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PENN STATE!!! (TEXAS TECH!)

Alex and I made the long drive to watch Penn State beat Kent State at Beaver Stadium this past weekend.  It was really nice getting away for the weekend and the weather was absolutely amazing---even got a little tan supporting the Nittany Lions.  Since Alex went to college at NJIT (which they don't have a football team) and I went to TEXAS TECH; Penn State is the closest...

 Not to worry, I am not going to turn into a Big 10 fan because there is nothing better than the BIG 12!  Living on the east coast has it advantages and disadvantages-the worst is during football season you have to watch all the Big 10 football games televised over the Big 12 so I just have to deal with it...

We tailgated until it was time to watch the game.  Isn't the setting beautiful nestled within the mountains?

We even got to see the legendary Joe Paterno--well the statue of him anyways.  We saw him on the sidelines but we were on the opposite side of the field so we weren't face to face or anything like that...

I enjoyed the game and will go back but it is just not home.  Yes, Beaver Stadium holds double the amount of "The Jones" (Jones AT&T Stadium at Tech) but it was just lacking in so many areas (perhaps I am just being biased).  I missed seeing the beauty of The Jones, the crazy Tech fans, the spanish architecture, the masked rider, the smell (yes! lol), Chimy's and just the LBK in general...

Sadly, we lost against the University of Texas but sure put up a fight! There is always next year and you never know how the Red Raiders will do.  You can NEVER count us out until the last second--we have been known to pull off some great upsets!

Wreck'em TECH!

Images via TTU.edu and skyscrapercity.com

9/11 :: Never Forget

Has it really been nine years?  It is so hard for me to fathom how tall the twin towers were---I never had the opportunity to see them but have now been to ground zero more times than I can count.  Since we live approximately 15 minutes outside NYC; we have a view of the skyline on top of a hill outside our house.  There is a huge void in the skyline where the Twin Towers once stood.  It is so sad because everyone here remembers the day, the smell, the smoke-filled air, the panic and hysteria, the traffic to get home, the loss of a loved one and most importantly strangers joining together to help one another. 

The other night Alex and I were driving home from picking up my birthday present (future post on that soon) and we could see the beams of light shining toward the heavens representing the towers for the ninth anniversary. We both were silent and all I could think about were all the lives lost and how valuable every moment with one another is--you never know what can happen....

Images via Twin Towers Facebook Page

So Ready for This...

FALL!!!

Image via A Brooklyn Limestone

Ever since moving to New Jersey from Texas--I have always looked forward to my favoite season-Fall!!! In Texas we do not necessarily have a change of seasons---it is ALWAYS hot and humid (maybe I am being a bit dramatic!).  I love seeing the leaves change gorgeous colors, long walks, cooler weather and having the windows open to let the breeze blow in...

And lastly :: FOOTBALL, FOOTBALL AND MORE FOOTBALL!!!