The trip to the game was Ashley's 40th birthday present. It was a lot of planning--I had to make sure Auburn won a lot of close games and defeated their dreaded rivals. I had to call in a lot of favors from the coaches, but in the end, it was worth it :-) We first went to SEC fanfare, which was right next to the Georgia Dome. Here's a shot of Ashley in her lucky Auburn t-shirt.
Next, we posed with the SEC Championship trophy. We thought about waiting until the trophy was at Auburn the following day, but we didn't want to appear too cocky...
After some mulling around, we headed into the stadium and watched "the team" warm up. Here's a shot of Cam Newton (perhaps you've heard of him?). Ashley embarrassed me by going into a girlish fit of glee, jumping up and down and hyperventilating when she saw him. 
Our seats were pretty good--on the lower level but in the end zone. Here's a shot of some of the game. Note how everyone is standing--they did this the entire game.
The game was A-U-S-O-M-E! Auburn took an early lead, let South Carolina get close, but the Hail-Mary at the end of the first half probably changed the game. The Georgia Dome got very loud when Adams caught that deflection in the end-zone. Did Ashley see it? No--she left right before to beat the rush to the bathroom :-) At the end of the game, confetti exploded from the rafters and rained down on the victorious Auburn Tigers.
Here's a final shot of the two of us, exhausted but thrilled with the outcome.
We're looking forward to the BCS Championship game in January. War Eagle!
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