It’s time I get this blog caught up, so I’m going back to a month ago and finally finishing the posts on the Gilmers’ Beach Retreat. Just before our trip I was given the opportunity to accept 7 tickets for the Alabama Booster Club dinner in which Nick Saban was the guest speaker. The firm sponsored a table and since very few of the attorneys are Alabama fans, they offered me the majority of the tickets. The best part was Fred Levin also gave me the two VIP tickets to meet Coach Saban and Trent Richardson after the dinner. I knew Mac would love a chance to meet two of his idols and that the person who would love this almost as much as Mac was Albi!
I gratefully took all all 7 tickets and Albi, Mac, Shaw, Fil, Madeline and Mallory and I drove back to Pensacola the second night of the beach trip to go to the dinner. Coach Saban was inspirational and authentic, and did a great job dispelling rumors and explainig a little bit about why he is the way he is! Mac was selected to ask one of the few questions from the audience. {Mac asked Coach Saban what sports he played when he was a kid!}
After the dinner, I ended up being able to get our whole group into the meet and greet thanks to some very nice people on the booster club board. It is a night I know we will all remember for a long time, but the thing I will remember the most is the smile on Mac’s face as he stuck out his hand and said “Hi Coach Saban. My name is Mac and its very nice to meet you!”
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