Small Town Pep Rally

I know that perhaps a vanity is frowned upon so I'll keep it as short as possible. Tonight Vancleave High School in MS hosts its first play off game ever. My office is next to the high school so I went outside to participate in the pep rally.

People have thier opinions of southern small towns, they range from quaint to backwoods. Being a yankee by birth I'll admit that my opinion has run this full gammut. This morning I dont know why I'm crying but I know that it has to do with the quiet, simple pride that this community feels today. The local drug store donated a gazeebo to the HS. Today it is full of teachers, cheerleaders and administration of the school all dressed in Blue and Grey. You can hear the drums from the band from every corner of this office. The elementary children from the upper and lower elementary schools, the middle school and it's cheerleaders, the fire and police departments, and various business owners are here to show support. Tonight at 7:00pm I think that 90% of this small town will be there in support. I'm a transplant, I miss being part of something this exciting. Maybe that's why I'm crying.

When I moved to a little town in NJ I thought NJ was going to be icky. On the first April 1st I was in town, it was the opening day of baseball season...the entire town lined Main Street and all the baseball/softball players from the littlest pee wees to the high school players, marched down the center of town in uniform waving American flags...I was so misty my husband teased me all day....

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