Duke

We took a somewhat spontaneous trip to North Carolina yesterday to watch the Hoos take on Duke at the storied Cameron Indoor Stadium. It's only a 3 hour trip, and while Mike has been there before, the rest of us couldn't miss the opportunity! Selling the trip to the boys only took three words: "hotel plus pool!" 

After a car ride that included more potty stops than we care to admit, most of them happening less than 6 minutes after we left a potty stop, we arrived and went to explore the campus. I don't know what I expected, but I wasn't quite prepared for how beautiful it was! All old stone and turrets and carvings and arches... And the cathedral!  Simply stunning. I wondered several times if it was the inspiration for Hogwarts. 

You'd never guess, but this is the basketball arena. 

Not many students outside in the cold for tonight's game, but some were camped out for the NEXT one! 

Just hanging out courtside during warm ups... No biggie. 

"Mommy, it's too LOUD!" And the game hasn't even started! 

Mike told me there wasn't any space, but this is unreal. Barely as wide as my shoes. Many apologies to Malcom Brogdon's parents who were so very gracious about my knees and the boys' feet constantly in their back! 

Tip off

So very close to our other favorite Evan. 

Check out the seats: literally only a handful of rows in each of two levels. And that's it... The ends don't go any higher either. So intimate, so tiny, so intimidating, and so loud! 

Game over. It was a REALLY close one... We'll get you next time, Coach K! 

Can you see the big huge tears? Drew realized we didn't win. "We not (sob) score enough (sob) points! I so sad (sob) for the players! (sob-wail)" 

As if the players' parents we were sitting with didn't feel bad enough about losing, now the loss made a kid cry!