A Day at Clemson

We arrived at Clemson on Tuesday evening.  Dinner was top priority. Edward and I were saddened to find out that many of our favorite restaurants had closed.  I mean, we "only" graduated 12 (me) and 11 (Edward) years ago  :)  It was disappointing, but we did find a place the kids loved.

We had dinner at a local pizza place where the kids discovered air hockey.  After that, we went to a new Holiday Inn Express for our stay.  It was strange seeing so many new places at "our" college.

Wednesday morning, we were ready to go, bright and early.  Our first stop was my old workplace during college, The Visitor's Center.  My former bosses still run the place, and it was really good to catch up.  The kids enjoyed seeing my brick with my name on it, as I worked there when the new building was built.  I loved working there during college.  I worked at the front desk, greeting all visitors to the camps.  As a side, I gave tours, which is a voluntary position, but I LOVED it too.  Then, we were off to explore.

 Looking back, the reflection pond and library still look the same.

The kids sat with the Walter Cox statue.

 Then, we made our way to Bowman Field.  Luke liked the military memorial park area.  The last time Edward stood here was during his 2LT commissioning.  Speaking of ROTC, we went by the office, and Edward wondered if he would know anyone.  His main instructor, who had been a CPT was back running the whole program as a LTC.  It was really good to see him.  He remembered both of us, as he came to our wedding too. 

 Madison loved Bowman.  She ran the entire length of it twice.

 Flash made an appearance.  The campus loved Flash.  He wore the cape everywhere and had all the students laughing.  He kept yelling, "I'm the Flash" as he passed people.

 Luke couldn't wait to play frisbee and soccer on Bowman.

After shopping in downtown Clemson, Luke proudly showed off his new hat.

 Lunch at TD's (thank goodness that was still there) was fun.  Madison loved looking at the names written on all the booths.  The kids thought it was cool Edward and I used to eat here after church.  The boys are sporting their new Clemson hats.

 Afternoon snack at the Clemson Creamery...homemade ice cream.  Luke had Tiger Tracks.

Alex had his favorite, Vanilla.

 Madison enjoyed her favorite, Cookies and Cream.

Back to Bowman with our new soccer ball (a Clemson one, of course).

 An AWESOME evening at the Clemson vs. Georgia baseball game!!!! Thanks, to Tracey and Helen, my old bosses for getting those tickets for us.  We had great seats, Helen's season pass seats.  The game started at 7 PM, which is late for the kids, but the did really well.  We stayed until 9:30, which seems like a long game, but it was on the top of the 6th inning when we left.  Sadly, our Tigers lost, 8-7.

Luke and Flash ready for the game

Madison really enjoyed the game.

Beautiful, but cold, night for a game.

The hightlight of the game turned out to be the Tiger and Cub. We were in the first row off the dugout, and they made frequent visits to the kids (not many kids at the game either).  Our kids LOVED them!!!  Alex kept asking where "Baby Tiger" was.  Finally, he started figuring out his name was Cub and would yell, "Where's my Cub?"  Also, note that "Flash" was at the game.

Flash and the Tiger

We had a really great visit to Clemson.  It was a beautiful couple of days, and the kids had a blast.  My former boss even told Madison she could have a job too if she came to Clemson :)  I'm so glad we were able to go there for a couple of days to show the kids our school.