My Crimson Chaos

Y ep!  It's that time of year again...  This Sunday will be The University of Alabama's annual Fan Day.  Gumps far and wide will flock to Bryant Denny Stadium to watch an open practice from 2:30-4:30.  But let's not kid ourselves...  These people, dressed in their favorite Wal-Mart jerseys, are there to get a chance to meet the man himself.  After practice, Coach Nick Saban, along with his staff & players, will be available for 45 minutes to sign autographs for Bama's finest.  RMFT, y'all!!! Whether it's a mother handing over her infant for Nick Saban to sign or a few 350 pound armchair quarterbacks recording their best 40 time in years, The Running Of The Gumps never fails to disappoint.  It could be 140 degrees on a miserable August day in Alabama, but I can personally guarantee at least 500 sweaty Bammers will be waiting hours before the gates open to get a glimpse of greatness.  Don't get me wrong...  I love that our football program does thi

Earlier today, news broke that The Crimson Tide had finalized plans to meet up with USC in 2016.  HELL YES!!! I was all like OMG!  HOW FREAKING EXCITING!!!  Two of the most storied programs... Two dynasties...  It's about dang time!!!  Of course as I read on, I realized it was yet another neutral site game.  Well crap... I've been to several of the neutral site games.  Come to think of it, I guess I've only missed one.  2009 Va Tech- check.  2012 Michigan- I was there.  2013 Va Tech- present.  When we first started doing this, I actually loved this concept!  It has always been a great trip & I hear it really helps with recruiting. However, I'm officially sick of it.  I realize that a trip to the ATL is easy & can make for a fabulous weekend.  I understand experiencing a state of the art facility like Jerry World is pretty awesome.  I get all that...  But I'm sick of Atlanta & I almost had a heat stroke going to Arlington in 2012.  There'

Tomorrow is a very big day in all things Crimson Chaos...  My pride & joy, my best friend, my baby sister begins her career as a Registered Nurse at DCH's Cardiac Care Unit.  Typing those words seems so surreal to me because I could swear it was just last year I was wiping the tears off her cheeks because she literally loved her bunny to death.  Wasn't it just last week I was making the drive to watch her take to the sidelines to cheer? The little girl I used to bribe to be in pageants (only to win most of the time)... The little sister who used to crawl to my bedroom almost every night after her bath so those chubby legs could crawl up to sit on my bed & pee on it...  That little girl may save your life or maybe someone's life that means even  more to you than your own starting tomorrow. Of course, anyone who knows her expected the massive success she's seen in her life.  And yes I'm biased, but you could ask countless people who aren't and the

I f you know me at all, you know I have an unhealthy, borderline psychotic fear of snakes...  You can save your "this snake is good because....", I hate them all & would kill them with fire if given the chance.  So after some fun in the sun today, I braved a little yard work in preparation for putting my cozy house on the market.  I back up to some woods, a stream, & a fabulous walking trail which is a selling point for normal people.  I, however, have an irrational fear of snakes.... So I decided to kill some weeds that had been growing behind my fence this afternoon.  Not 2 minutes in & I spot it....  The girth was indescribable...  I was unable to see the head but round, pointed, or whatever I was ready to set Ross Bridge ablaze because this HAD to be an anaconda!  I fell on my back into my backyard & it took a moment to catch the breath that had been knocked out of me.  I mean, what the ever living @#$%?  This beast of a snake was at least a foot aroun

Welcome to my first blogpost without a purpose... First of all, I am the proud aunt of a new cat!!!  Yep...  After months of threats, Ash surprised the coach with a dang kitten.  I'm not much of a cat person myself & I'm sure our sweet friend Andy will shudder at the news.... But he is pretty stinking cute!!!  ___________________________________________________________________ The news of Philip Lutzenkirchen has weighed heavy on my heart all week.  I even sat down to write about it but it was just too hard to find words.  He's the same age as my sister & I couldn't even wrap my head around someone telling me I lost her.  Being a sports radio junkie, some people calling in this week did bother me, though.  It seems like countless people were offended when someone mentioned the importance of wearing seatbelts.  I never had the honor of meeting Lutz, but I have read enough to know what a good man he was & how important it was for him to make his ma