Tiger Host Family

One of the perks of my summer job is that two of my counselors, Luke and Hunter, are college kids here at Auburn. Since the school year has started, I have made a point of having a meal prepared each and every Sunday evening to be enjoyed by one or both of them, and anyone else who wants to join us for family dinner. Luke has been here every week.

We adore our new Sunday dinners. It gets Joe and I working in the kitchen together, as well as planning menus and grocery visits throughout the week. And more than that, it makes our house more of a home by extending our Auburn family to include Luke, Hunter, and anyone else who wants to enjoy family dinner on Sunday.

Luke wanted to return the favor by inviting us for a weekend of family fun. He is involved in the Tiger Hosts and Tigerettes program here at Auburn, which basically means he attends all the football games and represents Auburn for the football recruits. This past weekend was family weekend for the Tiger Hosts and Tigerettes, and since Luke's parents weren't able to make it for the festivities, he asked us to be his stand in family for the weekend. We, of course, were thrilled to be asked, and we happily accepted the invitation.

We were treated to a lovely dinner in the ballroom of the new Student Union on campus on the Friday night before the Arkansas game, then we got to tour the stadium the next morning prior to kick off. The entire event was so much fun and a great way to celebrate Auburn football. We loved spending the weekend as Luke's stand in family.

Enjoy some pictures of our game day tour!

Jacks was kind of overwhelmed by the whole day, and he didn't pose for pictures as we would have liked. Joe said at one point, "Jacks, you're going to be grateful for these pictures one day, so smile!"

We had a WONDERFUL weekend with Luke. After our stadium tour, Luke had to go to work doing his Tiger Host duties, and we headed across the street to enjoy friends at a lovely, shaded tail gate spot. Pictures of the rest of the day to follow.