HoCo 24

Tonight was Evan’s last SEC game as a student. He scored a student a ticket on the third row.

His last weekend spent pomping - or drinking beer while supervising pledges who pomped a float.  

His last HoCo week as a student. The week ended on a high note with another point in the win column.

Four more weeks and he graduates. Gosh, the time went by so fast! 

Number 22

I skipped the gym Saturday morning, but got up at dawn to make the drive to Knox to wish my baby boy a happy birthday. 

I got this great picture. 

And this one. 

I’m sick. The photographer is dead to me because of this. 

If you had told me in 2004 in Germany that I’d one day celebrate Evan’s 22nd birthday at a tailgate for a SEC school, I’d believe you. At the age of two, his favorite movie was “Rudy.” He got into a three point stance before he could talk. And I can’t tell you how many times I had to pull him off of the AMHS football field on Saturdays during a game. He wanted to be on that field with those teens, my students, so badly. So it is appropriate we celebrated turning 22 on a game weekend outside of Neyland. 

Happiest of birthdays to my boy!