The VIP Mavs Fans

Aaron is a Dallas Mavericks fan, which is pretty obvious since it has been stated multiple times on this blog. He was in heaven last year as he witnessed his favorite team win the NBA championship.

The tricky thing for him, however, is the fact that we don't have cable. On rare occasions the games are broadcast on one of the 4 channels that we actually do get. But more often than not, he has to get creative or rely on the kindness of fellow friends and fans to actually watch the games on TV. 

On one such occasion he and his friend, Zac, (who also happens to be his Home Teaching companion), made plans to watch the game after they Home Taught one of their families. The morning of the game Aaron got a call from Zac. Zac was listening to the radio, called in, correctly answered the trivia question of the day and won VIP tickets to the Mavs game that night. He called to tell Aaron that he was taking him to the game. I'm pretty sure aside from our wedding and the birth of Grace that this moment was one of Aaron's all time favorites.

The seats that Zac had won tickets for weren't your average seats. They were leather recliners with a prime viewing spot of the court. Aaron and Zac were also the VIP Mavs Fans for the night. Aaron had one goal after moving to Dallas and that was to attend a Mavs game. Unfortunately up to this point he hadn't been able to go, although I'm pretty sure this moment was worth the wait in his mind.

Oh then the story gets better. Since they were the VIP Mavs Fans that night, they were informed that they were going to go on camera between the first and second quaters. They would be joined by two of the Mavs dancers and were required to smile and wave at the camera when they were introduced. After  a brief rundown of what they had to do "Don't look into the light, it's very bright. And just smile and wave." Aaron and Zac were good to go.

As they smiled and waved, bookended by two barely dressed Mavs dancers, Zac leans over to Aaron and says: "We're supposed to be Home Teaching right now." They had to cancel their appointment in order to make it to the game. Home Teachers of the year? I think so!

Once the cameras were off, the dancers asked Aaron and Zac if they wanted a picture. The title of the email when Zac sent it to me said: "Two awkward married men with two scantily clad young women." I think that describes this picture perfectly.

I have never laughed so hard in my life. They are both physically shying away from these girls and looking super awkward in the process. Aaron told me that the girl standing next to him asked, after the picture was taken, "Did you not want to touch us?" He said he spouted something off about them being married and having kids etc. Although I'm pretty sure Zac's wife and I would have been more than okay with them putting an arm around these girls for a picture. We all got a seriously hearty laugh out of the situation.

All in all it was a night for the record books and Aaron had a fabulous time. A huge thank you to Zac and his ticket sharing generosity and quick trivia wit.