Never Ever Dull
With every conversation, I always seem to end with "Never a dull moment"....our lives are rich, complex, and beautiful stories. Join me in laughing about everyday things and appreciating life-bumpy roads and all.
As some of you know, I got the opportunity to live out a little dream of mine this past football season: becoming a sports announcer. Initially, it was quite intimidating to walk upstairs into the sports box::coaches with headsets intensely calling out plays, athletic directors, referees, and important male people. It was very male dominated-not one female ever came to that sports box....but I did it. I figured out the equipment that would make my voice and my music blare across the stadium. I memorized the numbers and the players. I managed to keep my voice steady and remained unbiased. (I had promised myself and the football parents that I'd never say: "...And that's a fourth down with a coun-----try mile to go" in a thick southern accent or any other obnoxious announcer-type sayings.) But even more than those things, I learned three biggies: 1. Your high school football player is a bit embarrassed when you are up in the box so it's best not to select "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" for your halftime playlist. 2. Even though I love decorating and making things shabby chic and girl-ee, it's best not to suggest that we paint the sports box and add florals and happy prints to the bleak decor. It will always remain the original man-cave. 3. It's ok to make a mistake and call things out incorrectly. The parents on the bleachers get a chuckle and simply would turn around and yell up at me letting me know what I needed to announce. It helped build community among those in the stands. They applauded when I got it right =). Towards the end of the season, I didn't make as many mistakes. I saw kids dancing to my music selections and parents found me at the end of the game to shake my hand or hug me, thanking me. I learned the sweetness of having a football family. So, who knows if this is the start of a new career?! I just know that my son got over the embarrassment of having his mom on the loudspeaker, his friends would seek me at practices to ask me to announce their names a bit more, and everyone had a good time. =)
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AuthorFun-loving mom to 4 kids and 1 big puppy. Fifth grade teacher of amazing little people who have never ending things to share with me. Love to discuss Jesus, diy projects, and life. Trying to keep it simple: Love Jesus, love people. Archives
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