i've done this before at this certain school and it was a total bust. i mean i got to know some sweet girls and got on campus several days a week (i guess that was probably the point), but the whole cheerleading thing didn't go over well at that school. this time, though, it's different. it's totally student organized. i joined after they'd already been meeting and had picked out uniforms. so it doesn't at all involve me trying to recruit girls. and let's all pray that it doesn't involve me performing a dance routine in front of the entire school again.
it's also different because i'm older. i did one toe touch the first day of practice; the girls laughed at me and i was sore the following day. and every time i demonstrate one of my cheers i feel like i look like my mom. anyone remember that? when your mom says, 'here's a cheer i did in high school,' and you're thinking, "please stop doing that." and i can feel the flab on my arms jiggling when i do a high-v. i don't remember that from high school. so i started working out again this week.
the girls are so cute though. and i love spending time with them. and it's such a divine blessing to have this opportunity. we spend a lot of time at our practices talking about life and what's going on with them. i've even already talked about my faith! we meet twice a week and i think i might plan a saturday clinic (to include episodes of one tree hill and all three bring it on movies per their request). they make me laugh every time we hang out. we tried stunts yesterday for the first time and i just knew someone was gonna leave practice with a broken arm. everyone is ok and they finally got into a basic stunt. they were thrilled! it was precious!
so in between planning youth group, praying for kids, and recruiting camp counselors, you can now find me looking up cheers on youtube and practicing them in the hallway. clayton's dog zoe hates when i cheer in the house, by the way. she jumps and tries to bite me. weird. she also doesn't like my tap dancing or hip hop dancing. hmmm...everyone else just loves it. ;) will post video soon.
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