Feelin' Blue

In my final post as the spring semester to our first year at Penn State is upon us, I wanted to take the time to reflect all the cool things I've been able to experience. I found myself incredibly grateful to be a part of this university, and I realized that all of the coolest things I've been able to do have been through Blue Band. Because of this, for my final post we're going to go back through time and let me relive my top 3 moments from these two semesters, because I'm pretty sure there is no way to top it.

1. Ohio State 

Remember when we beat Ohio State at the Whiteout game against all odds and began our run into the limelight of national football standings? SO DO I! This was an insane night, and the only time last semester that I lost my voice from screaming for 2 days. If you'l recall, this was a night game with an 8pm kickoff, and was also one of the most stressful days of my entire life. I got stuck in traffic outside Beaver Stadium and barely made it to the Blue Band building in time to join the rest of the band in the parade to the stadium. Then, this game ended with our fans storming the field at around midnight. Your fun fact for this event was that the band had to wait for nearly every single person to get off the field before we could leave (I'm not complaining though), so yours truly did not get back to her room until almost 2 am. 

2. B1G Championship

Remember when we won the Big Ten Championship against Wisconsin? ME TOO! 

The fun thing we discovered about Indianapolis is that the city is connected by walkways, and we found that we could get from our hotel to the heart of the city without once setting foot outside. Also, before the game the band was fed our usual pregame meal of a turkey sandwich, a bag of chips, an apple, and a cookie. Whoever made the decision to feed us turkey sandwiches narrowly avoided a disaster of epic proportions. While we had turkey, the Wisconsin band was given ham sandwiches that caused nearly 60 of Wisconsin's members to get food poisoning. That would've made for a fun bus ride home! Also, another fun fact is that we got to eat Chik fil A on a Sunday. 

3. Rose Bowl

All I can say about this one is that I still can't believe that it actually happened. The fun fact about the Rose Bowl is that at the end of the parade, Red Cross volunteers are waiting to force you to drink water out of tiny paper mugs. Also, it's not always sunny in California.

4. Hockey B1G Championship 

I can officially say that I've seen Penn State win two Big Ten Championships in person. That is unreal. For this event in Detroit, we were fully expecting to go home the first night, but ended up staying until the end and left at around 1 in the morning after the game ended. My final fun fact is that we escaped the blizzard of State College and went to warm, sunny.... Detroit? Just kidding, it was still freezing. Also, at one place in Detroit near the GM building, you can literally see Canada. It's crazy.

All in all, I've been very fortunate this year and I've had so many incredible experiences that I would never be able to have at another university. I'm so grateful for where I've been, and I'm excited for what's to come.

Dear Penn State, I give you 100 unforgetable moments out of 10