Hello readers!

I’m back again with another blog, talking to you about my experience at Iowa’s homecoming game.

I started my day by sleeping in. I was pretty unaware that the game started at 2:30, so I was unable to get breakfast at Hillcrest. (It’s arguably the best of the dining halls, hands down.) I got dressed in some Iowa gear, but I took it really light so I’d still be able to get around on my crutches.

Anna came over to Petersen to meet me, and from there we went to the front gates of Kinnick. Outside of the stadium was this little mist shooting thing, and it cooled both of us off, along with some cups of free Powerade. We definitely took advantage of those free cups. We went through the metal detectors, and surprisingly, my crutches didn’t set them off. I was honestly kind of hoping they didn’t go off; otherwise, I’d have to get a cavity search. That’d be a little unsatisfactory.

We got some water, some popcorn, and ice cream. All was not too bad, except the popcorn made me really thirsty. It felt like licking a rock after a couple of bites. (And do not ask why I know what it feels like to lick a rock.) I took the outside seat in our row. It’d be easier to get out when we had to leave, but the number of people that I had to stand up for made it a bad idea.

1st quarter of the game was quite the fun thing. We got there a little late, and Indiana had scored a touchdown by then. But we quickly caught up in the 2nd quarter, where we got up by 3, the score being 10-7.

Anna mentioned that there were a LOT of people wearing red, and it was a little worrisome to see so many fans coming from somewhere so far away. She also really wanted cotton candy like normal, but we were unable to find the guy who sold it. I also wasn’t willing to walk around to search for him either.

The halftime show was also quite good! I got to see the marching band in action, and I think that was a very fun thing to see, since I missed them yesterday at the homecoming parade. The show was basically a guy giving flowers to a girl, and a magician pulling a rabbit out of his hat. The music wasn’t half bad either, although the songs being played were contemporary.

In the third quarter, we got tied up at 13, both sides. It was a really close game for the rest of the game, until the final two minutes of the 4th quarter. An incredible pass was made to Indiana, and that was it. That was the game. A hard loss for Iowa.

Anna and I got dinner with one of our friends at Hillcrest, and it was packed to the brim.

Anyway, that’s all for now! Thanks for reading.