So this is part of what our family did this weekend ... watched the oldest son play high school football in the 19th annual President's Bowl. This is D as his name was read as part of the starting line up... pointing to the crowd before heading down the row/tunnel of his teammates. We are immensely proud of him and all of the hard work he has put in over the years.
My aunt had sent out the roundup-call via email -- so there were plenty of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends on hand to cheer him on. :) (I don't think any of them read this blog, but if they should happen to stumble upon this post, here's a big THANKS to all of you very special people!)
One of our dear friends, "Rem", who is nearly part of the family (thanks to my cousin Amy), sent a text prior to the game and asked that I forward it on to D. I swear, as goofy as this sounds, it nearly brought me to tears. (and I do not cry...) Rem is a soft spoken, bear of a man who played football on a collegiate level and ranks quite high on our son's scale of what a man should be. His opinions and advice are important to D, more so than anything I could ever say... and probably even his dad. Here's the text ... I think it's those last few lines that nearly got me:
"Please forward to D: D, play hard & fundamentally. Finish your blocks. Watch the ball all the way into your hands. Run your patterns perfectly. Fundamentals will help you win. I am very proud of you. I will be there tonight. Play hard every play."
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THIS family member reads your blog!! And... I wish I could have been there, too! Mom said the game was a blast - super close! I hope he had lots of fun!
ReplyDeleteLove and miss you! :D Jackie
**You can't hide from family! Nice try! :o)**
hee hee! I had no idea. :) It was so sweet of your mom and dad to go to the game!! It meant a lot to Dalton. (and me too!)
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Wow. Dalton is so big. The last time I saw him was at the wedding. And what Rem had you forward to him could go into a book about how to live life. I love it. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteCan't get over how tall Dalton is...
My gosh, even I got the chills just reading that! It's funny, my whole life I have absolutely loved football. Everything about it. I grew up in a football-loving family and it is ingrained in me. The movie Rudy gets me every single time...a puddle of tears!
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That is such a sweet text message. Life is so much better when you have such great people in it :)
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