forget the bad, remember the good

written by: Brittney | Sunday, November 16th, 2008 | Sports, Uncategorized

I have this map in my car of LaGrange, Ga., that I used this summer while I worked there. As I spent my days navigating the streets of LaGrange to cover a school board meeting or interview a couple about their hydroponic produce, I kept a running countdown until I was done.

Sure the job was fine and I learned a lot, but that’s how I function — always ready to move on to the next thing.

So yesterday morning as I headed to campus for my last football game as a student, while my friends were all sad and nostalgic, I was secretly fine with the situation. I am admittedly not the world’s biggest football enthusiast to begin with, so I figured after 4 plus hours standing in the chilly weather, I’d walk out of Jordan-Hare for my last time as a student thinking about nothing but the heaters my friend had at her tailgate.

But Auburn threw me a little curve ball. They played well. The last five minutes of that game were the most exciting moments of our season. Even though it ended badly, it was fun having something to jump up and down about.

When the game ended, we decided not to fight the crowd and to just sit down and wait it out. And after a few minutes, the band put down their instruments and sang the alma mater. I don’t know if they do that after every game or after the last home game — I never stay long enough to know. But it was neat. 

As I walked out of the stadium, I was thinking about those heaters (they’re like the ones at Bodega. yeah.), but I was also thinking that I’m glad this game was my last one. Even though it was a loss, it was one to remember.

Moral of the story: When I see that map of LaGrange in my car, I don’t think about getting up at 5 a.m. or the many times I managed to get lost in that little city. I think about the friends I made and experiences I had. So hopefully down the road when I come across a shaker or old game-day button, I won’t remember the embarrassing games or the obnoxious drunk girl who sat behind me that time. I hope I just think about fun games like yesterday’s.

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