In celebration of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday I have decided to post things as regularly as possible that I am thankful for. What's the first thing that comes to mind? Georgia football.
My family starting getting season tickets when I was about 11 years old and so began the tradition. My mom graduated from UGA in 1980, the year they won the National Championship! When we started getting the tickets, it became a family affair including my aunt, uncle and cousins who live in Athens. Watching football quickly became one of my favorite past times because it involved so much more than football.
My mom, sister, and I would spend 3 hours driving to Athens every Saturday which was probably the most time we spent during the week together in one place. It gave us time to talk and sing and argue over who gets shot-gun. I would also credit UGA football for the closeness of my cousin, Parker, and me. He is a year younger than me but we shared summers together in Mississippi with our other cousins, Jeni and Dylan. We all were and still are best friends. We don't see each other much (with the exception of Jeni who now LIVES with me!) but when we're together we have 100 things to talk about. But Parker and I also had every Saturday together.
So it's not just football, it's a reason for closeness, a family tradition. I look forward to football season every year not only because I have grown to love it but because I know I'll grow closer to my sister and especially my mom as a result of it.
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