Everyday Eddins: Black and Gold Tradition

Despite the weather prediction for today, we loaded up the car and headed to Kinnick for the first Hawkeye game of the season! Ever since Lila has been born she has attended the first game of the year, so we didn't want to break what is becoming a very fun tradition just because of a little rain!

We got to Iowa City and the sky was a bit overcast, but so far no rain. It seemed that the crowd was a bit thinner than normal, but that didn't stop us from having fun tailgating!

Cookies for breakfast!

Just as we were thinking about heading in for the pre-game festivities, the sky opened up and the rain fell...and it fell...and fell!

We waited patiently waiting for the rain to let up as we had heard over and over that it was supposed to stay north of us and that if we did get any rain it would be in short bursts. Well, as we all know weathermen have a 50/50 track record.

Can we go in yet?!

There was a break in the rain and we were finally ready to go in just before half time! It was great to see that the stands were still packed despite the unfavorable weather, but we were optimistic that the rain was no longer an issue.

Go Hawks!

Mike and Lila had an opportunity to go down and sit in the first row! Lila talks about Herkey all the time, so it was particularly exciting when Herkey came right over to her and gave her a big ol' high five!

Mike & Lila in the front row (Mike has the tigerhawk on his back)

Tim Dwight was honored during halftime, up close and personal!

Do you remember how I said we were optimistic that the rain was done?! WE WERE WRONG!!! Sometime during the third quarter it was like the sky opened up and buckets of water were pouring down! There was nothing we could do but laugh! The water was literally gushing down the steps of Kinnick and even though we all had ponchos on there wasn't a dry spot on any of us.

Grandpa & Lila (that is Lila under the baseball hat)

Borrowing someone's umbrella

After asking Lila several times if she was ready to go, with her replying, "No!" we were actually forced to leave due to lightening strikes. The game was delayed and everyone needed to leave the stadium. A lot of people stuck around to see if the rain would let up, but we figured this was a good time to pack up the car and head home.

The Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Tennessee Tech game was definitely one for the memory books! The game ended up continuing about an hour later and the Hawkeyes pulled out a victory 34-7! We look forward to continuing this little family tradition for many years to come!