I danced with a Football Player...because that is How I Roll!

I danced with, fell in love with, and married a football player and coach who has just finished coaching his 16th Season of Football. All those seasons have been in High School except for a stint at the college level. Tonight our family attended the Creekview Grizzly High School Football Banquet. As always it was a very pleasant evening full of appreciation for all those who work so hard to make the team a success. Before I became a football widow, I never had a clue what it meant to coach football. After 16 years of football, I have concluded that those who choose this profession do it for the love of the game. It has nothing to do with the pay......oh, do they get a check for this....that is what that is, oh, silly me. Just kidding! I have learned more about perseverance and overcoming trails by watching teams rise and fall and rise again. I have sat in the pouring rain under an umbrella 9 months pregnant to support my husband in a State Championship Game. I have watched his glorious smile when things have gone right and have sat in silence by his side when things have gone completely wrong. I have complained when he was never home because I didn't understand and I have enjoyed football clinics with him along with our children. Football is our life. Football is our way of life. I had no idea that X's and O's could mean so much on a piece of paper......So here is some pictures from our evening.

With that many football players in one room, you know there is going to be some serious food. Shane's Rib Shack catered the food and therewas BBQ, Chicken, beans, coleslaw, cobbler, macaroni, etc....As you can see, the guys know how to pile the plate high! As we were eating, Madilyn turned and look at me. I asked her what was wrong. She said "Mom, no one can make
macaroni like you....I don't like this!" That was the sweetest thing ever. I don't like macaroni and cheese so I won't buy it in a box. The smell kills me. But, I do make my family homemade!

We are having fun! Tyler is feeling the
love from his sisters!

You see that guy behind me?.......He is my dad!

What do you mean this event isn't about me?
Where is my award?
Aren't I Daddy's special helper?
Yes, Madilyn you are!

In this picture, Vince is holding a calendar and
it is the page with his picture
on it. When Tyler saw it, he stated,
"Dad, you have finally been mass produced!"
Tyler always can say the funniest
things without even trying.

Well, once again we are grateful for a successful football season. Tonight also brings to a close the college football season with the BCS Championship game. The countdown will officially begin tomorrow till the start of the next season. Ya, we do that, because that is how we ROLL! This year I am even going to learn how to play "College Football" on the Play Station just so I can whoop up on the football coach.