Reluctant Football Fan
Well, I survived the game 
Around 2:45, Ryan, my parents and I bundled up and headed out for the Independence Bowl, held at Shreveport’s very own Independence Stadium.
Who did we root for?
The dogs of course!
The Georgia Bulldogs, that is 
Actually, we weren’t really rooting for either side. The Bulldogs were playing the Texas A&M Aggies, so I felt pretty neutral—shocker, right?
Georgia beat A&M 44 to 20…buttttt, we kind of cut out a little early! The game was fun, but it was COLD! My body was fine, because I had on my big Pennsylvania winter coat, but my feet were frigid! My mom was really cold too, so she convinced my dad that we needed to leave at halftime. That was fine with me (again, major shocker).
But honestly, the game was a lot of fun. It’s nice to do something a little different every once in a while. I look forward to my next football game. It probably won’t happen for another 15 years, but I look forward to it nonetheless
Game pics:
Healthy game snack:
Not so healthy game snack:
Mmmm…that maple nut Clif bar is GOOD! It tasted just like a big syrupy waffle to me!
After we cut out early, we headed to Albasha, a local Greek and Lebanese restaurant.
We started our meal with a light, healthy appetizer a fried cheese plate. Healthy? Um, no. Delicious? Heck yes!
For our entree, Ryan and I decided to split the vegetarian special. It was delicious—and big! It was more than enough for the both of us. Along with a feta salad, we got to choose five items from 10 choices. We went for: falafel, baba ghanouj, eggplant mousaka, tabouleh, and lentils and rice. We also had whole wheat pita on the side.
Vegetarian delight:
My mom got the vegetarian platter too, with slightly different choices:
We were stuffed after this meal. But not too stuffed for yogurt! TCBY is one of my guilty pleasures, and we don’t have one in Altoona. I always have to stop by for a treat when I’m in town. I got a small yogurt with half white chocolate mousse and half peanut butter. Mmmmm…
Delicious!
Hope you’ve had a great night! See you tomorrow!
Whooa, these eats look fab! Note to self to try that maple nut clif bar
Ahhh I love the cold football games! Though I probably prefer the ones the in the sun more
The trick is to wear multiple layers of socks.
lol– yeah, I layered my body, but not my feet. Next time I’ll know better (if there is a next time
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LOVE cold football games!
That vegetarian platter looks DELICIOUS!!
LOL that corndog is my fav part!!
That Mediterranean food looks delicious! I kinda like the shot of the corndog and soda!
I LOVE Mediterranean food and your veg platter looks great! Glad you managed to have fun at the game!
You couldn’t pay me to sit in the cold to watch football! LOL good for you for going. I love it when someone else gets a veggie dish that I can taste test too! Have you tried the Clif seasonal flavors? Found Spice Pumpkin Pie and Cranberry Orange Nut Bread the other day. YUM is all I can say.
Ooh, I haven’t tried those…I’ll be on the lookout! I’m such a sucker for “seasonal” flavors of any kind.
Haha, guess you couldn’t see Joe Pa at that bowl game! That platter of Mediterranean food looks so incredibly delicious – I’m drooling over here just looking at it
Over the years I have become a big football fan, well I guess because Raymond lives for football.
I LOVE Greek/Labenease/middle eastern/Mediterranean/insert region food… and your plate look really good
I love TCBY’s white chocolate mousse! But I haven’t seen a TCBY in ages. I didn’t think they existed anymore.
Some of my favorite eats all on one plate! Umm… falafel, eggplant mousaka and lentils!!
I love the maple clif bars. So delicious! That fried cheese looks awesome. Football games are so fun! Love the blog- I look forward to reading more in 2010!
Yum…your dinner looked AMAZING!! Unfortunately, I went to Texas A&M and so I was sad that my Aggies looked so terrible! But I am glad you had fun at the game!
haha, i am all about fried cheese also. tis the season to eat delicious yet crappy food and feel no shame :O)!!
- Beth @ http://www.DiningAndDishing.com
I don’t eat dairy but that yogurt sounds and looks so good!
I have yet to attend my first sports game.. I’m not a sports person at ALL but I’m actually looking forward to going to some sort of game – hockey, soccer, whatever.
Thanks for the sweet comment on my blog!
That corn dog your dad is holding is freakin’ insane! Kudos to him if he was actually able to finish it. Sheesh.
Also, that Mediterranean food looks delicious. Every bit of it!
OMG both vegetarian platters look freaking awesome.. right up my alley!! YUM.
I used to LOVE LOVE TCBY.. I used to get a medium vanilla in a cup with M n Ms. lol Then they went out of business by my house
very sad day for me.lol 
Is the the worlds largest corn dog I see? Crazy! Glad you enjoyed the game. it’s nice to step outside the box every once in a while. I think I could eat that veggie platter you had every day for the rest of my life. When you headed back? You guys sure get a lot of family time. My bf would be dying to get home.
so many delicious looking treats – i’ve never tried that flavor of cliff bar but it does sound good