day-trip to the USC vs. USU game

 

 

The USC vs. Utah State football game is what gave us such a great excuse to get away. I was blown away at this stadium. Of course, I was still thinking to myself how incredibly beautiful my BYU cougar's stadium is...but there was a uniquely MASSIVENESS, that the coliseum eluded. It was definitely cool to see in person.

USC

BYU.

I just can't really express how much I love this school. Can I force my kids to go to BYU?....

^^This is the Trojan statue they always show on ESPN^^

(and this is me pretending that I ever watch ESPN...but that's what all the guys were making a big deal over, so I thought I'd throw it on here)

 The pre-game festivities were INSANE at USC. Tailgating, parades, you name it. Tailgating was taken to a whole new level here. Utah schools can't really compete. We wandered the gorgeous corridors of USC's campus as the outcast's in blue. Although I wore grey to be neutral...I couldn't get myself to wear Aggie attire, since I'm a cougar to the death, but I felt it was important not to draw more attention by being the odd duck wearing a BYU shirt or something.

Unfortunately the Aggies didn't come away with the W, but it was still awesome to be there! We tried to get down on the field, but an extremely large man came and told us to get off.

PS. I literally sat on top of the engine on my flight to Long Beach. It was real enjoyable...I booked my flight about 6 hours before take-off, so I can't complain too much. I sat in the last seat on the plane. I wouldn't recommend it if you don't like loud noises for long periods of time

After the game, we went on one final adventure. The Hollywood sign" --FYI when you put faith in your GPS, it will actually take you there! I really wanted to picnic like Des and Brooks inside the "O"--I wanted that. Unfortunately, I think you can only access the inner ledge of the letters themselves if you're a contestant on the Bachelorette.  

I was smiling in this picture only because  got a McDonalds cone on the way here. I had only eaten a McDonalds parfait at like 9 AM, and I didn't eat all day. I was getting rather hangry when we embarked on a 45 minute drive from LA to Hollywood in Friday night traffic, and I hadn't had sufficient food intake. That day still stands as the only day in my life that I had breakfast AND lunch from McDonalds. So gross, but I was so so happy after that cone and A chicken nugget. Steve nervously ate the rest as he was navigating us there.