Junior year of high school I ran track. Our track team stunk. We were at a huge track meet in Boulder City (like 35 schools were there). The meet was about 1/2 over when I went to my coach (Coach Hafen) and asked if we could go home. :) Hafen: What's the next event. Me: The 200m dash. Hafen: Who's running it? Me: Just me. Hafen: Ok, run it and go for your personal best and then we can go.
So went down to the starting line, started to stretch, etc. I was in the 4th of 8 heats. After the 3rd heat I went to my lane and got ready. When the race was ready to start I looked around and there was no one else there. The guy with the gun asked if I still wanted to run. "Nope." I told him. I started to walk off the track when Coach Hafen (who was standing right there)said, "just go for your personal best."
I went back out on the track and the gun fired. I came around the turn running as hard as I could. Then people in the stands noticed and all of a sudden everyone was laughing. I started to spin and wave etc. I felt so stupid. I asked someone else to go get my stuff and I went straight to the bus. I'll bet Coach Hafen is still laughing :)
- Running across 275 degree freshly paved main street bare foot. - Fumbling on the 10 yard line with no one else around. - Having to be saved after not quite being able to swim the Colorado river. Then having a scoutmaster stand over me while I'm trying to catch my breath and asking, "Are you and eagle scout" yes. "That was really stupid" - Peeing in front of Sharon Dodd and her daughter... I guess that should make my list. - Getting pulled over on the way home from Reno while being naked and wrapped in a blanket. - Pulling up to security at Hoover Dam about 9:00 p.m., wearing sunglasses, and with three guys laying underneath blankets in the back of my truck because a turkey had flown through my windshield. - Having pizza, popcorn, hotdogs, and sodas delivered to me on the bench of a varsity basketball game and then pulling a candy bar from my socks.
Man I could go on forever. I've done a lot of stupid things in my life :)
henry at the school dance i was dancing with this girl who i kinda liked and while we were dancing she had to reach down and pull my hands up because they were on her butt, i promise it was completely unintentional. throwing a handful of beans (the hard ones that you put in cups to hold pens) at lexa and hitting her mom. trying out for a solo in choir and having my voice crack really bad. im sure theres a lot more but i cant think of it right now
My favorite funny moments have been with my kids. These are all fairly recent, within the last few months.
We went out to eat a few months ago, and as we were piling back into the car, Sam saw a sign that read "Optical Illusions." He begged Russ to drive by so he could see all of the optical illusions. He was not happy when it turned out to be a vision center.
Russ was telling the kids about the Bill Cosby sketch where his wife is having a baby and yells, "Morphine! Morphine!" All the kids laughed at his rendition, and then Janie said, "What's -phine (pronounced "feen")?"
Meg i was playing Sharades during family home evening and my mom guessed what i was acting so i went over and i was so exited i read what i was sposed to act which was pickettfence so i just yelled "pickettfence!" i finally realized when everyone starts laughing i felt really dumb
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Junior year of high school I ran track. Our track team stunk. We were at a huge track meet in Boulder City (like 35 schools were there). The meet was about 1/2 over when I went to my coach (Coach Hafen) and asked if we could go home. :) Hafen: What's the next event. Me: The 200m dash. Hafen: Who's running it? Me: Just me. Hafen: Ok, run it and go for your personal best and then we can go.
So went down to the starting line, started to stretch, etc. I was in the 4th of 8 heats. After the 3rd heat I went to my lane and got ready. When the race was ready to start I looked around and there was no one else there. The guy with the gun asked if I still wanted to run. "Nope." I told him. I started to walk off the track when Coach Hafen (who was standing right there)said, "just go for your personal best."
I went back out on the track and the gun fired. I came around the turn running as hard as I could. Then people in the stands noticed and all of a sudden everyone was laughing. I started to spin and wave etc. I felt so stupid. I asked someone else to go get my stuff and I went straight to the bus. I'll bet Coach Hafen is still laughing :)
- Running across 275 degree freshly paved main street bare foot.
- Fumbling on the 10 yard line with no one else around.
- Having to be saved after not quite being able to swim the Colorado river. Then having a scoutmaster stand over me while I'm trying to catch my breath and asking, "Are you and eagle scout" yes. "That was really stupid"
- Peeing in front of Sharon Dodd and her daughter... I guess that should make my list.
- Getting pulled over on the way home from Reno while being naked and wrapped in a blanket.
- Pulling up to security at Hoover Dam about 9:00 p.m., wearing sunglasses, and with three guys laying underneath blankets in the back of my truck because a turkey had flown through my windshield.
- Having pizza, popcorn, hotdogs, and sodas delivered to me on the bench of a varsity basketball game and then pulling a candy bar from my socks.
Man I could go on forever. I've done a lot of stupid things in my life :)
henry
at the school dance i was dancing with this girl who i kinda liked and while we were dancing she had to reach down and pull my hands up because they were on her butt, i promise it was completely unintentional.
throwing a handful of beans (the hard ones that you put in cups to hold pens) at lexa and hitting her mom.
trying out for a solo in choir and having my voice crack really bad.
im sure theres a lot more but i cant think of it right now
My favorite funny moments have been with my kids. These are all fairly recent, within the last few months.
We went out to eat a few months ago, and as we were piling back into the car, Sam saw a sign that read "Optical Illusions." He begged Russ to drive by so he could see all of the optical illusions. He was not happy when it turned out to be a vision center.
Russ was telling the kids about the Bill Cosby sketch where his wife is having a baby and yells, "Morphine! Morphine!" All the kids laughed at his rendition, and then Janie said, "What's -phine (pronounced "feen")?"
That's all I can think of off the top of my head.
Meg
i was playing Sharades during family home evening and my mom guessed what i was acting so i went over and i was so exited i read what i was sposed to act which was pickettfence so i just yelled "pickettfence!" i finally realized when everyone starts laughing i felt really dumb
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