First things first.  Gotta get the business stuff out of the way - LAST CALL for fall sessions at current pricing.  All sessions booked by Friday will be subject to current pricing.  All sessions booked after Friday will be under the new pricing.

Ok now the fun stuff!

(mention of sports ahead, ladies don’t check out just yet, there is a hottie alert at the end of the sports ramble)

It’s that time of year, I can smell it in the air, popcorn, tailgating, cheers, people sitting on the edge of their seats (ok well I hope I can’t smell that part ).  It’s time for college football.  I’m from the south, and as anyone from the south knows - College football *is* a religion.  I’m sure your next question (since I’m in Los Angeles) is… well…. are you a USC or a UCLA.  PUHLEASE!  My blood runs orange for my University of Tennessee Volunteers.  As I’m typing this I can just see my Grandma rolling her eyes at me and shaking her head.  She reads my blog so I know it will happen.  She’s a diehard Vanderbilt fan and the color orange is just not acceptable in her world.  Oh how I love my Vols.  Normally I would talk some serious smack about how they are going to dominate, but this year to do so would be foolish as word through the grapevine is that it’s not looking too good, I don’t even think they are ranked (don’t quote me on that, I need to check).  Oh well, I’m still with them all the way.

When I first moved to Los Angeles, the VOLS came out and played UCLA.  I made my husband go with me to the game.  He’s a hard core UCLA guy, so imagine the torture it was for him that not only did he have to go, but I got my tickets from the UT Alumni office and we were in the UT section at the Rose  Bowl in Pasadena.  So you see this sea of orange and then wait, what’s that blue speck sitting in the middle, yeah that was my husband.  It looked like a UT home game with all that orange, Vols fans are notorious for packing the house at away games.  Guess what?  We won.  Peyton Manning did not let me down.  It was an awesome day and yes I still give my husband grief over it to this day.

Then in 1998 they won the Fiesta Bowl and became the national champions, beating Florida State and I was so obnoxious I got one of those car window flags and put it on my car when I was driving around town.  Wow, that was almost 10 years ago.  Come on Vols, surprise me and do it again!

I just read on ESPN.com that Vanderbilt is actually supposed to be good this year.  That should make my Grandma smile. 

Here is this year’s  UT schedule, hopefully there will be some W’s by the dates and no L’s.  (for all you non-football nuts that’s wins & losses).

They have to play in the swamp this year against Florida, icck not good.  They are playing South Carolina at home though, and any day they beat a Steve Spurrier team I’ll be happy.  Come on guys, I’m counting on you!

Now I have to confess that another one of my favorite things about College Football Season is my tv football boyfriend Kirk Herbstreit.  He’s one of the ESPN College Gameday guys who calls a lot of the games as well.  My husband knows all about my tv boyfriend Kirk, hey what’s wrong with a little eye candy for the ladies who watch football?  Nothing!