Now you see it.....

Here are some photos from yesterday. 

First - the flyover.  It was extremely cool - not too fast, but definitely stealthy!!

Now comes the interesting part - as it passed overhead, it really just became a two-dimensional line.  This next photo has the B2 Bomber in it, if you look REALLLLLY closely.




It's about a third of the way down from the top.  Very neat - the thing just disappeared!!!






And of course, all of us with the Sudler Trophy after the game!!

I wish that you all could have been there also - we ALL won the trophy!!

We were sitting on the home side, a few rows under the press box (in the shade!).  I was sitting next to two rather large folks dressed head to toe in brand new Notre Dame gear - hats, football jerseys, seat cushions, etc.  On a hunch, I asked if this was their first visit to ND - it was!   They were from Australia and had come to the states for three weeks to drive around and see the United States.  They started in NYC and stopped in Pittsburgh and then made their way to ND for the game.  It's neat to think that of all the stuff that there is to see in the US, ND football made the short list.  The guy was a former football player (high school and beyond) and it sounded like he was some sort of coach now.  He asked a lot of questions about how TV affects the play of the game and things like that.  They were definitely ND fans, but just sat quietly throughout the game...it got me to thinking about how overwhelming 'Game Day' can be to the uninitiated. I did my best to make him feel like one of the ND family.

To that end, I always stand during the band performances (both ND and the AFA) and I cheer and clap.  I also wear a button of Angela in her band uniform (see above).  After the half-time show, I turned to him and said, "My daughter's in the marching band!"  His response, "Yeah, I got that..."

So, welcome to new ND friends, and cheers to all of us former bandies - we did well and earned some recognition yesterday. 

Go Irish, Beat Trojans!!