And Now For Something Completely Different

After the pile of bummer topics I have written on this week, I am pleased to write about a fun interruption I had this morning.  Completely mindless, and totally fun.  It was the HS Homecoming Assembly.

I have no real business being there, that is true.  But I have a dear friend, Amy, who teaches The Girl's pre-calculus honors class.  And she doesn't seem to have any problem with me tagging along with her.  Plus, today, our mutual friend, Taffy, joined in on the fun.

Taffy and I showed up at Miss Amy's class with a McDonald's breakfast request for her.  Since we got there a little early for the assembly, Taffy and I sat in on one of the pre-cal classes.  I can balance my checkbook, but this was more calculations than I can figure.  My head was ready to explode.

Then, it was time for the assembly.  Curious how quickly the students run for the gymnasium on the way to an assembly, but how s_l_o_w_l_y they return to their classes.   Some things about high school have not changed at all in the *cough* twenty something years since I was there.  I'm just saying.

The assembly progressed with the band playing the national anthem, someone leading the pledge of allegiance, and some student body officers with microphones who have no sense of public shame.  Students were selected to be "couch potatoes".  These three are one sophomore, junior and senior student--drawn at random--who are given "the best seat in the gym" on a ratty old plaid, dorm-room appropriate couch to watch the rally.

Then the fun began.  The third place lip sync performed.  I have no idea what the song was, but one performer was a girl from our elementary school, in The Girl's grade.  Jerica is a great kids, and was preforming like there was no tomorrow. 

Then the second place group came to center court.  These darling boys did a Justin Beiber number, and were dressed in vintage 1970s shorts and hoodies.  Boy, did they have back-up singer moves!  It was like the anti-Justin Bieber lead singer was being backed up by the Pips.  They were great. 

Then the first place lip sync act came on out.  Now this was my Trek "son, The Professor, and his football teammate who lip sync'd the "How Will You Know" from the Disney movie Enchanted.  Professor was wearing afat suit and wig, and "singing" the part of Giselle.  His teammate had a fat suit--a literal suit here--that must have been a disco era throw back.  These cute boys skipped and danced and "sang" their hearts out.  I understand that the Professor's younger sisters helped him out with the choreography.  It showed. 

Taffy and I were laughing so hard by this point, my face was hurting.  Taffy said hers did too.  Sometimes it is fun to go where you don't really belong, and laugh with the group so much that your guts are tender and your face hurts.

The homecoming queen--a volleyball player--did a short skit with her buddies.  Meh.  No biggie there, but the kids were still hilarious to watch.  Observing from this side of the "mid-life hill" makes it all the funnier. 

Plus it made me a little excited to go watch the kids play football tomorrow.  Along with all the high school rituals that go along with a typical homecoming game tomorrow night.