I was talking to a friend the other day and said I couldn’t believe we had kids. I mean, wasn’t it just yesterday that we were knocking back shots at night, waking up the next morning and brunching with bloody mary’s? This parenting thing is still so foreign to me! I spend my week thinking about how I’m going to entertain my little monster over the course of a WHOLE weekend! And I only have ONE. Most people have double that.
Anywho…an email crossed my inbox for a family-friendly event at my alma mater and I figured it was a great opportunity to dress said monster in blue and gold attire and start chanting, “Roll On You Bears!”
Taking place on the Berkeley campus, it was essentially a big tailgate party at the Alumni House before the Cal vs Washington State basketball game on Saturday January 14. There was a magic show, bouncy house, catered Mexican brunch, pom-poms, mini-flags, crayons and coloring books, a pre-game Q&A with the basketball coach, Oski the Bear, cheerleaders and the Cal Band. Whooo! It was sensational.
And the food was to-die-for. I stopped everyone on the catering staff to tell them, “I think that’s the best caesar salad I’ve ever had, and I consider myself a caesar salad aficionado.”
The magician was a Cal alum who majored in theater and applied mathematics. Like for real. I can’t believe people like this exist in the world. His grand finale was memorizing a Rubik’s cube that had been mixed up by the audience, and solving it blind-folded within 90 seconds while balancing on a rolling cylinder.
Similar: Bleeding blue and gold at the Cal vs UVA game.
(Very first photo of the Cal Band in the Alumni House via California Alumni Association Flickr account)
Janine Huldie
Looked like such a fun and awesome event. Glad you got to attend 😉
Patrick Weseman
Very cool. I love Cal Basketball.
Dana
I remember the days of trying to fill the hours with fun things for my kiddos. This sounds perfect!
Now I want some caesar salad.
Charlotte
Omg your little man is getting so big! Adorable 🙂 sounds like a great time–who doesn’t love a big tailgate party?!
Catherine
i think it’s so important to raise children surrounded by traditions!