Groundhog no more...

Kate+Fall+High Schools=Groundhog Day...until....

If this crummy weather didn't give away the fact that fall is apparently upon us possibly the fact that I feel like I am caught in the movie Groundhog Day lets me know fall is definitely here. As a college recruiter, my main responsibilities include getting up at the butt crack of dawn, driving here there and everywhere and entertaining high school seniors for 2.5 hour daily. Awesome. As you can imagine...it can get a little monotonous at times. Sometimes I am up there reciting my same presentation and recycled jokes about the cheese factory or how "it's a building year for our football team" and I wonder what I am even saying. I have given my presentation about 300 times so sometimes I just rattle off and I completely forget what I am talking about. Folks, I could do this presentation in my sleep. Not every day is the same, I mean its always a different high school, I see different gothic kids, different skanky girls, I witness pathetic high school flirting in a different way...so yeah it's totally different each day. But all in all, its the same gig day after day after day....after day. Well, it was until last week that is.

Last week while visiting Weber High School, Jessica Simpson decided to pay Weber High a little visit. They won a competition from K-Bull 93 with which high school could send the most texts during school hours...weird I know...but yes Weber did win by over 20,000 texts. I don't know why NO ONE let me know about this. Hello, I am OBSESSED with celebrities. So that's why this post is so late...I didn't even have my camera but luckily Wes one of their high school councilors hooked me up with these pics. So let me tell you the whole story.

I found out from a very reliable source what time she would be arriving at the high school...police and all. So naturally, I ditched the ambassadors I was with leaving them to deal with the cart full of materials. I did not want that getting in the way of me and Jess. Once I made it through the hallways crammed full of smelly teenagers I was stopped by the police. No one was allowed through...until I pulled the old, "Oh hi officer, I'm just here for college day and i need to drop off these materials?" I felt like what the FBI must feel like when they get to show off their badge and do what they want. It was finally my turn. After promising the officer that I would be right back (which I knew I wouldn't be) I was in on my way. On my way to this...Yep, here she is. Dog, stylist, personal assistant, label executive and all. She was pretty funny, she didn't talk much. She probably felt awkward because there was like 25 of us in there and no one said anything. We just stood there gawking at her....kind of like the time I saw Ryan Seacrest when we were in the revolving door at the Belagio. Just stood there gawking at him until he winked at me. Never wink at me again Ryan.After a quick wardrobe, a trip to the bathroom and eating some school lunch she was pretty much on her way. All this commotion...for pretty much nothing. But I didn't even care, I was freaking out laughing and gawking like a fool and if given the chance I would do it again. I have only one complaint, in a perfect world I would have been with other people that are obsessed with celebrities. Most people didn't really care and looked at me like I was retarded when I was blushing and hopping up and down like a child. So, in a dream world I would have had the following individuals with me (in no particular order):

-Nick Robbins, he loves celebrities and would have gotten in on the action
-My sister Natalie, probably doesn't care about Jess Simpson but would have joined in the jumping up and down and laughing
-Dane Mullinax. We went to high school together and I have talked to him maybe twice since graduation in 2001 but the whole time I kept thinking, "Man, I wish Dane was here. He would be loving this." So there you go Dane, I don't think you even read my blog but just so you know I was even tempted to call you about this whole thing but then decided that would be way too random and awkward. But I did think about it...

After seeing all this fuss about a stupid celebrity like Jessica Simpson it really made me realize how much I hope to be one some day. Someone, get me an in. I wanna be famous, just like Jess. But until then, you know where to find me. Back at the ol' high schools giving presentations day after day after day...