Tuesday, April 12, 2011

OU was great!


The Freshmen class went to OU recently and I was fortunate enough to go along. We split the class into 2 groups, and while 1/2 of the class had lectures, the other 1/2 went on a tour of the campus. The adults along on the trip were responsible for chaperoning the kids while they toured the campus. We had a couple spots we had to go to, then we could pick another spot to tour after that. Of course both of my tours wanted to tour the football stadium. While it was fun, it was just an empty football field, until the 2nd tour was almost over. We were standing by the exit the players use to get onto the field for a game. After we took a picture, the kids wanted to go further back into the locker room, but I just couldn't let them go. As they were coming back up the ramp, we heard people coming toward us. We were getting ready to leave when Wade whispered excitedly "That's Bob Stoops!". So, we all just stopped and watched him come on the field when he turned around and saw us gawking at him! lol! He was very cordial and said "hi"! Then he asked us if we would like a picture. I about screamed YES!!! So he just opened his arms and the kids just ran down the ramp to get in the picture. THAT was the highlight of the whole trip for us. We were bouncing off the walls after that! Thank you Coach for taking the time to make the kids day! It was a small gesture and took such a small amount of time, but it will have a lifetime of memories for these kids, and I! What an example he showed to all of us, and it was wonderful to see it.

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