Winning Isn't Everything

Winning isn't everything. Whoever said this NEVER won! Last Saturday, September 18th, we headed to Tucson at 830am. We were on the road with lots of other Hawkeye fans. There were cars with their Hawkeye flags and door clings. It was crazy! Didn't these people know that game didn't start for 10 hours??? We made it safely to Tucson. We headed to the hotel to meet the team! Here is the view of the hotel.



If you get a little closer you can see. The team had their flag hanging out their window..so cool!



Tom did a wonderful job talking to the team. For we know that the testing of our faith developes perseverance. We had the priviledge to meet Kirk Ferentz the coach of the Hawkeyes! Go Kirk!

Tom and Kirk



All of us with Kirk



After seeing the team, we were off to lunch at El Charro..It was the best part of Tucson I think. We headed over to a Pep Rally for the Hawks. We didn't know what to expect, bot look what we found!



Where did all these people come from?



Hayley and Me waiting for the show to start!



Let's all welcome the Hawks to AZ!



Look at the big Herky!



There was a guy with these shoes on. Walmart in Iowa City if you wanted some!



"It's GREAT to be a Hawkeye!"



Finally, we were off to the field! We headed right to our seats and settled in. Only 90 min to kick off! Yikes!



Our mom would not have liked these seats. This is the view down from our seats!



Waiting for the game to start. Hayley and me



Tom and his girls



Hayley and me again



Tim and Me..we never get to take pictures together..so fun!



A fun little shot...Good night moon



And...Here Come the HAWKS!



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Hawks on the field



Hayley said I was the only one who cared about the cheerleaders



This is a good picture..do you see the girl in the air?



Some fans in our section had their own flag. Look at the sea of RED behind it.



Overall, it was a LONG day. It was wonderful. It was so much fun to meet Kirk and to be right next to the players we see on TV. The first 3 quarters of the game were hard to watch. The 4th quarter was lots of fun. There were lots of Iowa fans sitting with us which made it so much fun. A win would have made it the best day in Iowa Football for us, but we have lots of memories. Thank you to Tim for watching the girls in the morning and coming to the game. It was fun to be there with you. Thank you to Tyler, Haley, and Ashley for watching the kids so we can go to the game. Thank you Tom and Hayley for making it a wonderful day. I love you all. Hopefully the rest of the year will be better. Let's Go Hawks!