Kid In A Candy Store
When you see children shopping in the toy department of your favorite store, you see their eyes light up, a smile spreads across their face, and you can feel their happiness and excitement. I told my husband that I wish I was a kid again as we watched the kids showing us their wish list. I realized we are only children once.
As adults we have so much going on in our lives, raising our kids, making our bills each month, pleasing our bosses and the list goes on and on, with all these responsibilities it is hard to take the time to see little things in our lives that are there everyday we just overlook them.
In October, my family and I went to the Tulsa State Fair. While we were watching the kids having fun on the rides my nephew covered my eyes, as he lifted his hands he told me to look straight ahead. I couldn't believe it, before in the distance was a Dallas Cowboy semi-truck and trailer. Something you don't see often in Oklahoma. I was excited to see that famous blue and silver logo on the truck but, as we walked around the cab of the truck I realized the trailer was made into a Pro-Shop! I was in heaven!
Anything you could want Dallas Cowboy's was there, Romo jerseys, foam fingers, t-shirts, pens, baby bottles, posters, key chains and autographed pictures. The entire trailer was packed full of items. I wanted one of everything, of course I had spent most of my money on corn dogs, so I couldn't afford much. I settled for a couple of things and carried them around proudly all day at the Fair. I even forgot about my family standing behind me with smiles on their faces as they watched me.
My husband told me I looked like a kid in a candy store. Right then I realized, wow - we can feel like kids again. All we have to do is notice all the things that make us happy in life. I know for all of us one of those things is definitely our NFC EAST CHAMPS DALLAS COWBOYS!
Contributed by Raina Middleton
Comments
Oh Raina, what a fitting story for this season. A season of Christmas and Cowboys going to post season! I really loved this and I completely relate to how you felt.
Posted by: Tiffany | December 12, 2007 01:20 PM
Hmmmmmmm - I wonder if I could get that truck up here in Kansas!
Posted by: Kay | December 12, 2007 06:22 PM
Nice post Raina!
I am the same way. I love anything Cowboys. In fact we have a Dallas Cowboys Christmas tree :)
Blue and Silver! GO COWBOYS!!!
Posted by: Kelly | December 12, 2007 07:16 PM
Hey mom I really like the story I remember that and your face really did look like a kid in a candy store that truck was awesome to bad I already spent all my money I would have had that TO jersey !!
Posted by: Mandi | December 12, 2007 07:36 PM
Very Nice Post Raina! Very HeartFelt! Makes me wanna go spend Money! lol :)
Mea Lika meh sum Cowboys Candy!! Speaking of Cowboys stuff,.about 6 yrs ago I saw these cowboys bar stools that were like directors chairs, had the Star on the backwith Cowboys written on the top. I have been looking everywhere for them! e-bay all the DC pro shops and I can't find them anywhere. If anyone has any idea of where i can find them let me know plz!
Posted by: Charles C aka CHUCK | December 12, 2007 08:35 PM
You are an excellent writer! I enjoyed it very much!
Posted by: Gail | December 12, 2007 09:51 PM
MMMMM Candy.
Yes, don't forget the little things, they add up to big things.
Cowboys for life.
Merry XMAS = TD
Posted by: TD | December 13, 2007 02:01 AM
well said.. people do need to start living with a sense of still being young.. and what better way then to think of their childhood heros! now our kids have heros!!!
Posted by: kevin davis | December 13, 2007 03:41 AM
I surf the internet everyday looking at all of the things that I could hae to represent my team like I would love too. I can't afford them right now but when I am able to purchase them my home will be the true Dallas Cowboys Headquarters. COWBOYS FAN 4 LIFE!!!
Posted by: Tonya Talley | December 15, 2007 03:40 PM