Home From Boston

Marc's conference was pretty ho-hum this year. And I didn't get to join him to take pictures with monkeys, snakes or Snooki from Jersey Shore. So his pictures were limited to the airport waiting to come home. Here's Marc's fellow advisor Liz and some of his kiddies killing time:

And here is his homecoming chair, who can evidently sleep anywhere. Including the airport floor (EWWW!)

Uga!

Our friend Katherine was the lucky duck who drove Uga in the Homecoming Parade, and here are a few of the pictures she took. Such a cute doggie!

King and Queen in the Suite

One of the great parts of my job during Homecoming is hosting the newly crowned King and Queen and their families in the President's suite for the second half of the game. They were so cute!

Excited and Surprised!

Marc with his Homecoming Chair Laura, his Union President Jessie and his Homecoming Court Chair Adrian

Marc with King Darryl and Queen Christina

The King and Queen with the Boss Man

UGA Royalty

The Homecoming queen and king are first nominated by an organization or person on campus. Nominees go though a round of interviews, and the field is narrowed to ten ladies and ten men. After a second round of interviews, the court is set with five men and five women. The student body votes for the winners from the court. In both 2008 and 2009, some fantastic students were voted king and queen.

Last year's Queen and King Bailey and Beau

Our 2009 Queen and King Christina and Darryl

On the Field

As I've mentioned, Marc is the man who coordinates Homecoming at UGA. Marc and his kiddos from University Union did a great job this year! And I got to be on the field with them and take some fun pictures.

Marc's Homecoming Exec

Homecoming Coordinator Laura hamming it up with Marc

Grandest Lady in the Homecoming Parade

Friday, before the comedy competition, Marc had to make sure that the Homecoming parade went off without a hitch. This year, I was one of the judges for the parade, so I took pictures until the floats started.

Courtney Kupets, the Grand Marshall

The Redcoat Band

Uga VII

The Boss Man

Bailey Simpson, last year's Homecoming Queen

Vic Sullivan, the Alumni Association President

I just love the cheerleaders who come back for Homecoming! They are so cute.

Random Wednesday - Big Chair Edition

Marc saying something funny with a funny voice. He drew a crowd! Unfortunately, my flash was having an off-day.

Homecoming 2008

Saturday's georgia football game was also Homecoming - so I am extra-glad that we won! Homecoming week also means I see little of my hubby, since he advises the students who manage and run Homecoming and all of the activities involved. There was free food in Tate plaza, a T-Pain concert, and the court. Oh, and a parade, which was rained out. (I was very sad about that, since I was set to be a parade judge!!)

If you were watching the game on tv when they came back from break at the end of halftime, you saw Marc escorting the new king and queen off the field. Yay! He's famous!

I knew four of the five guys on court, and would have been happy if any were crowned king, but I only knew one of the ladies of the court. The kids who won are really great, and I couldn't be happier for them. Beau is a member of the Arch Society (our university ambassadors) and has worked some events for me and is always a big help. Bailey was an orientation leader and while I don't know her well, she was sincerely grateful.

After the winners are announced, we quickly escort them and their families off the field and up to the President's suite for the last half of the game. Can you tell they were excited?

And while we were on the field waiting for halftime, we had yet another chance for some Uga VII photos. He is such a handsome dog!

St. Louis

Every year, Marc and the students he advises attend the NACA conference. NACA is aimed at advisors and students who are involved in college programming boards, so there are showcases with lots of comedians, musicians and speakers. Then there is a marketplace where vendors and agents talk to the students about bringing their products to campus.

The guys from Reno 911!

Which one is the monkey?

Marc has a great group of students who serve on the University Union Board of Governors, and I enjoyed meeting them.

Marc's Kiddies

This year's conference was in St. Louis. And since I have never been to Missouri, I decided to join him for the weekend. I expected a downtown that would be a little quieter, since it was the weekend. But one with shops and resturants that we could enjoy. What we saw was very different.

The shuttered shopping mall - so sad!

St. Louis was a ghost town. We joked that I Am Legend could have been flimed in St. Louis since there was no one out and everything was closed. There was a very sad shopping mall that was closed down, and the library was shuttered. We did see a lot of high end lofts for sale, so maybe in three years it will be a different place, but for now it was dreary and empty.

Even the Library was closed down!

St. Louis is probably most famous for the Arch, which is magnificant. I would have liked to have taken the tram to the top, but it was $25 per person! I just couldn't justify spending $50 for a view of a dying city when I am saving money for a wedding!

So if you are looking for a vacation spot, I wouldn't recommend St. Louis.