Saturday, November 16, 2013

Marist Football's Senior Day: Jaimie Edition

Last year, Jaimie's brother Daniel was adopted by the Marist Football Team through the "Safe On The Sidelines Program" that FOJ offers. This program acts as a support system for the siblings of children with Pediatric Brain Tumors. The healthy child may feel neglected or confused during this process, so they too are granted the opportunity to be adopted by a college sports team. Luckily, the Ferretti siblings got to stay together when two Marist teams adopted them!

Today, November 16th, was the Marist Football's last home game of the season. That meant it was senior day. That also meant that the team needed to win this game in order to become Co-Pioneer League Champions. The Marist Women's Soccer Team and Jaimie of course, tagged along to support our fellow family members: the Marist Football Team and Daniel! The Ferretti family and a few friends arrived an hour before the game to spend some quality time with us. We brought them over to our apartment and hung out, snapping a few adorable videos of Jaimie. I attached one below.

Jaimie hadn't been doing so well the past few weeks, so we thought a trip to campus would put a smile on her face. Luckily, we were right. She is definitely a diva to say the least. We spent an amazing three hours at the game! Jaimie surprisingly sat still (for the most part) for the majority of the game. With her endless supply of energy, she could hardly resist the urge to roll down some hills and sprint up the stadium stairs. As the game went on, due to the positive energy surrounding the stadium, Marist Football was dominating. Jaimie and Daniel stood on the sidelines with team when the final buzzer sounded, and were apart of the school's first football championship. It was an unbelievable experience for everyone involved. As usual, I think Jaimie brightened our day almost as much as we brightened hers. And what better way to end an amazing day than a pizza party!?

Check out all of the pictures we took from this historic occasion by clicking here!  https://plus.google.com/photos/106159143004910139111/albums/5947016552396134513?authkey=CLTJ0vzBsLLmdg

Live in the moment. Play in the moment.

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