Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Sports Night 2014

Remember the days of Sport Night sweatshirts?? Spirit Week?? Practices??
Glitter hairspray and ribbons pinned to skirts??
Not even close to ancient history for me! Because if my little sister is the overall captain ... then I'm going to support her every step of the way! 
YEAH BLUE!


Tuesday, February 18, 2014

The Start of Something New ...

     This past Friday night the first one of my friend's married the love of her life. The wedding was amazing! It was beautiful and a lot of fun. It really was amazing being part of their special day.
But with that comes the realization that I am now at the age where my friends are going to be getting married, growing up, etc. I really don't know when this happened! When did I become an adult? Where did the time go?
     Four years ago the bride and I barely even knew each other's names! Now she's a married woman and I did a reading at her ceremony. She went from a Miss to a Mrs but to me she will always be my Big, my Tri Delta sister, my friend. She's one of the best people I've had the privilege of knowing in my life and I can't to see what the future has in store for us.
     But I still can't believe I'm coming to that age where not only my friends are getting married but my cousins. Cousins that have babysat me, cousins that taught me how to play volleyball in the summer or how to swim. I have cousins having babies, which is a whole other area that takes adjustment. I can't believe that so much time has passed and we're all coming to this point in life.
     I see my friends from high school maybe once a month, maybe, because we're all working and have different schedules. But thankfully I'm lucky enough to have the type of friends that don't let distance or time hurt our friendships.
     This is me getting older and oddly it's exciting, I should be nervous because normally my anxiety can and does get the better of me. Some days it still does. But for right now I'm good, there's a whole slew of new adventures out there for me and I can't wait to tackle them.

Not four years, but for life ΔΔΔ
BBPB

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Live from St. Mary's High School!

Tonight I'm returning to my roots, my old stomping ground if you will. I am the official chaperone of not one, not two but three different Sports Night practices!
I'm not sure how I feel about being the responsible adult that chaperones things, but it's fun to be included in something again that I once found to be so much fun. I still do find it fun, I'm living vicariously through my sister I guess as an honorary member, maybe captain, of the Blue Team.
St. Mary's Sports Night is a 50+ year legacy, one that's in jeopardy and that's unfortunate. This is a legacy, a tradition that alumni women bond over, it's something you remember years later and tell you daughters about. Being a part of Blue Team, even White Team, is something that made my high school experience that much more memorable.
My senior year I was lucky enough to be part of the 50th anniversary of Sports Night, a three night event that not only included but involved the returning alumni. These women who graduated five, ten, fifteen, even twenty years ago were so excited and over joyed about being a part of the event again. We involved these ladies as more than just spectators, they were participants.
We broke tradition that year with a third night of performances, a tradition of a two night performance. Two chances to show off all your handwork and rock that gym like you're on Dancing With The Stars. That tradition is no more unfortunately.
The current principle decided to change it from two night to one night! Taking away a night of Sports Night is taking away a chance for the girls to show off how hard they worked over the last few months. Friends and family must now fight for tickets in order to see their daughters, sisters, cousins, friends perform. As an alumni of not only Sports Night but St. Mary's I find this to be completely ridiculous and unfair. The girls put their blood, sweat and tears into Sports Night and now they deserve their two nights.
I myself looked forward to returning to St. Mary's for the high anniversaries, 75, 100, and however many others I could. But now I worry that they may not happen at all. If this tradition is being cut off at the knees there's a chance it may not last to see 75 years, let alone 100! This is an event that turns girls in leaders and being robbed of that opportunity it truly sad.
So to all you alumni out there continue to support Sports Night, because it would be a tragedy for future generations to lose such an amazing tradition.