We're All Ducks Here

Last month I was invited to go to a University of Oregon Ducks {Football} Game by my boss, Diann.

While my first instinct was to tell her 'no thank you,' I have been at the Club long enough to know that

'We're All Mostly Ducks Here' (at the Club) and that these games are super fun! 

I also know that Diann is a HUGE Ducks Fan (a season ticket holder) and that her invitations

to these games are not given lightly! In an effort to get to know her better and to 

see what these games are all about I accepted her invitation, purchased a Ducks shirt and hat

and slept restlessly and excitedly before the big day!

We drove up to Eugene while she gave me a lesson on Duck etiquette (high five your neighbors

after a touch down, sing along with 'Shout' when it is played over the loudspeaker, do your best

to lend to the 'noise meter' when the other team is kicking off and eating a stadium hot dog - I did all 

but eat the hot dog - that one I wouldn't give in to)!

She took me on a tour of 'The Center' and around the tailgating area, we ran into Fred & Jeff (who we also work with at the Club) and then we got settled in for the game! The Ducks were playing the Tennessee Volunteers and apparently it was supposed to be a big game (we slaughtered them in the end, but there was a lot of excitement in the air)!

I MAY have had a little camera envy ...

The 'Shout' experience was a lot of fun! The movie 'Animal House' was filmed at U of O so the song is played at every game and the fans know exactly what to do when it comes on!

U of O fun fact: Nike is a HUGE sponsor of University of Oregon - ALL of the turf

on the U of O Campus (Football, Soccer, etc. is made up of recycled Nike shoes - not grass)!

Overall, I had a WONDERFUL time! I told Diann that Nate is going to be her biggest
fan because she may have just made Football a little more fun for me - and it's safe to say
that I'm officially a Duck Fan! It did help that I had our camera with me and in addition to
enjoying the game I was able to get in some fun shots - but I'll be completely honest
and admit that there were times when I was so involved in what was going on that
I forgot to take pictures!! Shocking - because if you know me AT ALL,
you'd think that I was abducted by Aliens and swapped out with someone else!!

 

It has been about a month since I went to this game and I still look back on it fondly!
I have been more tolerant of Nate watching football (in fact, today was 'Football Day')
and I'm trying really hard to learn to like the game so that Nate & I can enjoy them together!