Okay so today is going to be a "ketchup" day. I
slacked over the weekend. Too much, too much. But let me give you a replay of
what happened. Not say I didn't have good excuses. Probably the main excuse was
just plain exhaustion.
Saturday, day 5 was spent like this:
My daughter is a freshman in her first year of marching
band. We did good. Placed third in our division for prelims and 8 in the
finals. Not bad for a band that is heavy with freshman this year. This was
probably by far the best experience of the weekend. A very long weekend but I
wouldn't change anything about it except for her not feeling good. There is a
time prior to them going over for warmups where their director gets them in
focus. This was the first time I witnessed it fully. He plays music, talks them
through a visualization routine and then they get their plums in their hats
prior to going over. No one talks during this time. The kids have a mixture of
excitement, fear, focus......such an intense time. You can just feel all their
emotions. I found myself right there with them every step of the way. And then
both times they took the field I found myself tearing up. Not sure why. This
isn't Emily's first or last performance. Probably just so very proud of her. Of
her accomplishments. And so very moved that she wants me there. That is the
icing on the cake. She seeks me out between times, wanting to be there. Its
nice.
Sunday, day 6 was spent like this:
The rest of the day was spent running errands, grocery shopping and preparing for our camping trip. By last night I was exhausted but still didn't end up sleeping well. Oh well, two more days then we are on our trip. Hopefully, I will be able to get some rest.
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