Gosh, I love Notre Dame. I love the campus. I love the people. I love the Dome and all the lovely Gothic Architecture. And of course, I love FOOTBALL GAMES and TAILGATING! The 957 Mile trip from Boston back to Notre Dame was more personal than anything. First off, Notre Dame was playing Boston College. That thought brings on all of the enumerative emotions of being a kid from Charlestown who went to ND instead of BC: the taunting, the jeering, the hate. Then, of course, driving out with Dano and Keith was wicked awesome, well, just because, I've known them forever. And, there's lots of other reasons that the trip was great and important -- Ro is still out in South Bend. I'm always in Notre Dame withdrawal. I love the band. I love the pep rallies. I had to see Steve Sweeney and Maria Padilla again, just because!