So I’m a Sparty through and through…no you don’t get it. Not only did I graduate from MSU..one of my daughters, Brie graduated from MSU. Oh but it gets better…my parents were both MSU grads. AND…wait for it…I was born on campus! Ok so not physically born on campus, I was born in a hospital but while my parents were going to STATE. So 100% Spartan from the get go.
Ok but now things get complicated…as a senior in high school, my first born, Jamie, visits both MSU and U of M and decides on MICHIGAN…what??? Do you know how hard it was for me to sing the U of M fight song at that first football game (well actually I DIDN’T )!! THEN my middle daughter, Brittany decides to follow in her older sisters footsteps and goes to U of M too. Oh no, but it gets worse. Now my husband, Dave decides that since his wife and one daughter went to MSU and his other two daughters went to U of M we are a house divided. WHAT???? He even wears one of those green and blue house divided shirts every time we are watching college football. (BTW his Alma Mater is Northern Michigan so he qualifies as neutral but c’mon aren’t you supposed to be allegiant to your spouse’s Alma Mater…especially if she was born on campus…just saying).
Ok so where is this going (you might be asking)…?? Well I was inspired to write this antics following the last Lions win. I was thinking about how so many things in our life can be devisive. Politics…religion…vaccines…and yep, event College Football. Everyone has and should have an opinion on these subjects and everyone has an allegiance to their favorite team. BUT…how refreshing is it with current momentum of our Lions to be on the SAME team…to have the SAME opinion…to be COHESIVE instead of DEVISIVE. Everyone is collectively cheering…GO LIONS!!
Ok next and final seguway…this feeling of COHESIVENESS is exactly how I feel every time I walk into BL!! We are all coming together with the same goal in sight…to get FIT, to stay healthy, to look and feel our best and to connect with one another. I just wanted to take this opportunity to say that I am so grateful to be on this journey with each and every one of you toward Wellness!!! I love that we can come together and put all our differences aside and just connect on one thing (OK maybe TWO)…
Go Team BL!! AND
Go LIONS!!!!!!!!!!!
