FOR MONTHS I HAVE BEEN WISHING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO A COWBOYS GAME THIS SEASON. TICKETS ARE RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE - IF YOU CAN EVEN GET THEM.DILLON AND I WATCH EVERY GAME TOGETHER AND EARLIER THIS YEAR I MENTIONED TO HIM THE JONAS BROTHERS WOULD BE PERFORMING AT THE HALF-TIME SHOW ON THE THANKSGIVING DAY GAME. WE BOTH AGREED IT WOULD BE REALLY COOL IF WE COULD GO. NEVER THINKING IT WOULD ACTUALLY HAPPEN - WELL, THE TICKETS SHOWN WERE OURS! :-)
I HAD BEEN SNIFFING AROUND EVERYWHERE FOR TICKETS, BUT NO LUCK. THREE DAYS BEFORE THE GAME I WAS SPEAKING WITH A FRIEND AND TELLING HIM HOW BADLY I WANTED TO TAKE DILLON TO THE GAME. HE MENTIONED "STUB-HUB"...HE SAID STUB-HUB USUALLY HAS GOOD TICKETS AND THEY'RE NOT TOO EXPENSIVE. WELL, "TOO EXPENSIVE" IS RELATIVE WHEN YOU'RE BUYING $150 WORTH OF FORMULA AND DIAPERS EACH MONTH. SO, NEEDLESS TO SAY I GAVE UP ON THE IDEA THAT DILLON AND I WOULD ACTUALLY GET TO GO. I HAD (MENTALLY) SETTLED ON A FRONT-ROW SEAT AT THE HOUSE WITH JESSICA'S "EAT-SO-MUCH-YOU-GET-SICK" 7-LAYER DIP. IN ADDITION, I CONTINUED TO PRAY FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO AT LEAST GO TO A GAME THIS SEASON. IF IT COULDN'T BE THIS ONE, AT LEAST IT COULD BE ONE OF THEM.
NEXT THING YOU KNOW MY PHONE RINGS (IT'S WEDNESDAY AROUND NOON ON THANKSGIVING EVE) AND IT'S A VERY GOOD FRIEND OF MINE. HE TELLS ME HE'S GOT TWO TICKETS FOR THE GAME TOMORROW. I AM SPEACHLESS.....NOW I AM TRYING TO DETERMINE IF THESE TICKETS ARE FOR ME OR FOR ME AND HIM. SO, I ASK THE QUESTION, "WHAT TIME AM I PICKING YOU UP" AND HE SAYS "I'M NOT GOING. THEY'RE FOR YOU AND YOUR SON." I THINK TIME STOOD STILL FOR THAT VERY MOMENT....I COULDN'T BELEIVE IT. I ASKED HIM "HOW MUCH DO I OWE YOU" AND HE SAID "NOTHING. SOMEONE GAVE THEM TO ME AND I AM GIVING THEM TO YOU." HE THEN SAID "BUT WAIT. IT GETS BETTER. I SAID "IT CAN'T." HE SAID "OH, BUT IT DOES." I SAID "HOW?" AND HE SAID "IT INCLUDES PARKING IN THE RED LOT. AND THE SEATS ARE IN A LUXURY SUITE." I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT I SAID AFTER THAT, BUT I SUSPECT IT MADE NO SENSE.... SO, HERE I AM SPEECHLESS AND DAMN NEAR IN TEARS. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED HOME AND TOLD JESSICA. SHE TOO WAS BLOWN AWAY...I WANTED TO WAIT UNTIL I GOT HOME TO TELL DILLON OVER DINNER, BUT I COULDN'T AND NEITHER COULD SHE. SHE PUT HIM ON THE PHONE....I THINK IT WAS THE FIRST TIME HE ACTUALLY DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING; HE WAS STUNNED. NEXT THING I KNOW JESSICA'S BACK ON THE PHONE BECAUSE HE WAS RUNNING AROUND THE HOUSE IN PURE EXCITEMENT!
SO, HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF US AT THE GAME. BUT, BE SURE TO READ ON BECAUSE THERE'S EVEN MORE TO THIS INCREDIBLE STORY.
DILLON'S BEST FRIEND MADDIE WAS ALSO AT THE GAME AND SHE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME UP TO THE SUITE BEFORE THE GAME AND VISIT ALONG WITH HER FAMILY. HOW IRONIC THAT SHE HAS ON A ROMO JERSEY AND HE'S GOT T.O. :-)
WHO'S THAT? WELL, THAT WOULD BE DEMI LOVATO IN THE SUITE RIGHT NEXT TO US ALONG WITH ALL THE CAMP-ROCK KIDS. (IN CASE YOU DIDN'T SEE THE GAME, SHE SANG THE NATIONAL ANTHEM BEFORE KICK-OFF.)
DILLON GOT TO PICK OUT A SOUVENIR. HE CHOSE A COWBOYS FOOTBALL. IT'S A YOUTH BALL AND MAN CAN HE THROW IT. HE HAS THE PHYSIQUE AND THE ATTITUDE TO BE A QB. I'M HOPING!
SO, HOW CAN THIS GET ANY BETTER?
HERE'S HOW: COWBOYS BEAT THE SNOT OUT OF THE SEAHAWKS. THEN, DILLON AND I GET IN THE ELEVATOR AND WHO AM I STANDING NEXT TO? MICHAEL IRVIN, THAT'S WHO. WHO'S ON THE OTHER SIDCE OF ME? DEMARCUS WARE'S WIFE....I GET A SANDWICH HUG BETWEEN IRVIN AND WARE...IT WAS AWESOME! THEN, THE USUAL 30-40 MINUTE TRIP OUT OF THE PARKING LOT TOOK ABOUT 3.5 MINUTES. IT WAS AN ABSOLUTELY PERFECT DAY.....DRIVING HOME I WONDERED IF I SHOULD STOP TO BUY A LOTTERY TICKET. I DID NOT. I FIGURED I HAD ALREADY BEEN BLESSED WITH MORE THAN I DESERVE. THANK GOD FOR FRIENDS WITH A GIVING HEART! IT CHANGED MY SON'S LIFE FOREVER! ...........THE NEXT DAY JESSICA MADE THE MOST WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING DINNER EVER! NO ONE ELSE PUTS A HEAD OF GARLIC IN THEIR MASHED POTATOES...WE WERE SO MEANT FOR EACH OTHER! THIS YEAR I HAVE MORE TO BE THANKFUL FOR THAN EVER BEFORE!
