Indiana, Home to one "Larry Bird!"

Well, after our brief hangover in Ohio, it's on too greener pastures!  The great state of Indiana.  The birthplace of my favorite athlete of all time and also one of the most beautiful college campuses in the world.  I'm of course speaking of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.

There was no way, we were gonna be this close to this historic of a place and not stop by for pictures and some lunch.  Notre Dame is by far one of the nicest campuses I've ever stepped foot on.  It's perfectly manicured and all the buildings are works of art.

Anyone could call this home!!

As we drove all around the campus, we were amazed by the sheer beauty of this university.  I feel like it would be impossible to not be on the Dean's List with such a serene area to study and to call your school.  If I could do it all over again, I would have loved to have attended class here.


Now with all that aside, there is also another really good reason to attend school here.

The Football Team and the history that comes with it!!!

The Gates to Greatness!!!

The Stadium!

Some Irish Swag!!!

The Ol' Ball Coach!

So after we had our fill of the sites and sounds of Notre Dame, we had a great lunch at "Legends of Notre Dame" Restaurant.  It was a well decorated pub 100 yards from the main entrance to the stadium.  As we were leaving I was looking at the trophy case and a guy asked if I'd like for him to take a picture.  I said sure and began to do my pose, when he said, "No, I mean with the trophy."  I was ecstatic, he was the General Manager and he grabbed his keys and opened up the case for me!  He gave me a history lesson on the Cotton Bowl Trophy and then handed it over!  Wow, it sure was a lot heavier than it looks on television!  To this day, this is still a great highlight of the trip for me!  I love this kind of stuff and it's small adventures like this, that is truly making this Odyssey the best times of our life!!!!

1993 Cotten Bowl Trophy!!!