Wait, what happened to Fall?

It’s Saturday and it’s cold and windy… shocker. But, at least it isn’t snowing or raining. These are huge steps towards getting me out the door and into the heart of the city… well, the mall but regardless it’s out of the house. I love Saturdays. I think this is mostly due to the fact for the last five years almost every Saturday during the months of Fall (my absolute favorite time of year) I would be setting up shop outside of the Williams Brice Stadium grounds in order to reel in a victory for my Gamecocks…

we may have had a few loses intermingled in those victories.

I thought I was mentally prepared to miss my favorite time or year, Gamecock Football and Halloween… news flash I AM NOT. I have been obsessively youtubing, reading statistic (that I usually would have no interest in) and creating PowerPoint Presentations for my students using Football Season in South Carolina Photos to teach the phrase There Are, They Are, He is and She is:

Me: Students, how many people are in this picture

Picture- Me and the Divas holding a Carolina Flag/Towel after we stomped Clemson last year

Students: 7

Me: In a complete sentence students.

Students: 7

Me: Completos sentence

Students: a little more hesitant… 7 Miss (pronounced me-is)

Furiously scribbling on the board the word Sentence
Me: In a full sentence

Students: They are 7 seven girls

Pointing at the phrase There are and mouthing the words
Me: Not there are but…

Students: There are 7 girls Miss!

Jumping up and down
Me: Great job!

Me: What colors are they wearing?

Students: There are wearing red and black.

A slight pause on my behalf (I am re-grouping)
Me: Not there are

Student’s: They are wearing red and black

It’s all I can do to not hug each one of them right there on the spot.
I follow up these pictures with, Mi Universidad, football, and Go Gamecocks.
They seriously look afraid, as if these new words have entered the room and are threatening to beat them up. I usually try to avoid “the stricken face” as much as possible, which is impossible, but they need to understand the importance Gamecock Football in the United States

... haha.

I love you soooo much