Laundry Dog and a Tragedy

Scarlett LOVES Sunday at our house because it means it is laundry day. My washer was made for dwarves so we have to do laundry every weekend and it still takes 5-6 loads to get everything clean. It's annoying, but its better than hauling everything down to a public laundromat!

I'm not sure why she loves laundry so much, but she INSISTS on curling up next to it. Her favorite is laying on her dad's clothes.... he does not find this quite so amusing.

You also have to REALLY watch her because she is obsessed with dryer sheets. If you aren't careful she'll steal them and go hide them in her box. The only way you even notice she stole them is she suddenly has meadow-fresh breath. Ugh! I hope they aren't poisonous...

On a separate note, I was going to blog an entire post on the big game yesterday. Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, it didn't work out in our favor. Our hearts are very heavy today. We truly believed it was possible. But, you can't blame us for lack of enthusiasm...

Scarlett was TERRIFIED of the flag hanging in our living room. We had to barricade ourselves in the bedroom again. Some games are just too tense to watch together. I don't even want to think about the A&M v. Arkansas game in 2 weeks. Yikes! O well, Texas lost. And any day Texas loses is a good day in my book : )

An Amish Adventure

I had a rough week, a real rough week. School got pretty intense, I was stressed and very, very tired. So, on Friday, I took an entire day off and escaped from the city! Where did I go, you ask? Well, I spent the day in Ephrata, Pennsylvania... the heart of Amish country! Why, you ask? Well, it's a long story. Basically, last week was my grandmother's high school reunion. She and my grandpa attended and then rode home with her best friend Nancy and spent a week with her at her home in Ephrata, PA. Since that is only 3 hours or so from me, I definitely wanted to get to see them. It just happens that I REALLY needed to get away for a day and I have been DYING to go to Amish country. It's like it was meant to be...

Friday morning, I woke up at 5 and packed up my bag, picked up my pack of munchkins from dunkin donuts and hit the road. I just made it out of town before the traffic started up. The drive through Maryland was boring, but I really enjoyed Pennsylvania. I got to pass Hershey (as in the chocolate), Hanover (as in the pretzels), Gettysburg, and lots of roadside vendors.

I made it by about 9:15 and we headed into some of the touristy areas. First, we passed underneath a covered Amish bridge:

Next, we stopped at some local shops to do some shopping. My grandparents were very sweet and helped me pick out some artwork for our apartment as a housewarming gift.

I know the picture is small, but the first one says: "May I never wake up from the American dream," and the second one says: "He is the happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home." I LOVE them!

Next, we headed to an area called Kettle Kitchen Village. We did some more shopping and had lunch. Here are some of my finds/gifts my grandparents sent back for Caleb.

Here are a few pictures of the Kitchen Kettle Village area. It was so cute! They had converted this old Amish home into a restaurant where we had lunch.

After lunch, we continued on to Intercourse, Pennsylvania. So yes, I can now say I've been to Intercourse (no jokes, please). On our drive, we saw, and were often slowed down, by lots of these:

I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! Amish country is everything I imagined it to be and more! I can't wait to go back! During our after lunch shopping, I found my greatest treasure, a rocking chair. As Caleb will attest to, I'll I've talked about since moving up here is a) how much I want to go to Amish country and b) how all I want is an Amish-made rocking chair. I looked at them all day and at our last stop, I found it. The problem was that it was a tad bit expensive. I called and asked permission and the response was, "I'm sure the Amish will still know how to make rocking chairs when we have xx amount of money." Shot down. So, I gave up and we left to go on a tour of an Amish home. Here are just a few pics:

Very cool! It was SO hot, but we had a great time and learned a ton about the Amish. Example, girls are not allowed to wear buttons on their clothes, but boys are; they are allowed to use whatever shoes they like, including flip-flops; the reason they don't have electricity is because they don't like the idea of having a wire going into their homes that is connected to other people's homes; their church servies are 3-4 hours with 3+ sermons and are held in their homes; they do not have dietary restrictions; and we learned how to distinguish an Amish person from a Mennonite.

By then, we were completely beat, so we got drinks and went home to rest up before dinner. By this time, Caleb had called me back and told me that since my birthday is next week, I could go back and get my chair, but we were long gone from Intercourse. He felt so bad that he told me to stay later in the morning and go back and get it. So, I did!

I had to wait for the store to open at 930, so after breakfast I wandered down the road and followed this sign:



The arrows literally led me to drive straight up to an Amish family's farm where one of the kids was running a little booth. Not only did I buy the cold, fresh, homemade root beer, but I picked up a couple of homemade whoopie pies as well : )

Then, I got my chair. I love it. I think its perfect. Not only is it pretty and made by Amish people, but it is super comfortable. I think it looks great out on my balcony, what do you think?

Well, I guess that concludes my Amish adventure. I had a GREAT time and can't wait to go back. Caleb is pleased that I like the simple life so he has a chance of not living in the city forever. I also feel alot better about my bad week and I'm ready to move on to a better one this week!



Foreign Trend

I have noticed lately a trend in my school friendships. It seems to me that most friendships are being formed along political and ideological views. You have to stick together with people who think alike to survive some of these class discussions. For me, that means that I get along GREAT with all of the foreign students.... it's weird! I have 2 American friends (both with red hair...) that I get along with pretty well, but other than that they're foreign! Ivan from Bulgaria, Yezlizaveta from Russia, Efghan from Azerbaijan, Vasilios, "Bill," from Greece, Su Minh from Korea, Camilla from Uruguay, Fei (male) and Fei Fei (female) from China, and Eve from France. I'm not really sure what the deal is, but at least I do have friends! Caleb thinks it is weird but I'm curious what you guys think is the reason all of my friends at school are foreign?

Be sure to keep reading below, I've posted 3 or 4 more posts that cover last week!

Russian Lesson

A part of my MA program is a language component. I'm not allowed to graduate until I can pass a Russian exam showing that I have advanced intermediate level speaking, reading, and writing skills. Now, while I would LOVE to claim fluency, its been awhile since I used my Russian and lack of use = forgotten.

It became very quickly apparent to me during orientation that my language skills were in BIG trouble. Luckily, I have the entire 2 year program to get my skills up to snuff before I attempt the exam. Basically, that left me with 4 options:
1) Take Russian classes at GW (yah right, they cost thousands of dollars apiece...)
2) Take Russian classes at the USDA (I would, but they are offered at night, while I'm in class)
3) Try and teach myself (haha, seriously? That is highly unlikely)
4) Get a personal tutor

I did lots of research and actually got a recommendation for a professor. There is a girl, named Gulnur Valliuovna, who lives in Silver Spring, Maryland. She is a native Russian. If I would be willing to ride the train to Silver Spring every Sunday afternoon, she would give me a lesson for $20. I've been doing that the last few weeks and she is AWESOME! She makes me speak in Russian, requires me to do extensive homework (grammar and vocab) during the week, makes me write a paper each week which she grades, and we are now working on listening comprehension. She's awesome but she kicks my butt, which is exactly what I need.  So, hopefully I can claim fluency soon!

Side note- I would like to especially thank Gulnur for my lesson this week because she saved me from having to watch the embarassment and humiliation that was the cowboys game. As my mom told me, I chose a good time to leave the state because they may never win again.... That may be true but I just don't know if I could become a Deadskin fan. I think I'd rather not be a fan at all...

Proof!

So I finally have proof that I went to the CIA! This is my new favorite picture EVER!

My favorite part of this picture is the security guard with his arms crossed menancingly in the back right corner. Haha

Woo Pig!

I don't think I can tell you how happy Caleb and I are that college football is back. Our Saturdays are consumed with it. Too bad I don't get to watch many/any Big "12" games. He's lucky I'm willing to spend a day watching SEC football..... This last weekend was enough to almost kill me. Did anyone else watch the Arkansas v. Georgia game? It was a GREAT game. BUT, there was a point that the atmosphere in the apartment got so intense, I had to pop popcorn and take the dog into the bedroom and leave Caleb at it alone in the living room. Whoa. All I can say is I have never been so glad for Arkansas to win. Too bad next week is going to be even more ridiculously tense.... bring on Alabama!

A Small Taste

When I started this blog, I made a promise to myself to keep it neutral- no political views, no rants, no promotions, etc. Let me just say that now that school has started, it hard.... Caleb can attest to the fact that there are certain classes when I come home extremely frustrated and just want to kick this guy, who I deem a complete moron, in the face! Other days, I come home completely inspired, I just can't get enough of what I'm studying. Anyways, all that to say, in my international security class last week, we were discussing inter vs. intra state warfare and the significance of transnational issues. We watched the following video. I am still thinking about it and wondering what others think. [note there is a short commercial before it starts]

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2010/08/30/world/1248068931248/a-5-year-journey-to-unknown-grave-5061.html

So, what do you think?

The Boys are Back!

Are you ready for some football? Ok, I know its not Monday night, but it IS the first Cowboy game of the season! Not only are the Cowboys in DC to play the Redskins today, but they are staying in the hotel that is literally 20 feet from our apartment!

Last night we decided to go for milkshakes after dinner. Usually, we cut through the Nordstroms to get to the food court, but last night I was wearing sweatpants and I feel like the people in Nordstroms judge what I'm wearing so we decided to walk around outside. As we passed the Ritz-Carlton, we saw a bunch of HUGE dudes in suits signing autographs for people decked out in cowboys gear. So, of course, we hid in the bushes (so as not to get in trouble for loitering) and watched. It was definitely the Cowboys. SO COOL! We hurried to get our milkshakes and came back and hid behind the bushes again. By this time there were MORE of them and they were all getting in cabs to go to dinner.

When we came home we got on the cowboys roster and looked at the pictures. We decided that we definitely saw the defensive ends and other defensive players. As Caleb said, that is the closest I have ever slept to the entire Dallas Cowboys team. I told him that we should walk into the Ritz, go to the front desk and ask for Wade Phillips and tell him we had a few things to discuss before the game: advice#1: Don't suck! The preseason has me a little worried...

I have also discovered that we are going to have to be Cowboys fans in secret. When we were at the Nats game the other night, two guys were walking around in their Romo and Ware jerseys. Not only were the fans giving them grief, but the stadium workers were seriously harassing them. I heard one woman say to them, "how dare you wear those *bleeping* jerseys in here. don't you know where you are? show some respect!" Lovely. And I thought Cowboys fans were intense...

All that to say, our drapes are closed, the lights are off and we are pretending we aren't here. BUT, in reality, we are SO ready for some dallas cowboys football!

Bring it on deadskins!

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Tonight the FYC (Fun Young Couples sunday school class) had a social outting to the Nationals v. Marlins game. Originally, it was supposed to be the Stephen Strasbourg night but a few weeks ago things went south, so instead, we got.....

Not exactly Stephen Strasburg night, but o well. We had a great time! Unfortunately the Nats are...well... not so great. But at least we got to see the Marlins play! The weather was great too! The high today was 75 so by game time it was mid 60s. Usually the metro ride is AWFUL getting to the ballpark. We have to take the yellow line to the green line and switch. By some miracle it only took us 15 minutes! And we got to have seats!!! Here are a few pictures of our new friends!

And of course here is a picture of us!

Our metro ride home was pretty eventful. At our line switch we just missed the train and had to wait almost 20 minutes for the next train. During that time we got to watch a rather overweight girl using the most profane language I have ever heard totally verbally abuse a middle-age man and his wife. We also got to watch several armed police sweep the metro waiting area; while on the train we got to watch a young couple with matching haircuts interact and a lesbian couple be all over each other. Awesome. It topped off my day in the metro that started with a middle-aged couple this morning with matching mullets. Ah the metro! Caleb and I decided we could probably write a best-selling book based on our interactions in the metro the last month.

Well, its late. I better go to best so I'm well rested for my day of football watching on the couch tomorrow. I sure have missed college football. Go Ags! WHOOP!!

Tuesday-Thursday

It has been a BUSY couple of days. Since all of my classes are Tuesday-Thursday, those days all just seem to run together. First, I should start by confessing that I lied to one of my professors last week. She started the first day of class by saying, "I'm sure that you all read the Washington Post and New York Times everyday in addition to The Economist, Time Magazine and other periodicals." Of course I shook my head yes that of course I do and promptly went home and ordered subscriptions to all of the above. Caleb was thrilled. He's been wanting a paper subscription for awhile. It really has been nice to read all of them!

Wednesday is my crazy day. I TA from 930-11 and then don't have my own class until 5-9. It's kind of a waste to ride home, so I try to do work on campus. This week I decided it was time to brave the library and print off all of my readings for the next 3 weeks (thousands of pages). I didn't realize what a ridiculous task this would be. It doesn't sound like it should be hard, but GW found a way....

First, you go into the library and sit at a computer. Open your files and click print. Here is where it gets tricky, they don't actually print! You have to title your document that you want to print (in my case Stepho1, Stepho2, etc.). You click print. It still doesn't print. Once you have done this for all of the documents you want to print, you log off of that computer. You then go to wait in line for another computer. At this computer you have to swipe your student ID (which hopefully has 9cents/page you are going to print on it) and wait for it to load. When it opens, it shows EVERY document that EVERY student in the library has "saved" in the last 2 hours..... You have to search through them all and then hit print individually. Once you hit "print," it loads and takes approximately 1 minute before it prints you article. Of course, I had 48 print jobs. I was in the library over 2 hours..... by the time I finished I was in a FOUL mood. Just in time for my lunch date with Caleb : )

Luckily, Caleb has a break in the afternoon so we usually have lunch dates somewhere on campus and then go study together somewhere for a few hours. I have a quiet area in my school where I usually go, but this week it was not quiet at all. I ended up giving up on reading and sleeping on the couch for awhile.

I spent 13 hours on campus on Wed. It was not fun. Well, maybe part of it was fun. When I got to the class I TA, the professor did not show up until 25 minutes late!!! The students got kind of antsy so I had to vamp. I took attendance, answered questions about the course, introduced myself, told my life story and spent about 5 minutes talking about Scarlett before he luckily showed up. They didn't seem to think that she was as cool of a dog as I did. O well. This professor grew up in Puerto Rico. His mom is from Hungary, his dad is Columbian, and he studied in Cuba.... He teaches Russian history.... Ya. This is also his first time teaching so after class he always asks me for advice and tells me to tell him what to do. Like I know? O well, its an experience

I like Thursdays because I don't have to be at school until my office hours at 4pm. Usually this is an interesting hour because it is when I find out what strange assignment the Ambassador has for me. Today, I only had to make one copy BUT he told me that we were taking a field trip. Seriously? A field trip!

I should back up by saying that this week we watched The Quiet American on Tuesday and read the book for today. The students have been studying the Vietnam War and it had really been interesting to listen to them discuss what they have learned and bounce ideas off of the Ambassador. So, he felt like it would be appropriate, after discussion today, to walk down to the Vietnam Memorial. Personally, I found it a little humorous but also inspiring to watch an Ambassador walk 60 students of all different backgrounds down to the Vietnam Memorial. I have pictures but my phone is not cooperating and I can't upload them. Maybe another day...

Well, its very late and I better get to bed. I have a busy day of Eggo Waffle Auditing and putting 55 cent off labels on Zyrtec for Crossmark tomorrow!

Hypothetical Question....

Law school is in full bloom in our apartment. Caleb is really enjoying his classes. Most of his homework seems to be reading and analyzing case studies and he likes to include me. Every now and again, he'll come out of the office and the conversation always starts like this "hypothetical question..." We then discuss ridiculous situations and he tries to teach me the law. Here are a few samples from today:

Hypothetical question......
Caleb: Say I punched you in the face, what can you do in return?
Me: Can I punch you back?
Caleb: Yes, if it was self-defense. What if I run at you with a knife?
Me: Can I steal your knife and stab you to death?
Caleb: Only if you thought my intention was to kill you.
Me: Ok, could I stab you once and run away?
Caleb: Yes.
Stephanie: What if my one stab accidentally kills you. Am I then liable?
Caleb: Not if it was really an accident.
Stephanie's Lessons learned: Self-Defense is a tricky subject. Basically your response cannot be greater than the attackers. This conversation led to this one...

Hypothetical question.......
Caleb: Say I broke into your house and tried to steal all of your things.
Me: Could I shoot you?
Caleb: Not if I had no intent to injury you.
Me: Bummer.
Caleb: Remember, you can only kill me if I threatened to kill you. What if you rigged up a shotgun to shoot if anyone broke through the door. Are you liable if I am shot breaking into your house.
Me: Um, no. Your fault... you chose the wrong house to break into!
Caleb: Actually, you are. Remember, I had no intent to injure you, just steal your stuff so your response (the shotgun) was too extreme.
Stephanie's Lessons learned: The only crime where you can kill someone outright no matter what is if they are trying to rape you. Also, do not rig up a shotgun in my deserted property.

A little while later, Caleb walks into the bedroom:

Hypothetical question.......
Caleb: Say you own some property in the forest, but you don't actually live there. There is constantly people breaking in and stealing stuff so you put up a barbed wire fence. A thief gets caught in your fence and is injured. Are you liable if they sue?
Me: No way! They were stealing and on MY property!
Caleb: Actually, unless you have a no trespassing sign, you are liable.
Me: Really? Wow. Ok, let's change this scenario. Say I'm a crazy old lady with bear traps in my yard. Innocent hiker gets lost in the forest, stumbles upon my yard and gets caught in a trap. Am I liable?
Caleb: Yes, I believe so.
Me: What if I had a no trespassing sign....
Caleb: I don't know. I better keep reading...
Stephanie's Lessons learned: No trespassing signs are very valuable and powerful tools. Caleb will get back to me at a later date to tell me just how powerful.

This is where our conversation has ended so far this evening. Obviously, I am learning alot about the law. I just hope our neighbors can't here are conversations through the walls or they may think we are crazy or extremely violent.

And before you think I'm incredibly selfish and not sharing what I'm learning with Caleb in return, he has already asked me to explained the security implications of the monsoon floods in Pakistan. But... its midnight and we're both still studying so I'll share that with you all another time!

Goodnight and Happy Labor Day!

Ode to a Grocery Cart

Ok well this isn't really going to be an ode, but I do have to discuss how we grocery shop here in the commonwealth. Lucky for us we live about 1/2 a mile from a grocery store, Harris Teeter.  And while it really is a pleasant walk over there, once you stock up on groceries, the question becomes how do you get them home?

When we first moved here, we noticed quite a few people walking down the street dragging what appeared to be a folded up homeless person cart. Every now and again the carts would actually have random stuff in them. It took a trip to Bed, Bath and Beyond and the mystery was revealed! For $40, you to can have your own, shiny, new, fold up grocery cart!!!!!

Isn't it a beauty? And let me tell ya, you feel SO cool wheeling this baby down the street. And, as you can see, it's not exactly the biggest cart in the world so grocery shopping has become strategic. Here are Stephanie's Top 5 Grocery Shopping Rules:
1.) Make sure your shopping list does not exceed the space/weight limit of your cart
2.) Heavy items (i.e. drinks) must be put in the cart first as to not crush the other groceries
3.) Cold items must be purchased last because they will melt on the 1/2 mile walk home (it's very sad, believe me)
4.) Do NOT go shopping between 5 & 7pm when everyone else does. Southern hospitality does NOT exist here- people will hit you with their cart, push your cart out of the way, or look at you ugly if you even stop to consider whether to get red or russett potatoes!
5.) At no time, think about how ridiculous you look wheeling this cart of food around, especially if you choose to cut through the mall on the way home where your only choices are either to wheel your cart right past the Ritz Carlton or through Nordstroms.

I made many of these mistakes on my shopping trip last night as I battled the labor day crowd. By the time I got home and put everything away, we were too tired to cook and picked up Vietnamese take out. There is this little Vietnamese place called Saigon Saigon down the street that makes the most delicious Pho. YUM, but that is a different story for a different day. To give everyone their final laugh of the night, here is what I looked like when I got home from the store last night. Tell me, if you had seen me wheeling down the street, what would you have thought?

The First Week of School

Before I discuss my first week of school, I first have to say how glad I am that college football is back. To top it off, we woke up this morning to a BEAUTIFUL day- sunny, slight breeze, 75 degrees - football weather! Unfortunately, I am quickly learning the downside to the East Coast means that I get to watch Big Ten football. Awesome. And while watching the Liberty Flames play the St. Francis Red Flashes is interesting, I would much rather be watching my Aggies. O well. Football is football and Michigan is currently winning, so its a good day so far.

Anyways, back to school. Tuesday was my first day and I actually TA-ed a class before attending one of my own. Tuesday and Thursday I am TA-ing Ambassador Indefurth's Film and Foreign Policy class. On Tuesday, class starts at 3:45pm. I showed up at 3 just in case something came up, I would be prepared. Sure enough, I was right. I walked in and he immediately handed me multiple articles that he wanted copied on different colors in different ways. No problem. I headed to the copy room and got it done. Next problem, he had not yet approved the corrections to the syllabus that his assistant had made and she had to leave at 3:15. So I waited outside his office for him to give me the final copy so that I could run copies before having to run down to the classroom and set up the film. 3:30.... 3:35...3:40. I was panicking. At 5 minutes to class, he hands me the syllabus and the film. I had 5 minutes to make 70 copies of the syllabus (stapled), run down to the basement, set up the film on the equipment (not easy) and take roll because he needed to take a personal phone call and would be a few minutes late. Seriously!!!! Good thing I like intense situations! Everything got done in time and class went great! I think I'm really going to enjoy working for that class.

My class on Tuesday is called "Uses and Misuses of History in International Affairs." Apparently most sections are exactly the same- read the same books, same material, etc. HOWEVER, I guess there is one section that is different and of course I someone signed up for it. It is still the title, but that class is focused on the former soviet union and central asia. So it is right up my ally! My professor works at the State Department in the Bureau of Intelligence by day and teaches us by night so he has some great experiences to draw on. It's alot of reading but I'm really excited about it.

Wednesday- At 930 in the morning I am TA-ing a class called "Intro the Russia and Eurasia." It is taught by a Puerto Rican professor (go figure) teaching for the first time so its a bit of a challenge. At least I really like the material and its a great reminder of things I've studied in the past. After this class I don't have my own class until 5pm so Caleb and I had a lunch date in the student center and then found a quiet area in my building to do some homework together. It was nice to actually get to see a little bit of each other that day. My Wed. class is the mandatory Intro to International Affairs class in my program. For 2 hours we listen to a professor and Ambassador Inderfurth lecture us and then we have 2 more hours of discussion. Again, alot of reading, but seems interesting.

Thursday- I hold office hours for the film class at 4pm but until then, I actually have a free day! To be nice, I prepped Caleb's dinner (since I don't get home until 930). It's a little weird to make a lasagna at 10am but I'm sure I'll get used to the routine. As expected, no one showed up for my office hours but the Ambassador had some interesting "tasks" for me to work on so I wasn't bored! His class meets on Thursdays from 5-630 to discuss the film from Tuesday. His students are very opinionated and very vocal so it should be interesting!

From 7-9 I have my own last class of the week. This was the one that really got to me. It's my into to security class. One of the things I have quickly realized is that I am one of the youngest in the school, not just age wise but in experience. Usually I can find someone with at least 2-3 years of my age, but not in this class. We had to go around the room and talk about what we did. Most of the students are currently working in the State Department, Department of Defense, on the Hill; their positions have taken them to Yemen, China, Africa, etc. It was EXTREMELY overwhelming to listen to their experiences. That class is completely discussion based- their knowledge and experiences are so advanced to mine that I was terrified to open up my mouth. That class is DEFINITELY going to be a challenge.

Friday's I don't have class (yay!) so I did some Crossmark work yesterday. I attempted to drive around DC which I have learned was a mistake. Either take the metro in or don't go- traffic was a NIGHTMARE! I am also learning the "lingo" up here pretty quick. For example, I don't go to school in DC, I go to school in "the district;" we don't live in Virginia, we live in "the commonwealth;" people don't work at the state department, they work at "state;" its not the department of defense, its "DoD." People look at you funny if you say it wrong so I'm trying to pick up the lingo. It feels like everything is an abbreviation up here.

Today has been clean the apartment day. Things are so wild between Tuesday and Thursday that nothing gets done around here. We also realized today that we have yet to clean Scarlett's potty mat out on the balcony. I figured it couldn't be too bad to do. WRONG. That is one of the most disgusting things I've ever done and Caleb didn't help at all it was so gross. Needless to say, it will NEVER get that bad again. Luckily I've had college football to help me get through it.

O! I forgot the other great news from this week. On Wed. we became an aunt and uncle again! Baby Samuel was born and the pictures are absolutely precious!!!! I can't believe we won't get to see him until Christmas! Congratulations to Josh, Mandy and Noah.

I haven't posted pictures in awhile, so I figure it is time to unleash these on the world. Caleb and I had our student IDs made (they are called GWorld cards). Caleb likes to say that we have crazy eyes in them, I choose to believe we are just wide-eyed and excited students! You may make your own judgements...

Everyone enjoy college football Saturday!!