I know, I know...it's blurry. Trust me, I have had several good cries (not actual cries but silent deep in my heart cries) about the fact that it's blurry. BUT the fact remains that I got to meet Andrew Luck, have a few short conversations with him, and document it in a sad awful tragic heartbreaking slightly blurry photo.
Every year my agency holds a large honorary dinner/fundraiser. It is always quite the fancy affair and I have no problem 'donating' a few hours of my evening to visit with celebrities and get a four course meal for free.
This year, however, was extra special because Andrew Luck was the keynote speaker. Even though I was 'working' I managed to sneak into the VIP room and snap a photo with him, discuss football with him briefly, and later we met up again to talk about our Refugee Program youth soccer team, World United FC. And I managed to accomplish all of this with a million butterflies in my stomach over meeting someone famous.
At this year's event our new youth soccer program was highlighted. The kids were presented during the welcome to the event and later, after Andrew's speech, the kids ran up on stage and presented him with his own World United FC jersey (which I'm sure he will wear proudly and often).
He was such a gracious man throughout the whole evening...he took time to talk with people, took a lot of time to take pictures with the million people asking, and gave a great deal of time and effort to our refugee children (which of course melted my heart).
As much as I miss Peyton Manning I wouldn't have chosen anyone different to take his place.
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