My parents started taking me to the University of Florida Gator games when I was in Junior High. They kept season tickets until my Daddy died in 1990. You'd think we were die-hard Gators and we were until...the FL - GA game each year. At that point my Atlanta born & raised Southern Belle Mama couldn't deny her Georgia roots.
Of course Mama and Daddy always attended the FL - GA game every year. Mama even had signs made for the car. A Georgia Bulldogs sign for her side and a Florida Gators sign for Daddy's side. That's just the way it was in our family.
My first husband graduated from U of F and I attended for one year after we married. When the girls came along...yep, we started them off right.
My Traci at a Gator game - sitting with her Papa Frank (my Daddy)
My Ginger (of www.literallyinspired.com) at a Gator game - sitting with her Papa Frank (my Daddy) & me
Now we can't leave my Atlanta born & raised Southern Belle Mama out of this.
Just before Ginger was born (one month to be exact) we visited my dearly beloved maternal grandmother in Atlanta. I guess you can see what my Atlanta born & raised Southern Belle Mama is wearing.
All I can say is...it's in the blood - Southern blood at least.
This fall my nephew (my Gator sister's son) crossed the "great divide" and left their home in the Atlanta area to become a freshman at...Georgia.
I'm very proud of him! With us surrounded by Red & Black GA Bulldog everything living in Coastal GA - I'm secretly delighted because I can cheer for the Bulldogs every now & then - you know, for my nephew's sake.
Hope you're having a Super Saturday! Reia
2 comments:
sounds like a fun history! we here at Penn State fans..so I know what you mean!
You sure do know what I mean! We have some Steelers fans nearby - they love their team! It's fun and yet it's also part of our heritage. We all love our teams!
When I moved back to the Deep South, I told my Mid-Westerner husband..."there's this thing called the SEC and it's very serious in the South."
Thanks for your comment & I love your blog! Reia
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