GO IRISH!!!!!

Mom and I drove out to Notre Dame this weekend for their matchup against PSU. WOW -- what a weekend! ND played AWESOME and we got to watch them knock the socks off Penn State :) What a treat! And what an amazing time we had!

We got in Friday night and attended the pep rally, went to the Bookstore where I loaded up on ND paraphanalia, and ate at Kays -- my favorite local spot for dinner. On Saturday we walked around campus and met up with a few friends before the game.







For my first time we lined up to see the players walk from the Basillica to the Stadium before the game. It was so neat...I shook Brady's hand before the game, what a lucky kid he is :) Notice Brady (middle pic) giving me the cute face -- I'm sure he played so well to try to impress me! haha





Also, we had quite a few celebrity citings -- including one of my favorite quarterbacks of all time, Joe Montana! Yup, we walked right by him and his sons playing ball. I didn't talk to him, but he did hear me pointing him out to Mom, who almost missed him. We also stood next to Dick Vitale and his family when we lined up to watch the team walk from the Basillica to the Stadium.

The game itself was fantastic. The stadium was rocking -- I could barely stay seated, jumping up for every play. I've got a nice bruise on my shin to show for it. This game was the start of several great traditions. All the fans got game towels to swirl during the game. Also, the team not only thanks the student section after the game, they also now sing the fight song and the alma mater with everyone while the band plays before they leave the field. Very cool. Such a great weekend!!!! GO IRISH!!!! A few parting shots below...