Blue...Where For Art Thou???

My friend, Sally, hosts Blue Mondays...so thought I'd take part this week! Now, since I don't have very much blue in my house (hence the title of my post), I had to search high and low for something to share, but I ended up finding a few things.

When I was in junior high and high school, way back in the DARK AGES, as my girls seem to think, I was a cheerleader and I had the best time! I attended a small school in Arkansas (my graduating class had only 50 students!). At the time, our school didn't have football, so basketball was a VERY big thing. Our cheerleading squad would practice everyday after school and go to camp in the summer...oh, what fun that was!!! Here's my treasured blue cheerleading sweater that I wore with pride...GO LIONS!!! Remarkably, that cheerleader is still in me! You should hear how loud I can yell at Brittany's cross country and track meets, or when Abby finishes singing at her choral performances! I can even yell pretty loudly at Chris when he doesn't snap to attention as quickly as I'd like! Hee, hee! Yes, I may be little, but my voice is B-I-G!!! Here is yours truly! Aren't you lovin' the french braid? We'd get so hot in the summertime that this style was the only way to go! It would keep our hair out of our eyes when sweat was streaming down our faces. Notice my blue pom poms and cheerleading uniform? See, I'm doing better than I thought! :)
Next up is the uniform Chris wore when he went to college at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. It's a very heavy wool ensemble. He said it was so miserable to wear in that South Carolina heat and humidity when they'd have to march out on the field in formation. He said they couldn't move their hands to scratch themselves because they'd get in trouble if they got caught. That rule wouldn't sit well with me...I'd be scratching like crazy with that itchy wool on!
Here he is in his "dress blues"...mighty handsome, if I have to say so myself! I think I'll keep him...for a little while longer, anyway! :) Boy, we sure looked young back then! Lastly, here's a music box Chris gave me one year for our wedding anniversary. It plays "You Light Up My Life" and he said the frogs made him think of US... hmm, not quite sure if that's a compliment or not! Anyhow, it's one of my favorites in my music box collection. Looking at it makes me smile...ribbet, ribbet! Hope you enjoyed looking at my blue items on this Blue Monday! Remember to..."Laugh as much as you breathe; love as long as you live." Have a good one!♥