Jeff, Scotty's Dad, joined us later that night after some plane problems and we had a late dinner at Vacqueros- A Mexican restaurant? in Columbus. The margaritas were great! Eric and Grant had arrived in town and were staying at a different hotel. They invited us bar hopping with them but they march to a different clock and we decided to rest up for game day....Next day Reuben and I struck out in search of ESPN's Gameday which was filming by the stadium. We found it without any problem but it was awash in a SEA OF RED! Ohio State fans outnumbered USC about 20 to 1!
After an hour we were discouraged becuz we couldn't hear what they were saying so we traveled back to our new favorite Sports bar to watch the second hour of the show. Eric, Grant and their buddies joined us. I loved it. They are always so much fun and they have the greatest friends.
The entourage...Todd, Gmo, Sean, Jake, Matt, David, Kevin and Eric.
The boys took no time at all to become great friends with the local girls who worked at Roosters.
We hung out there and then headed on to a fabulous tailgate party that Shae Palmer put on for all of us Out of Staters. Props to Shea who rented an RV and traveled the 2 hours from Cincinatti to help us party before the big game only to return to Cincinatti and get ready to host all the boys there the following day for Carson's League Opener. What a trooper she is, so thoughtful and hospitible, a real gem.
From the tailgate we were on to the Horseshoe to see the game. And in case you haven't heard, we won in the last seconds of the game. It was incredible. What a wild time. Reuben and I were thrilled that we got to see Scotty #47 dash down the field on the kickoffs and after the game as well. We had a chance to visit with him before he climbed on the team bus to head back to L.A. It kills me to see how much he has grown up during his college years. Football has really been a salvation for him to keep him focused in school, in shape, and with a great group of guys to associate with. I am so proud of him and all he has accomplished.
We then walked the 2 miles back to our hotel and headed to Roosters one last time for a late night snack and to see the highlights of all the games. We hit the sheets at around 2 AM! And early to bed Reuben stayed awake for the whole thing!After breakfast with Jeff late Sunday morning, we headed out for the airport. Lucky us, we were upgraded to 1st class coming and going on this trip! Once on the plane headed for Tampa, Reuben eyed a gentleman who was eyeing him and it turned out that Reuben had coached him 44 years ago in High School Track and Field! They talked all the way home....what a fun finish to an incredible weekend.
