Homecoming in the Town of Mayberry

Here in Mayberry Trophy Club, if we do one thing well, it is getting together to show some town spirit! Our town high school had their homecoming football game Friday night so naturally the town held a big parade on Wednesday.  I absolutely love the spirit and that everybody is so rallied around the high school. It's just so unlike where I grew up that it almost catches me by surprise. Even in college, I'm sure UNT had a parade or something but I don't remember going to much other than one bonfire. So I am totally embracing our football loving, parade cheering, small town vibe. Eva and I wore our matching orange chevron to the parade so that we would be trendy as we cheered for the Bobcats. The highlights of the parade were the Bobcat Dazzler drill team, the soldier with the American Flag, the Varsity football team, and of course the tons of junior Bobcat cheerleaders and junior Bobcat football players from all of the elementary teams. Not pictured: Eva covering her ears in fear every time a firetruck drove by. 

Naturally after everyone is all pumped up from the parade, you have to throw a town homecoming pep rally! We all headed up to the high school field to watch the cheerleaders and Dazzlers perform and to see the homecoming court nominees. Afterwards they had an awesome fireworks show. This was the best fireworks action shot I could get...next time I think I'll just google "fireworks" and use that instead. Trophy Club sure knows how to have a pep rally! We kept Eva out until almost 10PM which is very unlike us....that is how much I love all this small town excitement.

Friday evening we went to watch the big football game. Ryan was happy for Friday night football. Eva was happy for her special Bobcat blue beads. I was happy that the weather was reasonably cool for it being the first home game of the season. I was also thankful that our friends the Fords were there with their three kids so Eva has plenty to keep her entertained. We made it through the Dazzler's half time show before Eva and I headed home after another late night. PS. I secretly wish I could be a Dazzler.

I don't have any photos, but Saturday night Ryan got to be a chaperone for the homecoming dance. Nothing says classy like young high school students in love shaking their money makers on the dance floor. He was home by midnight so I guess it wasn't too risque :)