The End Of An Era

"Mr. Two Bits"

Final Game

Yesterday George Edmondson, aka Mr Two Bits, retired after 60 years of leading The University of Florida Football Fans in the "Two Bits" Cheer.

This is truly the end of an Era. No one else can fill his shoes...

Read more about this amazing fan HERE

University of Florida Home Games will never be quite the same without Mr Two Bits leading the crowd. Thank you, Mr Two Bits for 60 great years!

Go Gators!

OVER-RATED: "FOOTBALL WEATHER" For those in all points north....You can keep it....Wearing layers of clothing while shivering at a football game is NOT fun. I tried it yesterday (not by choice) and decided shorts and flip-flops mix well with College Football. The sun shining on our section saved the day!

UNDER-RATED: A Day In "The Swamp" with 90,000 of your closest friends while watching your husband play in The University of Florida Gator Alumni Band!

He Still Has The Touch!
Yep...that's my husband...The Gator Band Trumpet Player during the Half Time Show on Florida Field. To see all the alumni charge on to the field with the current band is breathtaking. There is electricity in the air!

Two of his biggest fans.....Me and Alison!

(After we shed a few layers of our insulated clothing! This is one of those days that every ray of direct sun was welcome on our section of The Swamp! The shade was freezing! I know....freezing is a relative term....freezing for FLORIDA!)

I got to go home with one of the Band Members.....My Husband

and Best Friend!

At this point, it was time to start putting the layers back on!
I know, if you are reading this from a "true" winter area...you are amused.

If you have ever experienced COLD in Florida, then you know what I mean...

COLD is COLD here, even if it is for 2 weeks out of every year.

Go Gators...

In case you did not hear..They BEAT the Citadel yesterday.

It was not even close enough to make the game exciting.

Go Gators

We're Packing!

University of Florida Band Alumni Weekend, here we come! When the middle school dismissal bell rings tomorrow, we are off to Gainesville for our favorite football weekend of the year!

Ron has been driving around with his trumpet mouthpiece so he can practice in the car. (Can you imagine driving along side of him while he is practicing?)

Here in West Palm Beach, we are experiencing COLD weather...Gainesville is going to be FREEZING. I know, I know....it is worse other places...however, it's all relative. I am darn cold tonight.

GO GATORS....

Do I even have to write this.... I will post PHOTOS of the weekend upon my return!

The Gator Nation

The Gator Nation

An afternoon with 90,000 of our closest friends at

The Swamp

University of Florida Homecoming Weekend

Ron and Jeffrey, Pre-Game

Me with Ron, Pre-Game Jeff, Alison, Me, and Ron Post-Game at our Seats

Ron and I had GREAT seats. We were seated on the first row

directly above the icon representing the jersey of former coach,

Steve Spurrier. It was an easy landmark for my friends in other

areas of the stadium to find me with. Jeff and Alison sat in the

student section and joined us at the end of the game.

Jeff and Alison

It was great to see them!

Me with Ron

Jeffrey, Alison, Ron

At Jeffrey and Alison's totally cute apartment.

They have a perfect location right off campus

They are ready for Halloween.

Katherine and Megan stayed at Jeff and Alison's apartment

during the game...it was better for ALL of us that way.

(not one time did someone ask me how much longer until the game is over)

They enjoyed the parade the day before, being in Gainesville,

staying at a hotel, and being on a family trip.

Game Day tradition...head to Sonny's BBQ for dinner.

Yummmmmm. Megan was sharing a little love with Jeffrey

while we were waiting for our table.

There is nothing else quite like spending an afternoon with

90,000 of your closest friends in The Swamp.

We arrived home well after midnight. Tired, happy, and ready for our own beds. A cool front is moving in to Florida (cool for, Florida) . We could not have ordered better weather than we had this weekend (except for a little drizzling at the parade on Friday) No direct sun until the 4th quarter of the game on Saturday. Just a perfect weekend all the way around.

Go Gators!