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Andy's BlogAt 11:45pm on Friday night, my friend Glenn swings by the studio. As he was leaving he asked, "hey you want to join us for tomorrow's Alabama game at Ole Miss? Plane takes off at 9:00." I don't care what I am looking forward to, if it involves taking a private plane to a great day of tailgating and a live SEC football game, I am dropping the other plans.
So even though I desperately needed the rest, I traded it for a day full of fun.
So because I am lazy on blogging right now, here is a post in picture form (with commentary):
It was a beautiful morning for a flight. There is nothing like taking off on a cloudy day, through white clouds, and emerge in the sun. Breathtakingly beautiful.
Now this is how you travel to a football game. 6 guys. No traffic. Enjoying some morning drinks and a good day with friends and football.
Making a steep turn towards The University Oxford Airport. Oxford is about 50 miles out of Memphis. Flying straight into UOX and being 2 miles from the stadium is priceless.
What seemed like the highlight of the day for many, tailgating at the grove was a blast. It was incredibly muddy. But it was a little funny watching all the beautiful Ole Miss girls, dressed in nice dresses/skirts with high heals and all trying to navigate the mud.
Both teams warming up at the stadium. For a smaller stadium, it had a lot of energy and was a lot of fun.
Blake, Glenn, and I during the 3rd quarter. Alabama was close to sealing the deal at this point.
Remember what I said about avoiding traffic: well the airport wasn't immune from that. We had to wait on 10 planes in front of us, including the Secretary of the Navy's G4. We sat on the taxiway for probably a half hour waiting for take off.
Bad photo. But after a long day, everyone is relaxing on the plane on the way home.
This is an even worse photo. But I am putting it up anyways. Because as we were flying above the clouds as the sunset out my window, with my shoes off, and while sipping on some Woodford Reserve Bourbon (and thinking of Ashley) I reflected on what an amazing day it was. And how glad I was choosing to live life to the fullest over rest. I even made it back to Atlanta in time to catch the Georgia Tech game with some friends. Now we just have to see if I regret that decision as the week goes on. :)
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