noodle

Oooooh, one of my favorite things to talk about to totally freak people out about.
I can give you one a day for a month... but I'll share just a few for a week maybe.
I also have the freak show stories, if you like.
But two weeks ago, I went to a Catholic funeral, which are not my favorites because I don't get a lot of the tradition, being not of that faith. For the first time in a long time, the service was actually about the kid. The priest spoke about the child like he really knew him. Family members got up and spoke. The church was crammed. A local high school had let the entire Varsity and JV lacrosse squad out of school 45 minutes away for this funeral because the kiddo was their mascot and tossed the coin at the beginning of all of their since November, despite his being 12 years old. People talked and laughed about him, shared stories and tears.
And a swim coach stood up and sang with an acoustic guitar. The song sounded familiar and we all dried our eyes a bit and kept trying to figure out what song it was...
Every challenge along the way
With courage I will face
I will battle every day
To claim my rightful place

Come with me, the time is right
There's no better team
Arm in arm we'll win the fight
It's always been our dream...


POKEMON, gotta catch 'em all!!!

Let me tell you, it was one of the most awesome funeral moments ever.

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