Greetings from Athens! Y’all, I wrote this whole thing about my feelings about this football season, reminiscing about other stressful seasons/games. Then I read it and decided that none of us need that kind of negativity in our lives and decided to focus on the positives. Like, hey, WE STILL HAVE A COACH! Not just any coach, a great coach! Some might say we have THE COACH, idk, I heard people were saying.
And you know what, if we had to lose the Alabama game, I’m glad Travers and I got to go to the game together, because we had a lot of laughs. At one point I looked over and he was drinking a Twisted Tea, and I’m still not over it. We ate a lot of honey baked ham that weekend, and got to see Hardy play at Flicker.
Athens continues to win the prize for greatest place ever, we recently got to see Corey Smith and Luke Combs blow the roof off the Georgia Theatre. Roquan Smith came out on stage and shotgunned a beer with Luke to start the show, it was excellent.
That Ole Miss game cost me some fingernails and my voice, but fingernails and vocal cords grow back! At the Kentucky game, someone fussed at me for standing up on third down because the people (perfectly healthy adults) behind me couldn’t see. This is something I might get over by next season, but probably not. We stand up on third down, this is known. I was so nice about it tho, I calmly told them about televisions and couches, y’all should be real proud.
There is still so much football to be played, and so many great memories to be made. The Gators appear to be in shambles at the moment, but you can’t trust those sneaky swamp creatures. I hope everyone headed to Jacksonville this weekend is ready to lose some fingernails and vocal cords. The weather looks fantastic, if a little cold. I know I can count on all of you standing up on third down.
I am not ready to look past the Gators or the frightening nonsense happening in Starkville, but I am considering stocking up on wasp spray. I think we play a couple other teams but I don’t think they are important.
But first, I’m going to stock up on firewood and miller lite, clean the cooler and the grill, wash the bulldog’s UGA jerseys, and call an old friend to tell them I miss/love them and hope I get to see them soon.
And then.
AND THEN!
I’m going to TURN IT LOOSE with TRAV!
With all the bulldawg love and affection (and all the happy skips)-
Charlsie Kate Paine
P.S. come see us in Athens, we will take you to Little Kings on a Friday night for draft tropicalia and top notch pop up mexican food, then we can hit up a Rock Lobster game and walk to Mama’s Boy the next morning. Or the new CAFE RACER!
the thin line between optimism and delusion... 