Football season is back, and we enjoyed the first game at the Dome on the most beautiful Saturday afternoon - with a whole lot of friends, a few hours of tailgating... and even some fun with the basketball players. The Larimers and Grahams joined us at our parking spot just west of the Dome, and we eventually joined up with other friends over at the HyVee Tailgate Zone. The boys got some autographs from the basketball team, covered their faces in purple and yellow cupcake frosting... and Cody and Brandon even got to play a game of bags with a couple of basketball players before we all headed inside for a UNI victory in overtime. Internally, I struggled all day long not having my mom and dad there as dad was still hospitalized recovering from open heart surgery, but I got stopped frequently throughout the day by people wanting to know how Dad was doing and asking me to give him their best. And the UNI Athletic Department paid a special tribute to him during the football game that meant so much. When the thrilling game was over, we immediately booked it to the hospital to give Dad the play by play. The next home game is Homecoming, and it will be pretty special to have him behind the mic again.
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