MILE 11

BIG ORANGE COUNTRY

"When in Rome, do as the Romans."

One can't think about Knoxville without thinking about the University of Tennessee.  It affects everything in the town...from scheduling events to wardrobe selection.

When we first moved to K-town, the selection of orange items in my wardrobe was nonexistent.  In fact, the first UT football game I attended, I wore a black shirt with jeans.  I stuck out like a sore thumb  and went to Walmart the next day to buy an orange UT shirt.  From that game forward, I decided to embrace living in Big Orange country.

The boys' bathroom was painted the orange checkerboard, a huge mural of UT football was painted in Parker's bedroom, and we added a lot of orange to our wardrobe over the next eight years.

We have so many fun memories of attending football, basketball, and baseball games at UT.  And it is fair to say that this Wildcat fan and Gator fan became Vol fans and our boys are "All Vol."

"Rocky Top you'll always be home sweet home to me.  Good 'ole Rocky Top.  Rocky Top Tennessee."