In which the guest blogger rambles. A lot.
Hi, I'm Trinity.
I wasn't drinking when I suggested that Burgh Baby's mom get someone to post for her while she's out of commission this weekend but I didn't think she'd want me to post, either. Lesson learned. Put your fingers where your mouth is.
Last time I guest posted for someone, I asked for an assignment. It's just how I do things. I feel less pressure if I can prepare ahead of time. I did. And then I threw it all out the window. No copy/paste for me today! So here we go.
Alexis, you've got it easy when it comes to sports. Your parents are fans of the same teams. They'll talk Santa into surprising you with Pens tickets before Christmas because they're cool like that. Enjoy it. I bet you won't envy Deacon when it comes to things like this, because we're a split household in more than one ways. We're Steelers & Phillies fans in this house. Even after spending the majority of my life in Pittsburgh, I couldn't get behind the Buccos of Suckitude [Thanks, PittGirl]. We won't talk about how Deacon's dad was a Baltimore Colts fan [he really is older than the dinosaurs] or that he's a Minnesota Vikings fans now. What it boils down to is that Deacon's a Steelers & Phillies fan. With the help of your mom & her friends, we're trying to become Pens fans. Given the excitement of the Stanley Cup finals this year, that might not be so far off into the future.
So you can see why it's easy to be a sports fan in your house. No arguing over which game to put on [especially difficult for us come late August, September and - God willing - October Dad usually wants to leave the Phillies on, Mom & Deacon want to watch the Steelers]. No designating rooms for hanging up things up on the walls - Phillies in the front hall, Steelers banished to the guest room [I'm working on it though!]. Your family knows it's okay to buy you anything Steelers/Pens/Pirates related. Our family has to call & ask before they buy anything, because they inevitably try to sneak something Vikings in there. And as gross as this is, Deacon's Grandpa tried to sneak a Ravens jersey into his Christmas gifts last year because their quarter back played at the University of Delaware. Don't worry, I put my foot down on that one. If Grandpa wants Deacon to wear a Flacco jersey, he can get him one from when he was at Pitt.
And I guess now is as good a time as any to respond to this post:
1. You already got a lot of advice about "those girls" in high school. Keep in mind that some of them choose to never grow up & will try to make life awful for everyone around them because of their insecurities. It's okay to walk away from those people without feeling guilty about it. In fact, it will save your sanity to do so.
2. Never be ashamed of having friends who aren't girls. Some of my best friends are guys & I wouldn't trade them for anything in the world. "Those girls" will probably hate you for being friends with guys in high school [especially the ones that they fawn over because, likeomigodheisjustsoooocute!], but that doesn't matter. As long as the two of you know that there is nothing between you but friendship, stick to it. I'm still close to that guy from high school. I haven't even thought of those girls in years.
3. One day in the future, sit down with your mom & watch the Gilmore Girls. You will thank her for loving it, Amy Sherman Palladino for coming up with the concept & Lauren Graham & Alexis Bledel for doing such a great job with the characters. It's also a nice way to compensate her for all the times you made her watch Dora & High School Musical.
4. Life is always better with a sense of humor. I promise. Laugh about things that would normally make you cry. It makes getting through them a lot easier.
5. Love your sports teams. Even when they stink, because that's going to happen. They'll come around eventually. Maybe one day you'll get to see this in Pittsburgh.
I really couldn't help it. Sorry. But you have two of the three championship trophies in Pennsylvania right now. Cut me some slack.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Reader Comments (7)
Love it :) I especially love advice #3, but I'm totally biased because I can't get enough Stars Hollow.
Go Steelers!
Nice Post!
Very nice post
Awesome post. very nice. Go Steelers!!!
Nice post! All excellent advice. I couldn't agree more with all 5 points!
I want my very own Rory Gillmore! I love that show and imagine what it would have been like if I could've had a girl baby to go along with my two naughty little blonde boys!
Oo I love Gilmore Girls.