Rah Rah Rah! - Throwback Thursday #7

When I was a little girl I wanted to be a cheerleader. So one year (I think maybe 4th or 5th grade?) I went to cheerleading camp. It was just a week long day camp, and I am pretty sure I sucked at it (coordination is not really my thing) but I had fun trying. Plus I felt super cool. At the end of the week we got to be in the Crazy Days (now known as Summerfest) Parade. I am pretty sure that is the only time I have ever been in a parade.

By the time I got to high school and there was real cheerleading I was pretty much over it. Mainly I had had the cheerleading coach as an art teacher in 4th grade and we sort of hated each other. Add that to the fact that I was a loner, uncoordinated, and self-conscious and I just wouldn't have been a good cheerleader. Plus none of my friends were cheerleaders, and obviously I wasn't going to be the only one trying out.

Sorry this post is so boring. I was working on it last night and then I got distracted by something awesome, but I will tell you about that after I am 100% sure it is going to happen.

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