Are You Ready for Some Football

That’s American football for my foreign peeps.  You had to know that when I posted about going to my nieces football game, I’d have pictures to share. 

We got to the game a little late and sat down right next to the turf by the blue and orange football team thinking they were the “Boise Sixes” (since Boise State wears blue and orange).  Then we proceeded to guess which of the women was my niece since they all had helmets on.  We had decided on number 22 but we weren’t quite sure.  The play went down to the other end of the field and the other team made a touchdown. :- ( 

Everyone came off the field for half time and #22 was not Beth, nor anyone else on the team.  We thought maybe Beth didn’t show up (was sick or something).  I tapped on one of the players on her shoulder (she couldn’t feel her shoulder with the big pads) and asked her if Beth was here.  She was on the other team!!! 

 

So we moved our chairs down to the other end of the field and found Beth.  She is the one in the middle facing us.

 

After the chat with the coaches she came over to talk to us.  She asked us if we saw her touchdown.  Well we did but we didn’t know it was her!!!

 

My brother and is wife were their too.

 

 

They started the game back up and my niece made a great interception right in front of us.  Beth is #88 on the right.

 

 

But this is what I got when I tried to take action shots!!!

 

 

Here’s our sweet Beth #88 looking tough waiting for the play to start.  (She doesn’t have blue teeth – it’s just her mouth guard.)  She played tight end.  At the scrimmage line she was defending a gal about 6’2” and doing a great job.  That gal never even got close to the quarterback. 

Toward the end of the game, the  gals on the bench started cheering for the other team.  That was very gracious of them since I saw four touchdowns by the Boise Sixes and none by the other team.  When the game ended and Beth came back over, she didn’t know what the score was but said they made five or six touchdowns and the other team made one.  To give the other team credit, the original team the Sixes were supposed to play couldn’t make it so this team filled in at the last minute.  They only had seven players for a six player team so, with only one substitute, the gals had to play most of the game.  They did a great job under those circumstances.

 

I’m leaving you with one last picture to prove that their truly is blue turf on the Boise State field.

 

 

My other niece, Alicia. and her fiancé showed up as the game was just ending.  They had been taking their engagement photos.  The “we” have been talking about was my sister, Alice, Alicia’s mother.  We all went out for milkshakes at Iceberg after the game.  What a great evening!!!

For those who don’t live in Boise or Utah, Iceberg is a great old style drive in.  They make delicious, old fashioned, humongous shakes.  I always order the mini.  They make it in a, what I would consider, medium glass and it is so huge they put that glass into a 32 oz glass and it still goes over the top. Mmmmm!  I always order raspberry with hot fudge.  If you ever pass one, don’t pass it.  Go in.  At least order a milkshake and fries and then dip the fries into the milkshake. Yummmmmy!

Blessings,

Christine