day of fun in tuscaloosa!

{our bear bryant hat cup}

blakey & i had so much fun exploring tuscaloosa & the university of alabama this weekend!  roll tide :)

first stop was lunch at the original dreamland bar-b-que.  delicious ribs, sausage link, & potato salad.  yum!

{ain't nothing like 'em nowhere"}

the most telling parts of the lunch: there were 3 tvs inside of the joint.  one was on the alabama vs arkansas basketball game.  the other 2 were on fox news.  not a person was watching the basketball game.  

they live for football.  & they make oklahoma look like a state of liberals.

{alabama stuff everywhere!}

{almost gone}

{the waitress took the plate of sausage away with two pieces left.

blakey was very sad.

haha}

next, stop.... THE KAPPA HOUSE!!!

{3 cheers for girls who wear the blue & blue!}

the alabama football stadium is huge.  gigantic.  & it is only the 2nd largest in the SEC.  it has a super prominent spot on campus, next to greek row.  in fact, kappa is across the street, maybe 50 yards away.  so neat.  

{that is me with the statues}

{proud}

{me again catching a pass}

in front of the stadium is the walk of champions - statues of each alabama coach leading his team to a national championship.

{blakey with coach bear bryant}

{where is saban??}

this is awesome - phi psi's back yard is the football stadium.  

{blakey just chillin at phi psi}

{some things never change}

so we decided to continue our stroll around campus...

{the business building}

{one of the oldest celestial observatory buildings in the US}

{the quad}

{the mound:

the site of an old dormitory building

that was destroyed by the Union in 1865.

craziness.}

{a sentry post:

a look out for the confederate soldiers.

1 of 4 structures that survived the civil war.

seriously neat history.}

{manly hall.

enough said.}

{gorgeous architecture.}

{hahaha}

{more southern architecture}

{massive, old trees}

{denny chimes: the clock tower.

built in 1831.

destroyed by the union in 1865.}

around the clock tower, each captain & co-captain has their name, year, hand print, & cleat print, going back to 1947.  as i said, they live football.

{leron mcclain now plays for the baltimore ravens.

rashad johnson now plays for the arizona cardinals.}

{large feet}

{not so huge hands in the '50s}

love love,

kjp.