. Your Obed Ariri for Heisman poster. (What?)
24. The right to correct anyone that pronounces it Clem-zun (Its Clemp-son!) (Thats REALLY ANNOYING!!!)
25. Walking to the stadium without having to stop by the port-a-toilet for her. (Hey I can wait just as long as you can buddy!)
26. Silence from Clemson to home after a loss, no matter how long the drive. (Ill give you this one!_
27. Wearing your lucky No. 13 Rodney Williams jersey to all Clemson games, even basketball games. (Just remember I have a signed football that he gave to me personally! I win this one!)
28. Second-guessing every play on the way home even after a win. (Ok Ill give you this one too. I might even suggest a few things as well!)
29. Three-hour conversations with college buddy about the latest commitment. (As long as I can name the next boy Rodney ;))
30. Two-hour conversations with college buddy about the latest rumored commitment. (As long as I get a massage we are good)
31. That stack of old Clemson football programs. (Are actually in the attic so your good on that one)
32. Your right to quote every score from the 1981 National Championship season to her. (Can we just look ahead already!)
33. Your right to get misty eyed when the name Danny Ford is brought up. (We are not that fan... DABO ALL THE WAY!!)
34. Your preference for white on white uniforms on the road. (Im pretty sure D would say all Purple so no on this one too)
35. Your right to wave at every Clemson fan you pass on the way to road games. (Im waving too!!)
36. Leaving church if the pastor isn’t finished by noon so you can catch the Dabo Sweeney Show. (Our pastor is a Bama fan and is out by noon!)
37. Your preference for upper deck seats so you can see the plays develop. (Can we compromise on the upper section of the lower deck?)
38. Your orange high tops. (NO!)
39. Delusions that you really should have walked on while you were at Clemson. (lolololololololol!!!)
40. The tenth beer while tailgating. (Tenth or 20th?)
41. Going onto the field after every game. (Sure just make sure to come back with a section of grass from the paw :))
42. Frequent retelling of where you were when Puntrooskie took place. (Im pretty sure I was too young to remember this but I will just say for the record "Ive been a Clemson fan longer than you have!!!)
1. Three-hour long conversations in mid-May about the post-spring depth chart with your college buddy. (really?? )
2. The right to break out the tape of the 1986 Georgia game when college buddy is in town. (Thankfully D doesn't own this!!)
3. The right to name your first child after a member of the 1981 National Championship team even if its a girl. (I think after naming our first child Conner J which makes his initials CJS like CJ Spiller, I reserve the right to veto since I carried the baby for 9mths and gave birth to the 7lbs child!!)
4. The right to name your dog Ken Hatfield, at least until its housebroken. (go for it!)
5. Week-long fits of depression after a loss. (A week long?? Seriously! Then I reserve the right to divorce your lazy butt!)
6. Listening to sports talk radio during supper during spring football season (March-April), football season (Late July – Early January) and recruiting season (January – February). (I think I married a man not a sportscaster! When you start getting paid to do all that I will reconsider!)
7. The right to jump over you to reach the nearest male to slap high fives after a touchdown. (Make sure you slap me high five first!)
8. The right to talk to all ex-girlfriends while tailgating. (I then reserve the right to punch you in the face right after. If thats not a big deal then go for it!)
9. Your orange overalls and orange cowboy hat. (D would die if I even suggested that he wear that!)
10. Your old Clemson t-shirts, the old ones can go in a drawer, but any from the past ten years are to be hung in the closet. (Babe I hate to tell you this in a post but I think I threw those away and some I use to clean the furniture now.)
11. The right to skip the wedding of any couple dumb enough to schedule theirs on the Saturday of a Clemson game even if you’re supposed to be the best man. (This brings back memories of planning our wedding.. Anyone stupid enough to plan a wedding during foobtall season in the south deserves for no one to show up!)
12. Listening to sports talk radio every night during the height of recruiting season, even if its during your child’s birthday party. (Again I reserve the right to smack you in the face!)
13. Your orange cowboy hat. (hahahahhahahaha)
14. The 45 of Death Valley Disco. (what?!?)
15. Playing Tiger Rag at 7:30 a.m. on game days so loud the neighbors can hear it. ( I will be right next to you screaming C-L-E-M-S-O-N!)
16. TigerNet. (Don't even get me started on this...)
17. Walking through the floats at Homecoming. (Really? What Clemson wife gets mad at this??)
18. Delusions that you’re still cool enough to hang out in the student section. (Yea your really not but again I will be standing right beside you raising hell!)
19. Your collection of old stadium cups. (This is what I drink out of everyday, is that wrong?)
20. Drinking from old stadium cups. (Again whats wrong with that?)
21. The hatred of all things Garnet.(I ditto this!)
22. Wearing your Clemson ring. (aww babe Ill get you one some day!!)
23. Your Obed Ariri for Heisman poster. (What?)
24. The right to correct anyone that pronounces it Clem-zun (Its Clemp-son!) (Thats REALLY ANNOYING!!!)
25. Walking to the stadium without having to stop by the port-a-toilet for her. (Hey I can wait just as long as you can buddy!)
26. Silence from Clemson to home after a loss, no matter how long the drive. (Ill give you this one!_
27. Wearing your lucky No. 13 Rodney Williams jersey to all Clemson games, even basketball games. (Just remember I have a signed football that he gave to me personally! I win this one!)
28. Second-guessing every play on the way home even after a win. (Ok Ill give you this one too. I might even suggest a few things as well!)
29. Three-hour conversations with college buddy about the latest commitment. (As long as I can name the next boy Rodney ;))
30. Two-hour conversations with college buddy about the latest rumored commitment. (As long as I get a massage we are good)
31. That stack of old Clemson football programs. (Are actually in the attic so your good on that one)
32. Your right to quote every score from the 1981 National Championship season to her. (Can we just look ahead already!)
33. Your right to get misty eyed when the name Danny Ford is brought up. (We are not that fan... DABO ALL THE WAY!!)
34. Your preference for white on white uniforms on the road. (Im pretty sure D would say all Purple so no on this one too)
35. Your right to wave at every Clemson fan you pass on the way to road games. (Im waving too!!)
36. Leaving church if the pastor isn’t finished by noon so you can catch the Dabo Sweeney Show. (Our pastor is a Bama fan and is out by noon!)
37. Your preference for upper deck seats so you can see the plays develop. (Can we compromise on the upper section of the lower deck?)
38. Your orange high tops. (NO!)
39. Delusions that you really should have walked on while you were at Clemson. (lolololololololol!!!)
40. The tenth beer while tailgating. (Tenth or 20th?)
41. Going onto the field after every game. (Sure just make sure to come back with a section of grass from the paw :))
42. Frequent retelling of where you were when Puntrooskie took place. (Im pretty sure I was too young to remember this but I will just say for the record "Ive been a Clemson fan longer than you have!!!)
Fantasy Football
For years D has been playing Fantasy football to which I always laughed at and probably made fun of him, wait no I did make fun of him for pretending to run a football team. Most of what I was picking on didn't make since now that I really know how it works and my only picture of it was the guy from Knocked Up that would sneak out to play and lied to his wife so he could get guy time. So this year I felt left out and decided I wanted to play. Since my knowledge of the NFL wasn't much I knew I wouldn't do that well so I was kinda on the fence on whether or not I really wanted to play because if there is one thing I hate to do is lose. Glad I'm not a Gamecock fan! :) Sorry just a joke!
Ok back to the subject Amanda!
So I decided to play and man did I pick and off team! I have gotten way too into it and now I am 4-5 which I hate but I guess its pretty good for my first year! It has been alot of fun though being able to get into a conversation with D about football and which defense to pick. Its definatly helped our marriage too which YES I am actually saying! haha No really last year D was on the computer messing with his team just as much as he was on Tiger Illustrated then you add to it watching the NFL all Sunday and Monday which drove me insane!! So now we watch together and he gets to laugh at me while I get all worked up because Kurt Warner threw 3 intereceptions and Santana Moss has been a complete waste of a spot on my roster! :) (I know your laughing D!)
I guess you can say that I have become that old saying "If you can't beat em join em!"
Ok back to the subject Amanda!
So I decided to play and man did I pick and off team! I have gotten way too into it and now I am 4-5 which I hate but I guess its pretty good for my first year! It has been alot of fun though being able to get into a conversation with D about football and which defense to pick. Its definatly helped our marriage too which YES I am actually saying! haha No really last year D was on the computer messing with his team just as much as he was on Tiger Illustrated then you add to it watching the NFL all Sunday and Monday which drove me insane!! So now we watch together and he gets to laugh at me while I get all worked up because Kurt Warner threw 3 intereceptions and Santana Moss has been a complete waste of a spot on my roster! :) (I know your laughing D!)
I guess you can say that I have become that old saying "If you can't beat em join em!"
A weekend at home!
Sometimes I look forward to weekends at home with nothing really do to but enjoy D being home and having family time but weekends during football season aren't really those weekends. During football season my weekend full of football starts on Friday when I coach a Varsity cheerleading squad and depending on where the team plays depends on where I will be that night. Depending on whether or not Clemson has a home or away game depends on where we go after the games over. Sometimes we head home and sometimes we head to Greenville to stay with my dad and there are many Friday nights that we don't get in a bed till 1am.
Then Saturday morning rolls around and its GAME DAY! If we are in Greenville it means waking up early to drive to Clemson and tailgate! It doesn't matter if game time is 7:45 or noon we are there bright and early by 9am so we can get set up to watch Game Day at 10, then its football the rest of the day. No matter what time we get home its usually more football when we get home unless we got the rare night game. Sunday comes around and its more football! Now some of you maybe thinking, thats too much football for me and then for the rare few of us you maybe thinking that sounds like a great weekend to me!! :) I think I fit somewhere in the middle. Most weeks I am all for a weekend of football, food, and fun! Then some weekends I just want to shut the tv off and forget about football for a few hours! :) I don't think my husband gets that at all! Actually let me rephrase! My husband will NEVER get that! lol He would give anything to have college football last all year! He is really great with stats and not just with Clemson but with NFL and about everything you never really wanted to know about players, teams, recruits, etc!
Ok NOW I have gotten WAYYYY off track! So this weekend there is an away game that we aren't going and my highschool team lost the first round of playoffs so this is the first Friday I haven't had to travel to a game and we just get to relax at home! Today is one of those days where I am that extremist and can deal with 2 full days of football! So here's too a weekend full of food, family and football!!!
Then Saturday morning rolls around and its GAME DAY! If we are in Greenville it means waking up early to drive to Clemson and tailgate! It doesn't matter if game time is 7:45 or noon we are there bright and early by 9am so we can get set up to watch Game Day at 10, then its football the rest of the day. No matter what time we get home its usually more football when we get home unless we got the rare night game. Sunday comes around and its more football! Now some of you maybe thinking, thats too much football for me and then for the rare few of us you maybe thinking that sounds like a great weekend to me!! :) I think I fit somewhere in the middle. Most weeks I am all for a weekend of football, food, and fun! Then some weekends I just want to shut the tv off and forget about football for a few hours! :) I don't think my husband gets that at all! Actually let me rephrase! My husband will NEVER get that! lol He would give anything to have college football last all year! He is really great with stats and not just with Clemson but with NFL and about everything you never really wanted to know about players, teams, recruits, etc!
Ok NOW I have gotten WAYYYY off track! So this weekend there is an away game that we aren't going and my highschool team lost the first round of playoffs so this is the first Friday I haven't had to travel to a game and we just get to relax at home! Today is one of those days where I am that extremist and can deal with 2 full days of football! So here's too a weekend full of food, family and football!!!
An introduction!
thought for along time that as a wife and mother to a Clemson family that we “wives” needed a place to turn. When my husband pulls out his cellphone I know its not to call someone, check his email, nor do I wonder if he is texting another woman. I know that he is in another world that I am not sure at times I even understand but this world is called Clemson Football.
For those of you who know exactly what I am talking about and know that the summer is coming to a close not because of kids starting school or the weather changing but because we have totally lost our husbands due to the start of practice and the countdown to the first game. Oh an it doesn’t stop there!! Once we get to the first game its will we win the ACC championship this year? Will we beat USC? and no I do NOT mean Southern Cal! Halfway through the season starts the who we have to beat to make it to the ACC Championship. This cycle never ends and once you think “HEY!, its almost December which means football is almost over and I may get my husband back for a few minutes!” they pull the rug out from under you and we still have Bowl Games, Basketball season, then recruits, baseball, and then the ever dreaded lul of the summer.
I will tell you that I am a diehard Clemson fan and I cheer along with my husband when we score, I hoot and hollar when South Carolina looses! But I do not read every post on Tiger Illustrated nor do I follow high school football players that are highly rated. I remind you that I have 2 boys under the age of 3 but I do have a hard core Clemson loving husband and I know that I am not alone! So for those of you that are in this situtation or maybe you are dating a diehard fan, sit back and spend a few minutes a week reading my attempt to find the humor in this crazy yet wonderful life of a Clemson Football Wife!
For those of you who know exactly what I am talking about and know that the summer is coming to a close not because of kids starting school or the weather changing but because we have totally lost our husbands due to the start of practice and the countdown to the first game. Oh an it doesn’t stop there!! Once we get to the first game its will we win the ACC championship this year? Will we beat USC? and no I do NOT mean Southern Cal! Halfway through the season starts the who we have to beat to make it to the ACC Championship. This cycle never ends and once you think “HEY!, its almost December which means football is almost over and I may get my husband back for a few minutes!” they pull the rug out from under you and we still have Bowl Games, Basketball season, then recruits, baseball, and then the ever dreaded lul of the summer.
I will tell you that I am a diehard Clemson fan and I cheer along with my husband when we score, I hoot and hollar when South Carolina looses! But I do not read every post on Tiger Illustrated nor do I follow high school football players that are highly rated. I remind you that I have 2 boys under the age of 3 but I do have a hard core Clemson loving husband and I know that I am not alone! So for those of you that are in this situtation or maybe you are dating a diehard fan, sit back and spend a few minutes a week reading my attempt to find the humor in this crazy yet wonderful life of a Clemson Football Wife!
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