Can we just talk about how much I love high school basketball? I mean L-U-R-V-E high school basketball. Heck, I even love junior high basketball. Heck heck, I even love junior high GIRLS basketball. In fact, it may be my favorite! The sounds, the smell of the gym, the energy, the blow pops dipped in coke. I love it all.
Coaching is totally on my bucket list. Actually Assistant Coaching is on my bucket list because I couldn’t handle the pressure of the whole head coach thing. Come to think of it being the person that sweeps up after the games might actually be what’s on the bucket list – so, Janitor then. I just need an excuse to go to those games.
We went to a game last week and it was great. If you’ll recall I was a little worried about it but Calluna‘s kids went with us which helped a lot.
At the game I got to hear my favorite sound in the world (the squeaky shoes on the court) and eat overly salted popcorn and everything. It was the last home game so the seniors went out on the court with their parents. Y’all I got all teary and I didn’t even know the kids! Basketball just makes me crazy, I guess.
We watched the Pep Band:
and took in the sheer awesomeness that was the home crowd:
Apparently it was some sort of dress up night. All I know is that they looked awesome. I mean, I don’t miss the curfew or the ridiculous amount of homework but truly I flipping loved high school. And at least once every few months I dream I’m back in it and when I wake up, I gotta say, part of me is kind of ‘dang it.’
So, we’ll just add that to the list of embarrassing dreams I have on a frequent basis. Lately the embarrassing dream I’ve been having involves being friends with celebrities. Why, why, do I dream that? One minute I’m dreaming about the Apocalypse and the next moment I’m dreaming Kristen Howerton and I are having lunch together.
Hmmm…I bet she likes to do things that are way cooler than go to high school basketball games. So, maybe the whole bff thing wouldn’t work out after all.