The Sacred Orange Cookie

I think I have stated before that I am a superstitious (lots of vowels in that word!) person. What I didn't know is that all of my friends are too. In case you didn't know it (and I would be shocked if you didn't), Texas played OU yesterday in the Red River Rivalry. Its a huge game every year that takes place in Dallas at the Cotton Bowl. Very big deal in the college football world. And every year we gather with friends to watch the game.

This year was no different. Us Longhorns are hoping to make it to the national championship this year and so every game is important. Apparently, that has brought out the superstitious side in all of us.

Phil always wears a white shirt to our games. Well he showed up yesterday in a burnt orange shirt but announced that he had a white shirt in the car. The first half did not go well (Texas 3, OU 6). Phil changed shirts during halftime.

Then during the 3rd quarter, Staci asked someone to hand her one of the orange cookies (afterwards referred to as the sacred orange cookie). While Staci was eating the sacred orange cookie, Texas scored its first touchdown of the game. It was clear to everyone present that, in order for Texas to score, Staci needed to be eating one of the sacred orange cookies. Poor Staci was forced to eat (or at least lick) a sacred orange cookie during every Texas possession for the remainder of the game.

I hope Staci doesn't want to lose any weight because there are 6 games left in Texas' regular season. That's a lot of possessions and a lot of sacred orange cookies.