USC Goooo COCKS!

Last weekend had the most amazing weather, so Wade and I thought we would take advanage of the unseasonably warm weather and spend a good portion of the weekend outside.  On Saturday, we went to the USC football game.  We spent some time tailgating with our friends Kelly & Ryan.  They are some of the sweetest and most generous people we know.  We are glad to have friends like them!

The wounded warrior project was being highlighted and sponsored by under armour.  The USC football players had uniforms that were black and camouflage.  Instead of their names on the back, they had words like Duty, Honor, Country, Service, Courage and so on.  If you look close on this next picture you can see some of these words on their backs.

Their shoes were even camouflage.  They had pep talks before the game by soldiers who had been wounded in action, and these soldiers served as honrary team captains for the game.  Click here to learn more about the Wounded Warrior Project. 

The half time show was the annual Veterans Day service with the fighter jet flyer over which is always so core shaking.

Too bad the night ended in a loss :(

We got up Sunday morning and went to church followed by taking some of the Senior High youth group at our church, Seven Oaks Presbyterian to the CROP walk.  It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon, as we joined with other Columbia residents to participate in the annual Midlands CROP (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty) Walk for Hunger. We enjoyed music by local bands on the lawn in front of the State House as we waited for the walk to begin. Once registration was complete, our team of six youth and three advisors began the 3.1 (5k) walk through the beautiful University of South Carolina Campus and weaved their way through the tall buildings of downtown Columbia to return back to the steps of the State House to enjoy more music and fellowship.

The CROP walk began in 1947 through the Church World Service by American farmers from the Midwest to help feed post World War II refugees in Asia and Europe. At this time, CROP was an acronym for Christian Rural Overseas Program. The face of the CROP walk has changed since the first organized CROP walk in the United States in 1969. All funds raised in the annual Midlands CROP Walk go to help fight hunger across the nation and world. The Senior Highs raised $215 this year for the CROP Walk, which a wonderful way to support the fight against world hunger.

Another great weekend for the Kays.  Next weekend - Litchfield by the Sea!!