Oh, Bloomington...how I miss you!

This past weekend, Justin and I made the trek back to IU for a football game. There are so many things I love about going back to Bloomington. First of all - it's in Indiana! I love coming home to Indiana. There is just something so comfortable to me about being in Indiana. I also love going back to Bloomington because it brings back so many great memories.  I spent the last two years of college at IU, and it was such an amazing time. We had so many great friends and so many great times! It was such a pivotal time in my life, and I definitely would not be who I am today without my time at IU. It was also such an important time in my relationship with Justin. I did not meet Justin at IU, but it was definitely where our relationship was able to grow and mature. Another thing I love about Bloomington (and perhaps the most important to an 8-month pregant lady)...the FOOD!! There are so many places we used to eat quite frequently, and just don't have the opportunity. Unfortunately, one of our favorite places, Macri's, is no longer open (WTH?!?!), but we were able to go to plenty of places to satisfy our IU food cravings...Irish Lion, The Village Deli, Yogi's, PIZZA EXPRESS (I love this place so much, we have even ordered it carry-out and eaten it in the car on the way from Bloomington to Columbus).

Super excited about some Pizza Express

The father of my child :)

The main reason for our trip was to see our friends Jori and Meg, and to go to the football game. 

Jori and Meg at the football game

The one picture I took of the game.  Crazy enough - this was also the play IU scored their one touchdown.  Maybe I should have taken more pictures!

We thought maybe, just maybe, we would see a win, since they were playing Iowa, a team that wasn't great, but we were sadly mistaken. The game was ugly! IU ended up losing 45-9. The unfortunate highlight of the game for me was when I won a bet the four of us had. The bet was how many plays it would take for Iowa to score a touchdown from roughly the 30-yard line. I choose 4 plays, and when the running-back ran the ball in from the 9-yard line on the fourth play, and I stood up and started cheering, we decided it was probably time to go ahead and leave! :)

This game has posed a very difficult parenting question for Justin and me. We have come to the conclusion that Justin (and probably me, but only a little bit :) is a jinx. Every team he roots for is awful. The Bengals, the Reds, IU football, IU basketball has had a rough go of it lately, even reality show competitors...once Justin starts rooting for them, they are done for. So...here is the parenting dilemma...will it be easier to explain to our son why every team he ever plays for always loses, or will it just be easier to explain why his daddy is rooting for the other team?? Hmmm....