Cinnamon and Sourdough: Auburn and Football

My two weeks in Auburn were all too brief. I had so many things to do and people to see to fit into that relatively short period of time. It was so nice to be home, in a familiar environment. It was the little things that I enjoyed the most. The things that I really didn't even realized that I missed - the smell of my house, driving around at night by myself with the windows down and the music up, Auburn's campus, the feel of college football in the air, making a royal mess in the kitchen cooking, being lazy on the couch with Toby and Andrew watching TV. Right now Auburn is still my home. In a way, Auburn will always be my home - the same way Dothan will always be my home. But it makes me a little sad to come to the realization that Auburn will not be my home for much longer. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, it's just change and change can be a little sad sometimes.

I ran a lot of errands while I was home (one of which was picking up my graduate school diploma!), packed winter clothes to bring back to D.C. with me, saw lots of friends and got to celebrate two birthdays, ate out at all the Auburn restaurants that I love (including Amsterdam's and MK's), cooked more than we could eat, and had lunch with some of my former professors. It was so nice to see them but it also made the fact that it was fall and I wasn't in school sink in more.

I also spent two days in Abbeville and in Dothan seeing my family. My Nana and aunts are all such good cooks and they cooked all my favorite foods. My dad and I went to see a movie and generally just hung out, since I had spent time with my mom at the beach. I miss all of them very much and it was great to see everyone.

The last weekend I was in Auburn, I was able to go to the Auburn v. Clemson game. It was crazy! And hot. Andrew's brother Chris came to Auburn to go to the game with us. I also found out last minute that Mr. Steve and Mrs. Ginny were coming for the game, so I was really happy to see them and tailgate with them.

Hannah, Mr. Steve, and Mrs. Ginny tailgating at the Auburn v. Clemson game

As usual for sitting in the student section, we got to the stadium about 2 hours before the game started so we could get a decent seat. I typically don't enjoy sitting in the student section because of many reasons - you have to get there so early, it's hot and crowded and loud, you don't get the sit down (unless it's a TV time out, half time, or someone is hurt). But there is a certain energy in the student section that you don't get from sitting anywhere else in the stadium that is a lot of fun. Especially during the second half of this game when Auburn actually showed up to play football. We won by a field goal in overtime so it was pretty insane and I'm so glad that I went.