Raise the Woof

We were definitely star struck last Friday night when we had the fortunate opportunity to attend the University of Washington Raise the Woof event. It's basically a fundraiser for the football team and a time for boosters and fans to get excited for the new season. My brother and his friend purchased a table and had other friends buy tickets. Two of his friends backed out so James and I got free tickets! Now let me preface this by saying my brother and husband LOVE Husky football. I'm not talking love like you love ice cream. I'm talking love like they know all the stats, talk about it every time they're together, sleep, eat and breathe this stuff during the season. So you can imagine how pumped they were.

Sporting our husky gear, we eagerly checked in and walked through the tunnel that the players come out of and down on to the field. I had never been on the field before. Some of the major players like Chris Polk, Jermaine Kearse, Devin Aguilar, and Keith Price (the new quarterback) were taking pictures with fans. The band was playing and cheerleaders were cheering. They had a couple of open bars and it was just fun to walk around. You could even take a picture with Dubs, the mascot husky. We also saw Jason from the Bachelor! Of course I didn't really know any of the players, but I for sure could pick out the Bachelor in a crowd. :) I made the guys sneak some pictures for me.

Then we went behind the stadium where they had tables and a stage set up. We got in the buffet line to get dinner and all the sudden we saw Joe Montana right behind us! He was there with his son who is on the team. We sneakily snagged a picture of him too. We couldn't believe we were that close to him! But of course we acted cool and suave like it was no big deal. The dinner was excellent and then during the program coach Sarkisian got up to speak about the season and introduced all the players. It was a really fun night. I think we are definitely ready for Husky football to start. There goes our Saturdays....