Let me first take you back to 5th grade where I entered the state-wide Farm Bureau talent competition in Myrtle Beach. I won my county and advanced onto this competition.
I had this sweet painted rainbow in the background, Kermit sitting on top, and an awesome homemade rainbow dress made jsut for me by our seamstress. I still remember mom and me going to pick out the fabric in Orangeburg (is that store still even open by the bowling alley???).
I won 1st place in my division singing The Rainbow Connection from the Muppet Movie. I won a trophy and $100 and it was the best.day.ever. Except my microphone wouldn't cut on and I got really anxious and almost walked off of stage. But didn't. Happy Day!
Sorry that I don't have any pictures from this special day OR the video (Tyler isn't allowed to watch it yet).
Monday when I was getting my nails done (before the dog drama), this song came on the salon's awesome Pandora station that originally sounded like a break-up playlist. I had never heard the Jason Mraz version but ultimately fell in love and made my pedicure THAT much better.
Enjoy. I'll be reminiscing about 5th grade in the dirty Myrtle.
I didn't watch the Super Bowl last night. Actually, the guy from Direct TV is here currently installing our satellite. I missed every single commercial but there was one that I have heard about that I can't get out of my head.
When I woke up and checked Facebook this morning, I kept reading these statuses about the Dodge commercial. If you know anything about me, you know I grew up on a cotton and peanut farm in the midlands of South Carolina. This is something I am EXTREMELY proud of and I will most likely bring up in conversation.
My family's farm dates back to THE beginning of America. In fact, we have the original Land Grant from the King of England when my family came over here. Perrow Farms is one of the oldest farms still in business today and we are going strong. We all live close together and you can see tractors of some sort behind all of our homes. We have old grain bins that haven't been used in a long time, and when you drive into my little town of Cameron you can hear the hum of our cotton gin. Agriculture has been a way of life for my family. We eat, breathe, and sleep it. We pray for rain, sunshine, mild weather, and a healthy crop. Farming is in our blood.
I digress. So, back to the commercial. My family always forwards around any type of pro-farming emails when we receive them in our inbox. I had actually heard this commercial on YouTube that Farms.com made, and man is it powerful. I am tearing up as I sit here and type this.
You truly don't understand how important agriculture is to our country AND our economy. People think peaches come from the grocery store... WRONG. They are grown all over the country, and South Carolina is the 2nd largest peach producer behind California. My state grows everything from soybeans to collards to tomatoes to broilers (did you know broilers are chickens?-- that's the state's #1 commodity). You get it.
Farmers don't farm for the money, I can promise you that. They don't make hefty salaries. They do it because they love it and I am so thankful that Dodge acknowledged this during a time where millions (maybe billions) of people are watching! If you ask anyone in my family, they will tell you they could have chosen any career path, but they chose working on our family farm.
God truly did make each and every farmer. Farmers put food on our table and fiber on our backs. Like this NPR article says, this commercial during the Super Bowl was "selling the virtue of farming."
Thank you Dodge for spreading the message about American agriculture. I am proud to be a part of it and damn proud to say that my family provides both food and fiber. Next time you put on your t-shirt, think about all of the hard work that goes into making it- from the seed to the factory. When you eat peanut M&Ms, you may think, "these peanuts might come from Charlotte's farm," because they might.
Ya'll I am seriously rolling at my desk and just HAVE to share this video with you.
I know we all love "Call Me Maybe," so you really need to watch this for a huge laugh. This kid is so funny and kind of a terrible singer, but it is still hilarious!
Take a few minutes and watch for your daily laugh, even if farming isn't your thing!
