St. Louis to catch the Bush Bragging Rights Game – an annual tradition in which the Illini and the Mizzou Tigers battle it out on “neutral” territory. This was my third year going, and it is always a treat. I drove up to St Louis on Saturday, spending a long 8 hours in the car. Once I got there I joined Jane, Nikki, and Karen at the Drury Inn Plaza. It is our game hotel – you get free drinks and snacks at happy hour AND a free HOT! Breakfast. It is quite the great place to stay! While there we did a little group ornament swap, in which we all showed great taste in picking out some cute ornaments. Then it was on to the game. Our seats this year were behind the basket again, but a few rows up. We were seated right near the tunnel rather than the Illinois band. The game was good – and we won with about 10 seconds left! After the game we got to go over to the tunnel and touch the trophy, AND Brian Randle gave us 5!!
While at the game we got to see Nikki’s dad and our friend Nathan who both “found” tickets in box seats the week of the game. What luck! Nathan just returned from Australia and looks like he enjoyed every moment of the rugged outdoors. He has gone from looking rugged to bordering on crazy Unabomber. We then hit TGI Fridays for a late ngiht snack and headed to the hotel for some girl time. After breakfast it was back on the road. It was a fun trip, but too much driving for me – I guess I’m getting old.
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