Yesterday, when I got home from work, I got an awesome surprise--my friend Mary offered to take me to the FSU game! She had an extra ticket and she wanted to give me an early birthday celebration.

The game was great. Our seats were in section 111, in part of the old student section behind the Carolina bench. We were about 10 rows up, and one section over from where John Edwards and his kids were sitting, and it was fun to see him walk up and down the aisle next to our seats occassionally. I wonder if he was taking calls during the game?

After the Heels gradually picked FSU apart, Mary and I stayed for the Senoir Day speeches. Both Quinton and Surry mentioned that their work was not done until San Antonio, which I guess is pretty predictable, but to me, it sounded like they were serious. I hope that's true.

Once all the festivities were over, we left the smith center and found ourselves splashing up the hill in a steady downpour. It must have really rained hard during the game because there were already massive puddles and rivers of ankle-deep run-off pouring acoss all the sidewalks. The wind was blowing too, and BOTH of our umbrellas turned insideout. By the time we got to Manning Drive, we had given up on our umbrellas and any hope of staying dry, and we were just slogging through the rain, completely soaked. The situation gave me really strong nostalgia for my sophomore year at UNC when it rained every single day between Thanksgiving and mid-March.

Anyway, despite the rain (and maybe even a little because of it) it was a really fun evening. Thanks Mary!!!