Currently, I shared with you
all that one of my fun bucket
list items is to be a mascot.
While the principal at
Edlin school in Reston, VA,
Gloria Small heard about this
and reached out and she invited
me to their inaugural Spirit
Day Pep rally to suit up.
And that is where I checked off a
bucket list item of becoming a mascot.
Take a look.
The bodysuit here, I really hope that they
remember there's like a real person inside.
OK, amber, I think I needed these zips.
Dancing feet.
Does it tie them back? Yeah, I can type.
Even mascots. Almost Showtime, baby.
OK, going on. What's going on?
Someone here?
Ohh hi. What are you got there?
Are you recording me? Yes.
Do you have a question for me? Yeah.
Can you tell me what's your name? My
name is Edwin the eagle.
We saw the children coming
back to school in the fall,
greeting their new friends,
reconnecting with their
old friends and teachers.
We seized so much hope and
joy for the school year.
And then we thought,
what better way to kick that off than
with a pep rally and a spirit day?
When I saw that on your bucket list,
you always wanted to be a mascot.
How wonderful our dream was born.
We are honored today to present
to you our edlin profiles and
positivity award for the character
traits of teamwork and enthusiasm.
You will be our honorary Eagle, yeah.
Fly, fly.
Oh my gosh, that feels so good air.
I want to thank the Edlin school
for helping me check off one thing
off my bucket list. I had a blast.
The kids were so amazing.
Warmest welcome from the
staff and faculty here.
Truly an honor to be their first eagle
at their first inaugural PEP rally.
And with that, you guys,
today is my last day on the air.
I will be calm. Highlighting carrier
the look on your face when you
take off the helmet if you will.
You can tell just the physical
exertion of it. You killed it though.
Thanks guys, I had a lot of fun and I have
a new respect for all mascots on any level.
It is not easy to even just wear that suit.
It's like £30 and you everything's huge
so you can't really move and you can't.
Temperatures cooling and then you
know you've got people wondering
can you see in there and they poke.
You're like, no,
I put their stuff in one point in
my vehicle and poke your eyes and,
you know, but let's let's be nice
to mascots and remember that there's
a real human inside.
Really though I think I'm gonna
speak for all of us.
Your moves are you were on
pointless is the cheer background.
I have to imagine that helped a bit.
Well, the moves, yeah,
I think it just having that spirit
that school spirit comes out in you.
And you know there's something to
be said when you put that suit on.
I think you become right.
Into character. The kids were cute too,
so like, they did a good thing.
Yeah, they were wonderful.
Shout out to edlin school.
They're fantastic.
And we are basically best friends now.
All of us love that.