On Saturday, we took Joseph to Chapel Hill for his first college football game - UNC versus Middle Tennessee State University! I am always so thankful that David and I both grew up in sports-loving families and can pass that fun onto our little man! And I love taking my sweet boy to his mommy's alma mater.
We left pretty early Saturday morning. We got to Chapel Hill early enough to do a little shopping at A Southern Season ( http://www.southernseason.com/) in University Mall, one of David and I's favorite stores. Basically, picture a combination of Fresh Market, Earth Fare, and Pottery Barn. Seriously, I love to look at everything there - from the gourmet food to the beautiful dinnerware. Going to A Southern Season on Chapel Hill trips is a tradition for us. After we'd wandered through there, we headed towards campus. Parked in the parking deck on Rosemary Street (the street behind Franklin Street). We had planned to tailgate, but we were pushed on time so we decided we better eat somewhere closer to the stadium. We hopped out of the car and, before beginning the walk across campus, stopped at Johnny T-Shirt (http://www.johnnytshirt.com/) - another regular stop of ours - to do a little more shopping.
Then, we began the walk across campus to the stadium. This was one of the zillions of times since Joseph's birth that I'm thankful for babywearing, because strollers aren't allowed in Kenan Stadium. So David carried Joseph through the lower and upper quads in HIS Boba (the Camo one). Finally, we reached the bell tower and Tar Heel town (for those who don't know, Tar Heel town is Carolina's pre-game celebration area, complete with food trucks, face painting, merchandise sales, etc). After hanging out at Tar Heel town for a bit, we headed into the stadium to get our seats.
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| Long walk to the stadium? Babywearing to the rescue! |
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| Tar Heel Town fun! |
Our seats were good. Well, maybe a little TOO good. 50 yard line, 3 rows from the field. While this sounds wonderful, one must consider the intense sun that comes with a 12:30pm early September game in NC. Even with SPF 50 sunscreen, we were afraid Joseph was going to roast. So we waited until kickoff then walked AAAAAALLLL the way around the stadium to sit near the visiting team section in some shady seats. It was well worth the move, as it was cool and much less crowded in our new seats.
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| First seats - very hot. |
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| Second seats - much cooler. |
Joseph had a ball at the game. True to form for my little breastfeeding champ, he missed his very first Tar Heel touchdown because he was nursing under the cover. So typical, lol. But from that point on, I was very impressed with how closely he watched the game - I think we definitely have a little football fan on our hands. Everyone in our section loved watching him, even the opposing fans, because he was so smiley and having so much fun. He stayed with it until the start of the 4th quarter, when he fell fast asleep on my shoulder.
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| He was seriously watching the football here - with great concentration, too! |
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| Taking a little break to play with this little pocket schedule. |
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| Even die hard fans need a little 4th-quarter nap every now and then. |
After the game, we walked back toward Franklin Street. We had planned to eat at Carolina Brewery, another tradition of ours. But by the time we got back across campus, all of the eateries nearby were already packed with post-game fans. So we decided to avoid the chaos and headed a little further down Franklin Street to eat at Tandoor (an Indian restaurant). So yummy!
We truly had a great time and I'm so glad my little man seems to love watching sports! I can't think of a better way to spend a Saturday than in Chapel Hill with my two favorite guys!
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