Go Wildcats!

We are definitely a football family!

Growing up I was in a baseball family,

but I've traded the leather of a catcher's mit

for the broad shouldered football uniform.

On any given Saturday afternoon or Thursday night

from September through February,

You can walk in our house and find

most of us on the couch in the living room

screaming for one college team or another.

Florida State rules in our house

and we've had more than a few

parties in our home with fellow seminole fans

to celebrate a particular game or season.

See, I may not understand every single football rule

or know exactly what a tight end is supposed to do,

but I do know how to make a mean ground beef and cheese dip

and how to host a fabulous football party!

And I know enough to understand

that in our house football is more

than just a game.

It's glue.

It binds us together and gives us one common

thing to cheer about.

Whether it be a game that one of the boys is playing,

a favorite college team like FSU

or an NFL game like the Jacksonville Jaguars,

football gives us

one solid reason to spend a few hours together

acting like fools and clapping our hands

over a great play.

It's also been a great way to bond with other families.

So many friendships have been formed

that have started with,

"So what team do you like?"

And for that reason,

I can honestly say that I LOVE football!

And I love what football does for our family!

This was the first of Michael's games this year

that David and I have been able to watch together.

Here he and Zach are reviewing a play.

And if you've ever been to a middle school football game,

you know that there is always a sideline group discussing

their own plan of action.

Here's the peanut gallery for the Wildcats.