Saturday is the big day! Anticipation is in the air! Thousands upon thousands are feeling all jittery! It is the first "official" day of football season in Alabama. I hope everyone has tested the grills and has an extra bag of charcoal or an extra tank of gas. It is going to be a day of football, fellowship, family, and feeding the face. What fun!
So, whether it's the "Sweet Home Alabama" gathering at the quad and tailgating by your RV at Alabama, participating in The Tiger Walk at Auburn, or sitting (and jumping) off the couch at home, your bound to have loads of fun.
Alabama has a fighting match against Western Carolina. Auburn gets to tussle Kansas State, and UAB gets to go head to head against Michigan State. Thousands will be gathered at these campuses to partake in the pregame festivities.
So, whether it's the "Sweet Home Alabama" gathering at the quad and tailgating by your RV at Alabama, participating in The Tiger Walk at Auburn, or sitting (and jumping) off the couch at home, your bound to have loads of fun.How are the games going to turn out? We have no idea yet. We are hoping to see a lot of touchdowns on Saturday, but only for those teams from Alabama. Of course we are pulling for a 3-0 day with no losses for the teams from Alabama.
Check out our fight songs: The University of Alabama's Fight Song, Auburn University's Fight Song, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Fight Song.
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Stephen Wolfe
It all started in the early 1920's as a few well to do families started making their way up the mountain building homes here and there over looking the valley. One of the first of these was a gentleman by the name of George Battey Ward, who bought about 20 acres on the crest. He built a home he named Vestavia as it was designed after the Temple of Vesta in Rome. He also added a garden gazebo, modeled after the Temple of Sibyl at Tivoli, across the road from his home. 
Just a few minutes drive from home, and a short walk from my oldest son's favorite park, the Tot Lot, in Crestline (Mountain Brook) Alabama sits a quaint little ice cream shop, 
It began with a dream sparked by a bit of information. In the late 1950's Alabama was going to widen Highway 31 south. There was a large amount of land, virtually untouched, and a spark flew. A fire was lit in the mind of William Hoover who immediately bought up as much land as he could and opened up an insurance company thus beginning the growth of what is now Hoover, Alabama.
