I went to Blacksburg and all I got was this lousy picture

Yup, that's the view from my seat I pay a lot of money for and it definitely wasn't worth it this weekend. I don't even want to talk about the Hokies' performance on Saturday, but I will say, I am extremely frustrated and disappointed. At least on Labor Day the weather was incredible but this weekend, in typical Blacksburg (or should I say Bleaksburg) fashion, it was rainy and cold. It was so nasty in fact, we left our seats at the end of the first quarter, watched a bit on the TVs in the south end zone and called it a day a few minutes into the second quarter.  Hell, when we got back to our tailgating spot, some JMU kids had taken residence under our tents for beer pong and I joined in with them. Also, can I say that I'm a bit bothered by the people who keep saying "I'm sorry for your loss." Uhh, my team lost a football game, I didn't lose a family member or a pet. Let's keep things in perspective here people!

Needless to say, I'm really not excited about next week's game against ECU. At least I'll get to see my my biological sister and my big sister in my sorority. By the way, some people don't know but I actually went to ECU my freshman year. It was a rough year that got better in the second semester but ultimately I decided Virginia Tech was a better place for me. Even so, ECU will always have a place in my heart.

I've got a busy week ahead of me at work - my boss will be in town and we're getting a visit from the feds which means I need to brush up on our corporate security protocols, blah. I hope it goes by quickly.

It's a good thing I have a sense of humor

I came into work today and found this note on my desk. It was written by one of my co-workers whose husband went to the University of Virginia (UVA) or as I like to call them BooVA. If you can't see it clearly the note says "Real Housewives of New Jersey vs. Virginia Tech football. Which one is trashier? Sorry for your loss." I knew immediately the note was from her even though she tried really hard to disguise her handwriting. I mean, no one else in my office watches the Real Housewives so I knew it had to be her! Either way, the note made my morning, even if it did make fun of my beloved Hokies.

Chokies - The Official Football Team of Virginia Tech

Ugh. I'm not going to sit here and bitch about how terrible the game was last night because it wasn't terrible. We had great seats, the game was exciting and Boise State fans are REALLY nice. We got to the stadium early and parked in the gray lot (where we had to pay) but it worked out really well because there weren't a ton of cars (turns out our section of the lot was actually the handicapped area), there was a path to decent porta potties and it was a short walk to the stadium.  We met some Boise State fans who made the trip from Iowa to cheer on their team. They kept wanting to pay us for beer and one woman told us she and the other fans were honored to be watching their team play against the Hokies. Also, there was an Idahoan senatorial candidate giving away free baked potatoes in another part of our lot, how cool is that?! So yeah, despite the fantastic tailgating experience, I am disappointed we couldn't pull off a win. Thankfully, we have an entire season ahead of us and our first home game in Lane Stadium on Saturday against JMU.

By the way, I didn't take ANY pictures before, during or after the game, except for three lousy ones of the field I took on my BlackBerry. Speaking of my BlackBerry, apparently the cell towers in the D.C. area can't handle 90,000 people trying to find each other to tailgate. To top it off, my BlackBerry lost all radio frequency from the time I left the game until about 7:30 a.m. I ended up having to run some random diagnostic I found on my phone to get it to work again and then was overwhelmed by texts, e-mails and BBMs (that's BlackBerry Messages for all you non-BlackBerry people).

Anyway, even though the Hokies broke my heart last night, I'm looking forward to the rest of football season and more amazing fall weather.