I bleed Orange & Blue!

The post for my next letter… F, has ended up totally 

NOT being what I had planned to use this letter for. 

My original “idea” was FALL & the reasons I love it 

so much, but then I ran across a few things the other 

day while in my “cleaning frenzy”, and I decided I’d 

go with FOOTBALL instead. (yesss… just so I could 

share this!) But then I realized that it all kind of goes 

hand in hand, so now I’m just gonna share BOTH! :)

First things first…

If I have ever told you that me and Pat Dye were 

“buddies” and you didn’t believe me, after reading this 

post, you will!! I have ALWAYS been an Auburn fan, but 

when I was younger… I lived it, breathed it, LOVED it!! Everything about it. There were (many!) times that I 

sweet talked my “Pop” into driving me to Auburn just 

so we could go to the bookstore (J & M usually)! There 

is just something in the air in Auburn that can not be

described. It’s just a feeling. And I’ve always had that “feeling” when I go to Auburn, even if it’s not for a game. It’s in my veins. And it’s in the chills you get when you

watch the eagle soar for the first time… or for the 

hundredth time! I think I’ve known the fight song since I 

was able to talk. When I went to games, I got decked 

out! Not because anybody made me… because I wanted 

to, and I wouldn’t have had it any other way!!! (as you 

will see from the pic below, lol)

Not only did I love Auburn... but I really loooved Pat Dye. When I went to Fan Day, he was the one I wanted to 

see. When I went to a game, I watched him with 

binoculars. He was just #1 in my eyes! So, I guess when 

I was about 10 or so, I decided that I was going to 

write him a letter. I’m not even sure how I got an 

address, but I think I found one for the Athletics 

Department in a game day program. And that was 

that… signed, sealed and delivered! You can’t even

imagine how excited I was a couple of weeks later 

when I received this in the mail:

It was a moment for sure! Over the course of about a 

year I guess, we communicated frequently. Every time I would write him, he always either wrote back or sent me

something. He would send me game programs, lots of posters, Auburn trading cards (even Bo Jackson’s), all 

kinds of things. Even a birthday card:

You know, things are so different now than they were 

in 1989. I wonder if stuff like this even

happens anymore. I know that I appreciate him taking 

the time to acknowledge me back then, because it was 

a BIG deal for one little girl! It is something that I am 

proud of and that I treasure. It’s amazing how 

something that’s so small to one can mean so 

much to someone else. War Damn Eagle!

Now for the original post:

 

After almost $50 at the Farmers Market this morning,
I even managed to get some of my fall decorating
done today:

HAPPY FALL!!