Before and After Pics of BYU-Utah Game

This is me before the BYU game.  Taking pictures and posting to facebook: "I am on my way to the game!  Woohoo, go cougs!"

This is me delighted to be revisiting my college campus:

This is us before halftime:

Classic, right?

And then after the game...

Oh, nevermind.

We will never speak of this again.

BYUte Marriages: How to Deal

 Clint supported my gradution from BYU, and I supported his from the U.  I think I can speak for Clint in saying we both agree that both schools are good, quality schools and we respect each other's education.  Every fall when the football season brings high rivalry tensions, I find the best way to keep my cool and not strain our relationship is by:

>being a Utah fan because I am a Clint fan
>cheering for teams, not against
>trying not to take offence at BYU digs
>keeping a playful attitude and making our school rivalry a running joke
>not categorizing either school into a stereotype, but remembering the high profile individuals as well as people in my life who represent each school.

It does help immensely that Clint is equally considerate of my allegiance as I am of his.

However, ahem... I do have to say that I had to beg for several years to get him to take me to Lavell Edwards stadium! :)

The BYU vs. Utah rival game is happening earlier than usual this year, and I will finally be going to watch the football game in my school's stadium. I saw the BYU-Utah game last year in Rice Eccles, thankfully surrounded by a healthy mix of fans.  This 2011 season, Clint and I were able to buy tickets from someone selling them through ksl.com, and we are starting to get excited.  We are even able to maintain cordial feelings toward each other, which may be surprising to someone enmeshed in the rivalry. 

Clint even sent me this link today: http://www.ksl.com/?sid=17079550&nid=1010.

This season I am feeling a little more connected to my BYU team than usual; I think this is partially because we finally invested in cable TV with DVR so I have been able to watch the cougs much more than usual. Usually I am a little starved for BYU talk because my husband and his family AND my own family mostly only talk Utes. That's right, I am a little blue fish in a sea of red. It's okay, though. I have never been confrontational in nature and I shun the ugly side of rivalry. It takes some effort to not get too emotionally involved or offended -- because there are plenty of opportunities.

I will, of course, be wearing the home colors on Saturday. Hehehe.

However, I will be holding Clint's hand even though our outfits will clash.:)

Selfish

I love summer activities.  I also love seeing Clint in action because I was unfortunately not allowed to be one of the chicks who oggled him in high school.  Clint has recently been enjoying a flag football league with some old high school buddies.  I go to every game that I can.  It's fun to sit on the grass & chat with the other wives.  We cheer on big plays and talk about how great Jane Austen books are, and which movie remakes are the best.  Oh yes, it's good times.

Anyway.  These pictures are purely for my own enjoyment.  Thank you very much.

Hi Clint!!! Smile...

I think I'll send this one to Sports Illustrated for a front cover story.

Trick-or-Cheering

Halloween night I actually celebrated with the Utah Football team. Admittedly not my first choice, but since I have no excuse to go trick-or-treating, well then... what better way to bask in the Halloween-ness by going to a stadium filled to the brim with screeching, freaky fans decked out in black? I was even allowed to wear heavy black make-up again. Who's complaining?
Hate to say it, babe, but seriously... you kinda look like you're yawning.

Fun to have a pretty much uncontested victory over the Wyoming hobos.

And quite undeniably another brilliant Halloween weekend. 2 nights in a row of partying and dress-up. Next year's All Hallow's Eve Festivities: Mine & Clint's place. Will be an extravaganza, people. Can't wait.

the love-hate relationship continues

The love-hate relationship refers to Utah weather, by the way. Though I do have off days with running. Was it just me making up hopeful forecasts in my head or did the weather man REALLY say that is was supposed to be warm and sunny on Saturday? High fifties to low sixties, I thought.

So with optimistic expectations of sunshine, I went running this morning, a 5-miler, and it was gorgeous! The weather was perfect, not too warm for running and not too breezy. I hooked up with I think it's the Jordan River trail that follows right along the rusty old unused train tracks starting at 123rd South.

This is me feeling pretty good after my run. I was pumped up for Spring time and happy to have found a good, quiet, scenic route to enjoy the sunshine.

That was this morning.

This afternoon Clint and I went to the Ute Spring football scrimage and unfortunately we arrived a little late and so we had to climb to one of the top-most rows. Before long we were in complete shade. I was sporting jean shorts and flip flops, hoping to maybe possibly get a tan. A little too much to hope for, apparently. By the end of the scrimage, the hood of of my jacket was up, I was crouched over in my chair, and Clint's hoodie was wrapped around my bare legs, which were bouncing up and down in an effort to keep my blood circulating to my purple toes.

If you want to see what the game looked like, check out the reflection in Clint's glasses. If you want to see what my hand holding out the camera looked like, then the reflection in my glasses.

Sugar Bowl Afterglow

My Clint sure loves his Utes.

As a side note here, he's a very steady, reliable guy. And I love this about him. So it's usually safe to assume that he would choose not to do something on the spontaneous or risky side. But then he surprises me sometimes. I find out things like he could have paralyzed himself on a sledding trip w/ Brett & Jake and he was breaking up fights on the field after the BYU-Utah game. So while Clint never makes me worry that he's safe, I also love that Clint is not predictable. And I should not assume anything when it comes to the Utes! I assumed he wouldn't be going to the parade downtown because he had never mentioned it...only to find several dozen pictures of the event on our computer the next day (including this one)! It made me laugh.

Clint, I just love you.

Ute football adventures

Well, here we are starting out another season of Ute football. Don't be fooled - I'm not as hardcore as Clint is. In fact, if you remember, I did graduate from BYU and I do cheer for Bronco's team every chance I get. But I love to support my husband's Alma Mater as well, and it's so fun to go to games together.

Clint participated in the Red & White game this year at the start of the season and I went along as his paparazzi. Biggest fan! Of course.

Suiting up.

I was so proud of myself for getting something like an action shot.

Hi Clinters! Yes, the camera is still aimed at you.

Just be glad I don't have a dog or anything or you'd have to see all my camera happy moments with a pet instead of just Clint. Ha ha.

No Other Gang

Hi. Yep, I'm still alive. Sorry about that little....sabbatical.

As far as the football season goes, we are in full swing! And I am surviving trying to be a BYU and a Ute fan at the same time. I sit in the MUSS with Clint, as you may know. But I'm a BYU graduate and I just have to cheer for them when they play the U. Don't know what I'm gonna do this year. Yikes.

I'm sure you've heard about the Utes' most recent win over UNLV. The first half was ugly, but the Utes dominated in the second half so Clint was happy. And they showed fireworks after the game, which was fun. I am also trying to keep up on the BYU season...so I'm afraid you'll just have to indulge me here. BYU is also undefeated, they won Northern Iowa and this last week they won 28-27 over Washington. Don't get me started on that game. Unfortunately I didn't get to see that game since Clint & I don't get the Mtn or FSN at our place, but I did listen to some of it and I heard about it PLENTY afterwards. So here's how it goes: BYU was ahead by one touchdown with seconds left when Washington scored a touchdown. They got a "celebration" penalty and the ref moved them back 15 yards to the 35 line for the extra point punt. BYU blocked the punt. Now everyone's debating the controversy of BYU's win because of the stupid "unsportsman-like" call against Washington! I'm like, give me a break. Yeah, those celebration calls are always subjective and rather stupid, BUT, any decent punter should be able to put up a winning kick from 35 yards! I mean, right? BYU blocked the kick, end of story. Game won. I think Washington fans are just being sore losers and so they're trying to discredit our puny little Mountain West Conference. Losers. Ha!

Anyway, enough of my ranting. Clint and I are good. Busy, but good. Clint's classes are going well so far, not too strenuous. We're still trying to keep up the carpooling thing too, though, on Tuesdays and Thursdays when Clint has evening classes he has to take TRAX home. Oh well. Gas is too expensive. Have you heard Utah's like 20 cents above the national average? You gotta be kidding me. Ridiculous. We're even higher than California, y'all. I never thought I'd see the day.

By the way, is anybody else getting excited for Halloween yet or am I really just a nut with an unusual amount of witch blood or something? I've been looking at Gothic Fairy costumes online and roaming Michaels aimlessly trying to justify buying more fall decor. Clint's gonna have to physically hold me down if he doesn't want me to start putting out pumpkin heads and spiders and draping spider webs around our house! I'm thinking like, tonight. Okay, not tonight, too much going on. Tomorrow. Halloween party is on tomorrow. I'm bringing out the fall stuff and making my ghost cookies, man! That's it!

Meet me in the MUSS

Yes I'm in the MUSS with him. He he. Go Utes. "Duh duh duh duh duh duh...dare meet us in the MUSS!!!" (Clint knows all the words. Supposedly. But I don't.)




The Wyoming game with Jeff, Kathy, Jessica, Brett, myself, and Clint. Fun day. And sweaty.