This past weekend I had the opportunity to go to Athens, GA, for a UGA (University of Georgia) football game with a couple girls from school. I was excited at the chance to get off campus, see some of the different scenery GA has to offer and just get away from school for a bit. When we decided a group of us was going to attend, the conversation immediately turned to what everyone was going to wear. Not having been to a southern football game or tailgating party before I was a little confused - when you tailgate at a ND Bison game you wear anything and everything you can to keep you warm and as long as you have something green or gold on, you are set. The girls proceeded to explain to me that you have to dress up for the occasion and most girls wear dresses, mini skirts, etc. in school colors (red, black and white).
I went to my closet and realized that the only red clothing item I own is an old high school t-shirt. So I decided I needed to get creative. As you know from my previous post, I am trying to be frugal and didn't really want to spend any additional money on an outfit or accessories. I settled on a black dress I have owned for years, found some red fabric in my craft bin and began to work on accessories. Here is what I came up with...
It is a headband with the fabric rosettes. It was fun and easy to make and I think it jazzed up my outfit just enough to fit in. I also tried to wrap red fabric around my flip-flops to make them look a little more festive but that idea was more of a flop - it started to unravel throughout the day and looked pretty funky by the end of our adventure. (Ps... note how every one of the girls knows how to 'stand pretty' with one knee up and hips turned, they must teach that stance from a young age - haha. I am going to have to learn how to do that)
We started the morning of the tailgate with breakfast - fried chicken biscuits with jelly. I have never had chicken for breakfast and was a little scared of the jelly but it was actually quite good! For tailgating food, we did a 'low country boil' which is where you through potatoes, onion, corn, meat and seafood into a pot of boiling water with some seasoning, cook it, dump it on the table and eat! It was TASTY! I do love the spices that are used in this part of the U.S. - everything you eat has a kick. YUM!
Oh and here is a picture from our seats at the stadium. The Georgia Dome is an open air stadium that seats about 70,000 people on game day, compared to the Fargo Dome holding approximately 20,000. I thought the Fargo Dome was big until I went to the Georgia Dome. However, I do think the Fargo Dome is louder - it must have to do with it being a closed dome and extremely proud Bison fans!
I had an absolutely FABULOUS time this weekend. I loved tailgating in the warm weather and all of the people I have met so far. It was a great experience and I told Jon that I think we will have to be Bison fans first and UGA fans second. I figure this is ok since they aren't in the same division anyway. Go Bulldogs!
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