Every New Beginning: Almost Like Christmas!!

The first day of the Gamecock season is one of our favorites. We always look forward to wearing our Gamecock gear, tailgating and cheering on the team. This year's first game was on Saturday against ECU at Panther Stadium in Charlotte. After a not so good start to the morning (a rock hit and cracked the windshield to start!) we arrived, stopped at a great restaraunt, Vivace, for a quick lunch and then got a little lost. But it worked out beautifully because as we sat at a Dilworth stop light we saw my mother in law, Gwen and another friend of their's waiting to cross the street! Talk about timing!

Once we got in the right direction, we headed to a warehouse lot on Mint Street to tailgate with one of Glenn's vendors. It was a LOT of fun! One of his pest control buddies from Aiken, Scott (aka...DJ Sizzle) played tunes all afternoon and Mark, from Forshaw grilled up chicken, brats and more. The only downside is that the RV was supposed to be there and the guy in charge of it lost the keys! (He found them in the trash on Sunday morning!)

At the stadium, we waited for kick off and sat with friends, Judah and Connie. The first half was not so good....we were pretty sure ECU was going to win. I guess its proof that if we leave things turn around. Our friends were hungry and wanted to leave during half time so we did and went to Epicenter to watch the rest of the game and eat sushi. I'm glad we did....the Cocks staged quite a comeback and won!