The Okie College Girl

Thunder Up!! Mended Little Hearts Style

My oh my, I must really catch up on some blogging.  I'm going through photos on my hard drive and have realized there is a lot that hasn't made it up....yet.  Blame that with keeping up with other portions of my blog and working on launching my design company.  There is a lot going on in my world at the moment, so please be patient as I start throwing all these posts together. A few months ago I was invited to attend something special with the Mended Little Hearts chapter out of Oklahoma.  I've been apart of this group since I was born, which would mean a very long time.  The only event our group had when I was growing up was the annual Christmas party, complete with Santa Clause and presents!  I was never too old to sit on Santa's lap and I continued this trend all the way up until a few years ago.  Now, the times have changed and the group has added many more activities to its list.  Now the group goes Bowling, to the local Zoo, and will literally think up any excuse to get together.   I've started to look forward to attending these events with MLH more than anything in the world.  It's definitely a great feeling to share a common bond with a 6 or 7 year old and it's hard to believe I have some of the same things in common as a child, but I love it and wouldn't change how my life has turned out. One very cool activity I was able to participate in was an OKC Thunder game.  Actually, my first Thunder game.  Let me just say it was amazing! Being able to ring in my first Thunder game from a Suite was one of the coolest things I've experienced with this group.  I had no idea what to expect, but was very touched to be invited as one of the two adults in our group and the oldest of the group as well.  The woman who organizes our activities loves to mention I'm the oldest too and I've grown to appreciate that.  I don't mind being the oldest, to this group my age actually means something and isn't just a number. Back to the highlights of attending the game with the MLH group though.  I was told we'd be meeting Etan Thomas; a fellow heart patient.  Although, he had his surgery a few years ago and not as a child, it's still heart warming to see someone give back to the community or say to other heart kids "I've been there, you can do this."  What actually happened at our meet and greet greatly surpassed my expectations.  Not only did our group get to sit on the floor and watch the players warm up.  Yes, I spent some time gazing around the … [Read More...]