Emma’s First Bears Game
Tuesday night was a much anticipated night, for me at least. I took Emma to her first bears game. I think she mainly went because I promised to buy her some mint ice cream, but nevertheless it was fun to see her dressed in her bear-wear (even though I forgot to put mine on amidst the...
Read MoreShow-Me Bowl 2011
Thanksgiving weekend marked my former high school Webb City’s 12th appearance at the Class 4 Missouri State Football Championship, cleverly named the “Show-Me Bowl”. We decided to make the long trek to St. Louis to catch the game and see a few sights in Missouri’s...
Read MoreThe I-44 Challenge
Saturday was the “I44 Challenge” where my alma mater came to Joplin to play an exhibition game with MSSU and the proceeds from the event went towards a tornado recovery fund. It was fun because it’s been a long time since I’ve been able to go to a Missouri State...
Read MoreArch Madness
After MSU won their first two games in the MVC tournament I decided we needed to take an impromptu trip to St Louis to watch the championship game, and luckily Steph was a sport and went along with the idea! So we got up early and met Bridget and Andy, who had been in town for the whole tournament,...
Read MoreOklahoma State
This weekend we made the trip to Stillwater, OK to watch MSU play OSU with Andy and Bridget. I always think it’s fun to travel to away games and see their arena, especially if it’s one I’ve seen on tv before. MSU rarely has road games that are within easy driving...
Read MoreMSU – JQH Arena
Saturday was the ’08 season home opener for my MSU bears and also the opening of the new JQH arena. The game itself was fairly lackluster in the first half but slowly picked up in the second. The last few minutes were exciting as Arkansas crept up to regain the lead, causing several minutes...
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