Showing posts with label Sporting Events. Show all posts
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Lady Vols!

I got to enjoy an early birthday present tonight and go watch the Lady Vols play at MTSU. It was the first time in school history for MTSU to have a sold out crowd for their women's basketball team. 11,802 in attendance to be exact. Surprisingly the crowd was made up mostly of Blue Raiders fans. I say surprisingly because I am such a huge Lady Vols fan I cannot imagine pulling for any other team.


Of course they were the underdogs, but MTSU did well. They hung in their with a young Lady Vols team even though the score didn't show that.


We had a great time - Gabbie did amazing as always! You can see how happy she was to be at the game. It was packed so we had plenty of noises to contend with - she didn't even budge over the crazy noises.


We started out in seats pretty much at the top of the gym. We didn't realize when we bought them that they were literally bleachers = no backs. Not a fun situation when you have an 11 pound baby strapped to your front. Not to mention Brent and I are not sure the last time we had to sit on bleachers with someone's knees pressing into my back. Oh so fun!...not

So....Brent to the rescue: he politely asked a security guard if we could sit in these folding chairs on the platform. Gotta love playing the baby card! We scored better seats: not on in location but in comfort.


So hopefully you can tell by the shots we got just how much better our seats were.
Here are the girls warming up with a not-so-welcoming crowd. They booed pretty much the entire time they were being introduced. I was a little surprised there was so much animosity and not more respect for such greatness.




Couple of fun facts about this lady: 1. My Aunt was recruited in the mid-1970's to play

for the University of TN at Knoxville by the one and only Pat Summit. At the time, Pat was only in her mid-twenties and coaching at a school that was not known for their women's basketball. My grandfather says he actually spoke with Pat about my aunt playing for UT, but my aunt chose to go to TN Tech instead - mainly because they were the powerhouse in women's basketball at the time. Second fun fact: when Pat first started coaching, she herself had to arrive early to her games so she could put out all the chairs for the fans that might possibly show. Who would have EVER imagined she would become what she is today. Final fun fact, when I was about to start my junior year of high school, several of my closest friends at the time (and we just happened to play every sport together - including basketball) spent a week in Knoxville at the best basketball camp I've ever been to. We got to meet Pat as well as the 1998 National Championship team that included Michelle Marcineak, Chamique Holdsclaw and others. It was a really special time that I will never forget! (oh and we learned a little about basketball too :))









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6 Lessons from Gabbie's First Predators Game...

1. You can never wear too many layers to a hockey game. Hooded outfit, toboggan, and hooded fleece coveralls. She stayed toasty to say the least!


2. Everything's better when Daddy's involved.


3. You never realize how amazing it is to have both of your hands free until you use a baby carrier like this one! Thanks to the Moncriefs for letting us borrow this, we wouldn't have been able to do the game otherwise.
4. Never underestimate the power of cuddle: it sure helps with nap time, even when you are in the midst of a crazy ramped up Preds crowd and they've scored FOUR times already!



5. Just because you have a baby strapped to your front, doesn't mean you shouldn't always be ready with the camera for a celebrity sighting! We're pretty sure this is a Titan's player...pretty sure, not 100% sure. He looks like one at least.



6. And most importantly: live your life proving to people that a baby will change your life but it doesn't mean you have to stop having fun together!

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1992 Called. They want their Canadian Singer Back.

I got a phone call from Brent on Monday that went like this...
Brent: "I'm going to say an artist's name, you tell me your honest feelings about this artist: Celine Dion."
Becca: "eh. 50/50 - take her or leave her."
Brent: "What if I said we had free tickets to her concert?"
Becca: "SURE!"
So Tuesday night we headed to the Sommet center downtown with a PACKED crowd to see Celine Dion in concert. I really wasn't sure what to expect - Brent and I had been trying to think of all the songs we knew from the 90's and even some current hits. Of course there is THE song of the past century from Titanic (no one knows the actual song's title, just that it was from Titanic), the Beauty and the Beast song, and other great hits.
However, while I like to claim that I am a diverse music listener, I'm really not. The scope of my music listening includes a little Way FM and Sunny 92.3 (Chattanooga station) but Nashville's version is 92.9. Same type of music, only Nashville has ...."DELLLLIIILAHHHHH." (please tell me you sang the tune of her name as you read it)
Anyway, so I realized about half way through the concert that thanks to my not so diverse music listening, I actually did know quite a few Celine hits and I have to say it was probably one of the best concerts that I've attended in quite some time. Probably because I knew just about every single song she sang except for her new stuff. I even remember owning one of her Cd's back in the day - the one with the white cover, she's in all white...can't remember the songs or the CD title, but I'm sure some of you Opp Knockers remember, even though many won't admit it.
And that takes me to my next point: denial of Celine. How many of us would never admit to knowing a Celine song? I know I didn't really tell that many people we were going to the concert. I'm not sure why - just the few people I did tell laughed at me. Brent's boss was asked if he wanted these tickets and his response was, "GOD NO!"
Why is that?
Case in point: we shared our awesome table at the concert with another couple. They were probably in their late 40's. Brent asked if they were huge fans and the husband said they would be leaving within 20 minutes of the concert to make it to their bedtime. Ironically, as Celine began her fourth ballad, this gentleman got excited over every single song, knowing every single word. I gave him a hard time about it of course and told him he was in denial of being the president of the Celine fan club. He told me he had a Delilah bumper sticker. It was great.
And while at one point Brent commented, "Your sister would enjoy this so much more than me," we both truly did have a great time. Even if you aren't an avid fan, Celine put on a phenomenal concert complete with numerous outfit changes, incredibly talented dancers, and amazing back up singers. They even did this really neat video with Anthony Bucceli who sang the duet "Prayer" where it appeared as if he was on the screen with her as they sang the song together. It was impressive.
So here are a few photos - we had the same seats we had for the Predators game a few weeks ago, only this time we got one of those table tops I mentioned. We were literally right on the rail overlooking the massive crowds. We also got to partake in some free yummy food for dinner and all you could drink beer, wine, Pepsi, etc.
I also have a few videos (my new favorite thing to do on blog posts if you can't tell...)
And while I'm sitting here All By Myself working in A Man's World I'll be sure to tell that My Heart Will Go On through the Prayer.




One of NUMEROUS costume/outfit changes and her bizarre dancers in the background.




She has VERY odd facial expressions while she sings. It's very distracting, just a heads up if you're on your way to buy tickets to the next concert based on my post.


Belting out the words. Brent thought it was hilarious that I knew all the words. Thanks Sunny 92.3!




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