So, I quickly tweeted: " #cheerupskip when Tebow lost, my husband went to the other men in his life #benandjerry." Then, like a maniac, sat in front of the TV to see if my tweet was read on the show.
I am one of those annoying people that DESPERATELY WANTS TO WIN GIVEAWAYS. Since we've been married, I've won 3 giveaways...ALL from people I know. I've quit trying to win on the Pioneer Woman or any other famous blogger because when my chances are 1 out of 33,000, I figure I have better things to do than be severely disappointed.
About an hour after the First Take show came and went, I checked my twitter and saw that First Take had retweeted MY tweet with the word WINNER attached to it. I got really excited. Then, I realized that in the Twitter world COMPLETE STRANGERS were retweeting my tweet and I got EVEN more excited.
I started screaming. Then laughing maniacally. Then started to do my awkward I JUST WON dance.
My dogs stared. My baby stared. My husband stared. And me? I kept dancing.
Then, I called my dad. No answer.
Then, I called my brother (to reach my dad). No answer.
Then, I called my sister who was eating lunch and couldn't talk..but did congratulate me.
Then, I made Ben call his best friend.
Then, I posted on Facebook.
When my dad called, he shared my joy (though calmer and more dad-like) and asked if I had gotten a direct message with information on how to retrieve my prize.
Then, I hung up on my dad to check. I really need to get out more.
5 minutes later, I did receive a direct message. I really was a winner! Which only brought more dancing, screaming and laughing.
And, what did I win? Just an I (heart) @RealSkipBayless shirt and backpack. The t-shirt looks like this:
That's so awesome... I've been elated when I've been retweeted by sports websites but I've never won a prize... Congratulations :)
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