Some Girls Have All the Luck

That would be my best friend Lesley.

She called me Saturday night in tears. Tears of joy that is. She had just watched REAL Salt Lake play L.A. Galaxy, not because she likes soccer but because she is obsessed with David Beckham and has been for years now. She went to the game with her sister and former roommate and sat in the 15th row. Lesley is a bold person, so she went down to the first row when she saw a seat open so she could take pictures and yell for Beckham. She said she was one of the few Beckham supporters (which was surprising to me). At one point, she told him to just score a goal. A play later, he did. He came back smiling and pointed at her. Of course, she was thrilled and could've died happy right then. And later on in the game, the same thing happened. She told him to score a goal. And he did. Now he was really smiling at her.

But that's not the best part of the story. After the game, Lesley lingered. All of a sudden, she sees David Beckham walking toward her. He stops and shakes her hand and thanks her for being such a great fan. And THEN, he takes off his jersey and gives it to her! Can you believe that?! She immediately put it on (and, subsequently, will never wash it). She said reporters were asking her who the heck she was for Beckham to give her his jersey. People were asking to take pictures with her and one guy offered her $500 for the jersey on the spot. Here's the short excerpt in the news...

"Beckham, on the other hand, did not disappoint. After the post-game handshake, he took off his jersey and handed it to one very ecstatic teenage girl in the front row, then waved to the rest of the fans as he trotted off the field."

(We thought it was funny they called her a teenager. But c'mon, Posh would've been a little suspicious if he was giving his jersey to "an eligible young woman").

So she cried. Tears of joy.

So what do you do with the sweaty jersey of the guy you've been in love with for years? Do you frame it? Do you wear it everyday? Do you sell it on ebay to make a profit? Who knows. All I know is that Lesley has all the luck. Not that I am a Beckham fan, but I've never known anyone who has met more famous people than she has. I was really happy for her.