Are You Ready for Some Football?

HOT DAWGS: Saturday afternoon we had the great pleasure of heading to the gorgeous University of Washington campus under full on blue skies, bright sunshine and pleasant temperatures. It was a lovely October day!

We caught a bus less than a block from home and it dropped us off on the northwest part of campus. From there, we walked our way toward the southeast corner of campus. Naturally, we had to stop and admire the view at Drumheller Fountain. 

We, and a whole lot of other people, eventually made our way to Husky Stadium. I haven't been there much since its major renovation, and I am still wowed by how much different - and more comfortable - it is now. 

We were there more than an hour ahead of kick off, so we headed to the east end zone for some tailgating. 

There, among the throngs of partying purple people, Annabelle managed to sit down and get some art-making time in. 

The University of Washington Marching band made an appearance, playing the old standards like "Bow Down to Washington" and "Tequila." 

As we made our way to our seats, I had to stop to admire these saxophones glistening in the sunlight.

 And these slide trombones were most impressively stored on the sidewalk!

Our seats were up high. Way, way high. As in row 55 of the third level. As we sat down, I noted that it would have been nice to have a sherpa along for our climb up. 

But the upside of seats so high is that we were afforded breathtaking views.

This shot of the softball field made me more determined than ever to get to a UW softball game this year.

We also appreciated all the trees putting on a fall show of color.

 The Husky Marching Band was terrific, as always. Their presentation of the flag was clever and well-executed.

 The halftime show featured theme songs from old TV shows featuring super heroes. I enjoyed seeing the Wonder Woman logo come to life!

Oh, and there was a football game, too. A good one, if you're a Husky fan. (Not so great if you were a Beavers fan.)

Toward the end of the game, we abandoned our high perch and headed for some standing room spots in the endzone. It was fun being close the action. 

HAWK-Y: Another day, another game. Come Sunday, we were all about the Seahawks. We had our first 'Hawks party of the year. For the occasion, we carved and painted a pumpkin into a 12 theme (Seahawks' fans are called 12s as in the Twelfth man on the field). Then, we stuck a spigot into the pumpkin and turned it into a pumpkin beer keg.

We thought it was nice of Cap'N Crunch to make some Touchdown Crunch featuring Seahawks' colors!

Christian carved a groovy design into a standard orange pumpkin. I made some Harvest Ale cupcakes featuring Elysian Night Owl pumpkin ale.  

It was a long, frustrating, often terrible game. AND IT ENDED IN A TIE. 

That's right, a tie. And we're talking American football, not soccer.

Oh so unsatisfying. But our party was fun, nonetheless.