Well Cortaca is over now but we went out with a Bang! For those of you who aren't familiar with what Cortaca is, it is "the biggest little game in the nation" (ESPN) held yearly between Ithaca College and SUNY Cortland. It is deemed a holiday in Cortland and this little college town is filled to the brim with rowdy college students. So here's an overview of my Cortaca weekend.
Friday: I took a test in the morning, only class of the day, then came home to be Cinderella! We had one of my boyfriend's friends from his previous college coming to visit who we hadn't seen since last year. Our apartment was a mess so I wanted to get everything cleaned up before the tornado of a weekend piled on top of it. By late afternoon my chores were done and we were able to watch a movie for awhile before our guest arrived. After that we all enjoyed dinner and just catching up until more friends came over to play cards and we ventured downtown. We strategically left at midnight to avoid the crowd for hours. After making our way to a local bar we enjoyed a drink and came home to order Zonies and go to bed.... silly us had to be up in 4 hours! So we all slept for a bit then got up to start the party of Saturday.
Saturday: Cortaca game day! My parents arrived at 8 am to get stuff ready to tailgate. We found a place to park over by the stadium so we could start tailgating. We had quite a feast! Pulled pork, chili, hot dogs, chip and dip, cookies, beer, mimosa, the works! It was truly just a great time. About half an hour before the game started we made our way to the stadium to find seats. What a game! It game down to the last minute of the game to determine who was going to win! Cortland won!!! Cortland 16 to Ithaca's 10 and the crowd went wild. After the game we came back to my house to get warm and eat our next round of goodies. We were all ready for a nap at that point. I napped for a bit while the guys hung out. After waking up we decided to go to a bar and grab a bit to eat for dinner so we went to Central City Bar and Grill. By far one of the best places in Cortland to get a burger. I tried a Saranac Caramel Porter which was really great. Then we went home to just hang out for the night, witnessing a brawl on the way home. We were really wishing we had a balcony just to people watch the rest of the night.
Which brings us to today. Today has been a day of cleaning and recovery. The apartment was picked up and cleaned not long after we got up and said goodbye to our guest since I had a lot of homework to do and couldn't deal with the mess all day. It was nice getting everything cleaned up and laundry done. The rest of the afternoon I've been studying and getting work done while my boyfriend watched football with his cousin and I got to stare at this cute little guy all day. He spent his day recovering too.
What a busy weekend it has been. This next week until Thanksgiving is going to be a hectic one, it will feel so great to go home and have a short break away from school work and professors who feel the need to pile everything on right now. Plus Thanksgiving means being able to decorate for Christmas! My favorite time of the year! Exactly one month from today I will be done with my fall semester of senior year. Where has the time gone? Until then I have a few tests, dance classes, an anniversary, a christmas party, a mini dance recital and two finals to get through. As much as I don't want time to pass quickly, I wouldn't mind if these next two weeks flew by so I can get to those two weeks of December. That's all for now! <3
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