October 13, 2007 was Ben’s birthday. We had been invited by some friends to eat dinner at their house. The time they had scheduled for dinner was about half and hour before the kickoff for a football game. It was Kentucky hosting LSU. LSU was ranked #1. Even thought they had a crushing road loss the week before, Kentucky was in the middle of what was to become my favorite season of Kentucky football to date. We just didn’t know it that night.
We went to dinner at our friends’ house because it was the right thing to do and because we didn’t truly believe that Kentucky could hang with the #1 team in the nation, no matter how good we were playing.
When we got home from dinner we turned on the TV for the second half and we were glued to it. We were three overtimes in when I stood on the couch and screamed, because we did it! We won!
Today is October 25, 2014. Nobody in my family is having a birthday and we haven’t been invited anywhere to dinner. BUT, one of our kids’ friends is having a birthday and she has invited them to her party. The party starts about half and hour before the kickoff for a football game. It is Kentucky hosting Mississippi State. Mississippi State is ranked #1. Even though they had a crushing road loss last week, Kentucky is in the middle of a really good season. Of course it is too early to know if it is going to be a favorite.
We are taking our kids to the birthday party because it is the right thing to do and because we believe that if we make today like October 13, 2007 in all the ways we can, it will affect the outcome of a football game. We will come home and turn on the TV for the second half and we will win.
Do your part people. #whynot
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