Gameday!

Gameday in Atlanta was foggy and a little rainy. After sleeping in we heard everyone’s adventures from the previous night and walked across the street to a really nice diner named The Varsity, which catered primarily to Ga Tech students. Hokie fans were found there in abundance! It was a very neat diner, right out of the 50s, the largest drive-in restaurant in America. I was a little uncomfortable by the all white patrons being served by an all black staff, but the restaurant was neat nonetheless. After a quick tour of Georgia Tech we walked down to check out the parade (and reflect in the great fact that we did not have to march in it!). We walked through UGA’s band on the street and were harassed by their mascot, a big bulldog. We later heard that the Hokie Bird stole a UGA cheerleader, so we felt even. But, seriously, that dog harassed us! It was a really good parade with good floats and bands. The Hokie car was there, which is always awesome, and Atlanta’s fireman passed out fire hats, which Angela was SUPER excited about! After the Marching Virginians went by, cheerleaders were holding a sign telling fans to follow them to Fan Fest at the Georgia Dome. Which...every Hokie did! All of a sudden, all of the Hokies watching the parade jumped in and joined the parade. It was awesome, because UGA’s band was still behind the Marching Virginians, and they didn’t have anyone to play for when they went by!! Georgia fans did not show up until the game, meaning the city of Atlanta made a lot more money off of Hokie Nation… again! Fan Fest was really nice. It was in the Convention Center and hosted by Chick-Fil-A. There were numerous football related games and prizes before a pep rally. We took pictures with the cows, one of which James made cry because he told it that it was weird. This older Hokie woman standing next to us was laughing soooo hard!! We got to talk to Mr. Jay and Jen, along with her man Nathan and his brother Paul, and we caught up with friends from the band. Jen played the punt return contest but got pitched a bad punt! (Which we have on video for all interested parties! ☺) It was exciting, but we were all tired, so we went back to the hotel for rest and drinks before kickoff!