It was a beautiful fall morning as I headed off to tailgate party I had been planning for sometime. This was one of the bigger football games of the college football season and not only had I scored a group of tickets but also a parking pass for the field right next to the stadium. Since this was going to be my bash I took it upon myself to get there when the gates opened to allow for a prime tailgating spot. Just as planned I was one of the first cars in and got a spot right near a huge trash barrel and port-a-john, all that was left to do was set up the grill, snacks and wait for my crew to arrive.
With nothing better to do while prepping my area I started to crack open a few frost Bud Lights and they were going down way to smooth for 9AM on a Saturday. As expected the gang started to roll in about 9:30 and with a 1:00 kickoff I knew there was plenty of time to party. With limited tickets what wasn't expected was my friend Kelly bringing her cousin Stefanie. Admittedly I can be a bit of a chubby chaser but Stefanie was a little outside of even that category. As I looked at her all I could do was shake my head. She stood about 5'4" with long blonde hair with green eyes and tipped the scales at an estimated 195.
Trying to be the good host I assured Kelly & Stefanie that it wasn't a problem and that we would be able to find an extra ticket but deep down I was seething, not only was Kelly thoughtless in bringing someone for whom we didn't have a ticket for plus she was not someone that I planned on pursuing. As the morning progressed the partying was in full swing with lots of food sizzling on the grill. Wanting to remember the game my drinking slowed plus I wanted to be some sort of shape to breakdown the tailgate party before heading into the game.
Unfortunately the game was not all that is was hyped up to be, I don't think my team had realized that the game had started by the way that they were planning. Most people started emptying the stands at the end of the 3rd Quarter. Wanting to beat the traffic Kelly & Stefanie joined the mass exodus. Being a trooper I stuck it out to the end and seeing the final score of 67 to 3 made me want to cry. As I was getting ready to leave the now vacant parking lot Kelly called to say she was having people over and that I should stop by. With no other plans I decided what harm could it do to stop by and have a couple of beers.
When I got to Kelly's there was already 5 other people there with Stefanie being one of them. I am not really sure but for some reason I started to pick on Stefanie, albeit in a friendly mood but it was still picking all the same.
For example, I called her over from across the room and when she was standing next to me I looked at her and asked: "Stef, would you mind getting me a beer"