Fall Sports

Mac is, as we say in these parts, big enough to beat a bear with a stick. He's almost 6 foot tall and weighs close to 280 lbs. He's broad and big. He's huge. He's not really fat, a bit soft in the middle, but just a BIG boy. The football coaches drool over him. They crave him. They beg him to play. He would be a perfect... well anything but quarterback or kicker guy. He's just perfect football material, stature-wise.

My heart was in my throat when he came home and said he wanted to play. He's never played with the pigskin other than for fun and messing around. To have him attend 2 a days, play in games, and be tackled by other guys as big, or bigger, than him terrified me. I sort of hoped when he went for his physical his doc would tell him he couldn't play because of something. Not something life threatening or fatal but something. But he passed with medical physical with flying colors. Great.

Then one day, about 2 weeks before football practice started, he came home and said he wasn't going to play. In my head I was jumping up and down for joy. Outwardly, I played it cool. I told him that was too bad but I would support his choices. I told him I was his mom and I wanted him to do anything that would make him happy and I would come and support him, but if this wasn't something he wanted to do, I supported that as well, and it was good to not play if he wasn't sure. I told him I would support any of his activities; I was dreamily thinking of marching band, honors choir and drama club. I told him it would make for a quieter fall for him if he didn't play f-ball.

"Oh but mom, I'm gonna do a different sport," Mac said, pouring a glass of oj. In about 10 seconds I immediately mentally flipped through cross country, knowing there was no way he would run any distance unless there was money at the end of the trip. Girl's volleyball- ummmm, nope. So what was left?

"Mon, I'm gonna be a lifter for the cheer squad."

Yes ladies and gentlemen, my son is a cheerleader.

Maybe football wasn't so bad after all,
Maggie

Colts gallop over Jags!

They did so! Go read my review!

And thanks to the great folks at RazorGator and EventChaser for the free Indianapolis Colts tickets for last Sunday, where they played the Jacksonville Jags at Lucas Oil Stadium!

Many thanks to these great organizations for hookin' me up! They rock!

Whoot- whoot for being an EventChaser!
Maggie

Are you ready for some FOOTBALL!?!

OMG- I *heart* Event Chaser and Razorgator for NFL tickets! I want to say HUGE thank yous to both of these organizations because this girl right here is gonna see the Indianapolis Colts play the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009 at the new Lucas Oil Stadium on opening day!!

I am psyched! I love watching NFL and in person, live- what could be better? Oh, what could be better, I heard someone ask? Well, I have a DATE. With Trooper! Me, Trooper and the NFL!

Oh yeah, I'm sooooo happy dancing my ass all over the dang place! And, of course, since I'm an official EventChaser, I'll be writing a review of my game experience!

Opening day. Trooper. Football. If I can wear cute shoes to the game and have a Cosmo... well, I will have died and gone to heaven.

Life Can be GOOD!
Maggie