My Devil-ish side!

4.7.10-

This post will be in blue in honor of my beloved Duke Blue Devils winning the 2010 National Championship on Monday night. As many of you know I am a huge Duke Basketball fan {see 58 things post} I have been since the 6th grade. No rhyme or reason why I am other than I saw them playing on TV one time, saw the blue & white uniforms, thought they looked like a nice team {thanks to my upbringing of loving BYU football which also wears blue & white} I just started following them.

I never thought that one day I would get to:

-travel to Durham, No. Carolina {3 times}

-attend 2 games in Cameron Indoor {I've seen them play in person 7 times}

-walk around the Duke campus {which is gorgeous by the way}

-go into the Perkins Library on campus hold & read from a 1st edition Book of Mormon

-walk onto the court of Cameron Indoor Stadium

-dine with some of the players after a game in the Bull Durham lounge at the Washington Duke Inn {ok, they were at the table right next to us!}

- kiss the D at half court. {I told you I am a huge fan!}

-and meet Coach K, with my Schoompy, in 2001 at a Conference where he was the key note speaker.

None of those things would have been possible without my terrific husband who arranged flights, pulled a few strings to get tickets & has supported this obsession & helped me reach a few of my goals- Thanks Ty! :)

I love to watch & enjoy the games with my 3 girls, receive congratulatory texts from friends {as well as some taunting & teasing if it doesn't go Duke's way} calls from my Mom, sisters & little nephew D, who has turned into quite a fan. I even make Devils Food Cake, from scratch, each BB season. I got the recipe from Foster's Market, a charming little eatery in Durham {I have to go there every time we visit!}

When we turned off the TV, after the Championship game, the girls turned to me & asked, "what are we going to do each week now?" They had so much fun making banners, signs, cheering, doing cartwheels & watching the games. I'm sure we will find something to fill up the time before next season starts :)

I'm looking forward to planning a trip soon to Durham {with my girls} to see the 4th Championship banner hanging up in Cameron. What a great basketball season-GO DUKE!

{M}