The downside: no more football. No more tailgating, no more sunburned (or windburned) faces and screaming at the top of our lungs for the Spartans to dominate the field. No more reveling over amazing game-winning and turning-point plays like "The Rocket" and "Little Giant." Football season is honestly one of my favorite times of the year. Ever since going to a Big Ten university where football is a major weekend event of the fall season, I've fallen in love with the sport. I love the atmosphere before, during, and after the games as well as the strategy and skill involved in beating the other teams, especially our rivals down the street (FOUR YEARS IN A ROW!) I've even started watching NFL games just because I've finally learned (almost) all the rules and regulations to the game. :]
The upside: I'M FINALLY DONE WITH MY JOB. I've probably mentioned this before, but another one of my glamourous jobs is working for the Police Department under the Special Events/Traffic division. Every home football game day I've worked from 2am until whenever the game starts allowing certain traffic to pass through my designated intersection and then helping an officer directing pedestrians safely across the street toward the stadium. I love that I get paid for this and the work isn't terribly grueling, but it completely messes up my sleep/homework/social schedule. My shift BEGINS at 2am, so in order to get an adequate amount of sleep I should go to bed before 10pm the night before. This is normally impossible due to my continuous work load and the fact that it is a Friday night on a college campus. Most of my homework is done on the internet or utilizes the computer in some shape or form so I can't do much when I'm sitting in a car in the middle of Wilson Road for ten or more hours with no power. Also, since I'm trying to rest the night before and the working all up until the game, I don't get to spend time with my friends or boyfriend on Friday nights nor do I get to tailgate with them Saturday mornings. And after my work and the game are finished for the weekend, I'm completely exhausted from lack of sleep and then it's time to start on homework for the weekend, so Saturday fun is out of the question as well. So now that the season is over, I can finally enjoy my weekends and maybe actually catch up on all the homework that's behind me..
And speaking of football, did I mention I'm going to the Big Ten Championship in Indy early December? My wonderful boyfriend is taking me there with a few of our friends, and we're in row 16 of the designated MSU student section. I'm so excited! GO GREEN! :D
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