I woke up early Saturday morning and decided it was the perfect day for two tight french braids. I knew I'd probably be wearing a beanie all day so braids were the only logical solution.
As I twisted one section of hair over the other I thought of the countless other times I'd had my hair braided.
...watching my mom's fast hands pulling my hair so tight my eyes were a bit squinty all day...
...listening to my freshman roommate's hilarious jokes while she put ribbons in my hair for a football game...
...bossing my little sister around as she attempted to get the braids in to my exacting specifications...
...wishing I had a friend who could come help me as my arms ached and I learned to do it myself...
The nostalgia in my little bathroom was so thick I'm surprised I didn't pass out from lack of oxygen.
Both the ear doctor and I are huge BYU football fans. When we were at school we both had season tickets every year. There are very few things that make me as college-freshman excited as going to a football game. So when the Cougs were scheduled to play the Rams up in Ft. Collins I knew we had to do.
The weather was...COLD! and SNOWY! But the true spirit of Cougar-fandom kept us warm. We were even warm enough to pop our beanies and wear them hobo-style!
LOVE that I caught the little girl behind us in mid-snowflake-chomp!
Rise and Shout! So fun to see you having a real cougarlicious day.
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i'm laughing at the girl next to you in the second picture who is sticking her tongue out.
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Too bad the Cougs had such a rough day in Logan this season. that makes us 1win 17 losses but we are improving.
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