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THE IRON BOWL!!! Yes, I got to go. Not only did I get to go, I got to sit 4 rows up on the 40 yard line. Now if that's not the way to watch football I don't know what is. I rode to Auburn with my cousin Sarah Anne and met Kathryn at her Aunt Leigh's house where we stayed the weekend. We went out that Friday night and caught up with some older friends who attend college there. It was a pretty good time but we had to be back home pretty early. The next day was game day and we got up, got pretty, (even rolled our hair), and headed to the tailgate. While we were mingling and eating we met up with one of our best friends Josh. Grayson was also there. The suspense of the game was killing me even though I knew Alabama had it in the bag. Kathryn and I finally made our way to our entrance gate and to our fabulous seats. The game was a blowout and a great time even though I was sitting among rows and rows of Auburn fans. I cheer on my Tide! The drunk couple across the stairs even made a comment to me when we were leaving that I was a very classy Alabama fan and that made my day....even if he had consumed about 10 of the tiny Jack and Crown bottles that his girlfriend and stowed away in her purse. We headed home that night and the trip just didn't seem long enough but I was glad to be back in my bed by the time I got home.

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Ohhhh Thanksgiving Break!! It could not have come soon enough. It felt like it took YEARS for it to come around and I was overjoyed when I was out for a whole week, and here's the kicker: I didn't even have any crazy teachers decide to assign work for the break! Not only did I get to enjoy a week off from school, I spent it with my friends and family. I got to attend the Alabama vs. Georgia Southern game that I talked about in my last post and get everything ready for Sub-Deb which was only 2 weekends away. That week was fantastic for all of those reasons, but most importantly, it was the week of my birthday! My birthday just happened to actually fall ON Thanksgiving this year! My family has so much to be thankful for....ME! I had a great night with my bestest friend Kathryn and was awakened my mom and dad with a birthday card. In the card, were two tickets to the Iron Bowl!! I was super surprised because my mom told me she had sold them. Kathryn and I would be going to the game that weekend and we could not have been happier. The day only got better when all of my family came over and brought gifts when they came. I must say that my favorite gift was the set of pearls and pearl earrings that my parents gave me. The meal was delicious, just like any time my mom cooks and I had a great birthday.

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On November 18, C.P. and I and my Grandaddy went to Tuscaloosa for the Georgia Southern game. We drove my mom's car and I drove all the way there. We were going to stay with my brother James who is in his fourth year right now. However, he will not be finishing up this year but going on to become a fifth year senior. Anyways, we made it to Tuscaloosa and got settled in. We then decided to go get something to eat and we ended up picking Olive Garden. mmmm. It was delicious! We had a great dinner and took Grandaddy back to James's apartment because he is 79 and was definitely ready for bed. C.P. and James and I had other plans besides bed though of course. We met up with a couple of James's friends and went to see a 3D movie which I learned is not the best kind for me to watch because I got an awful headache. We headed back to the apartment and finally got to sleep at around 2. The next day was the game but we started it off with a great breakfast down the road at a nice little cozy cafe. We proceeded to have a great day at the ballgame, and of course Alabama kicked some tail! And then we came home, and I was very glad that C.P. drove so I could just relax and critique his driving. I slept great after that long couple of days in Ttown. :)

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The next week after we lost the first round school was crazy. We began work on our research paper in College English that counts a whole lot of our grade, so of course it was very stressful and time consuming. I liked the way Mrs. Thompson broke it all down though. She gave us several steps to follow and spread it out over about 2 weeks. The topic was numbers and I chose 2012. More precisely, December 21, 2012--the end of the world. It was a very interesting topic and I learned a lot about the ancient Mayans who are the ones that first predicted the end of the world on this date. I spent a lot of time on it, but of course the most time was spent the night before I would be turning it in. :) Which I must add that I turned it in early and got 5 extra points. I made a 97 on my 2,020 word paper and I am darn proud of it.

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The weekend after Halloween was the first round of the playoffs. That Friday night was a very bittersweet night. We were all ecstatic that had an undefeated season and were pumped for the first round. We played Elmore County in the first round and played a pretty good game for the majority of the time. But sadly, something happened towards the end of the game and the team had a problem with turnovers and our boys just didn't pull through with it. We ended up losing 21-15. That was the first night I had seen several of the boys in my grade cry, and it really got to me. We were all upset and it kind of just didn't even seem like it was real, like it was a dream. That couldn't have been the last football game I would watch as a student of Andalusia High School, it just couldn't. But sadly it was. I just have to think about the great season we had and focus on the positives. I will never forget watching our boys take the field every Friday night and that our class will be known for having the first undefeated football season since 1977. <3

I have included the link to the article that was written for our undefeated season and for our last game.

Bulldogs are undefeated! http://www.andalusiastarnews.com/2011/10/29/perfection-andy-finishes-season-10-0/

Sad End to a Perfect season. http://www.andalusiastarnews.com/2011/11/05/undefeated-bulldogs-fall-at-home/

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These are a little late, but sadly I have been neglecting my blog and have to go back and fill in all the gaps and events. After the Opp game that made us an undefeated football team, we all proceeded to go back to Andalusia and get our groove on. By that I mean that Alex, Greeley, and I rode home while jamming out in Greeley's white mazda. We were on our way to a fabulous night at the first annual halloween dance-a.k.a. "Monster Ball." I dressed up as Alice in Wonderland, Alexandra was a safari girl complete with an iguana on her shoulder, Greeley was a fire fighter, and Kathryn, who we met up with when the band got back, was a 20s flapper girl. So after we were all dolled up, we made our way to the high school where we met up with several of our other friends and danced the night away!

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Last Friday night we played the Opp Bobcats for our 10th game of the season. Of course, we pulled it off but it wasn't the easiest game of the season by far. The refs were definitely on Opp's side and we couldn't get a good call to save our lives. The first half was very stressful because Opp got the first touchdown of the game and was ahead for a while. Our boys finally got into the game and scored a couple touchdowns despite the numerous yellow flags that were thrown towards Andalusia after every play. This win was extremely important to all of us because if we won we would be 10-0 making for a perfect regular season. As I already said, we won!!! It was the best feeling ever to know that my senior class will be remembered for our undefeated record forever.