homecoming

One thing on the internet that gets me every time is video of soldiers surprising their families with an unexpected return home and one local soldier that just that at a Union College hockey game.

On Friday I got the chance to hang out with the amazing students and staff of Averill Park High School. It was the day of their Homecoming football game and they were so kind to ask me to host their pep rally! I had an absolute blast!  The teachers and administration could not have been more kind and welcoming and the students were so fun and spirited...

I am such a sucker for a military homecoming!  I love them and they always, always make me cry!  So things got a little ugly when I watched the new video from LeAnn Rimes and pop singer Gavin DeGraw for "Celebrate Me Home".  It's filled with tear-jerking clips of soldiers reuniting with family, friends, and even pets...

As a mom, I can't imagine the sacrifice of leaving my family for months, or even years to serve my country.  The amount of respect and gratitude that I have for those who are brave and strong enough to do it is immeasurable! The sacrifice of our military families is huge, too...

Every morning at 8:10, 'The Sean and Richie Show" does a feature called "The Good News." Let's face it, the world is full of bad news and catastrophes and the media is falling all over itself to bring it to you. Really, just watching the news every night could lead you to depression. So, as I like to say on the show everyday, that is why we bring you now... "The Good News."

I really wonder what in the world goes through people's minds sometimes. After reading about this story, I can't help but think: would my kids have done this? I really want to believe they wouldn't.

Families in the Albany area got the best gift ever when their husbands, wives, fathers, mothers and children returned home early this morning.

About a month or so ago I posted a video of a soldier surprising his family at a South Carolina Game. These sorts of feel good videos warm my heart as I am a big supporter of our military and know what they have to go through.