Converse Judson ISD Stadium

Yes, this is what I think of when I pass the local high school stadium!!

Carroll in blue Converse Judson in red

My alma mater, Carroll High School, never beat Converse Judson (our current high school district) in football in it's history. So says brother Andrew. You know, just a little heresaytoid for you.

Anyhow, while passing the nearby stadium Taylor marveled saying, "Do they have time-out on those stairs?"

Below is a portion of the picture of the band my first year in Texas. I am the tall one in the middle. Crazy blue colors. Luckily we got new uniforms the next year.

A memory I will never forgot: We traveled all over south Texas, it seemed, every Friday for football games. I ended up on the freshman/sophomore bus because I moved there during the summer after the sign-up sheets were full. On one of the bus rides a small (young) hispanic girl said, "you remind me of Falcor from Neverending story- because you are

BIG and WHITE!"

I laughed at the time. It was funny. I admit it. However, the intended insult really stuck with me. I always felt very different from everyone else. You may notice three white girls next to me. Yeah, at least I had that to temper it. But I was seriously a foot taller than them. Additionally, my best friend in band was on the other side of me. I think he was like 5'4". (I am over 5'10")

At my Senior dinner I was voted:

"Most likely to marry a 3-foot man."

Hah! I showed them! I married a whole 5' 9.25" of pure awesomeness.

Crazy High School, Crazy Texas.