Competition update...

We didn't make finals. I am disappointed and glad at the same time. I am disappointed because making finals was the point of our competition, but I am glad because I was so tired by the end of the day. When I got back home that night, I was literally acting like a zombie. I had to wake up at 4:30 in the morning and we took the buses up to Denver which took a while (#longbusride). We had to put our make-up on in the bus which was a pain. When we got to where we were competing, we got on our uniforms which are totes adorbs (I hate when people say that lol). They were white, though, and see through, so we had to where leggings and tank-tops underneath and a baggy shirt and pants over the top. We basically had three layers of clothing on in mid-70 degree weather. It was miserable! Anyway, when it was finally time to perform, we lined up with the rest of the band and went onto the field. We did our routine, but a girl from the guard threw-up on the field! She ended up finishing the movement with us. At the end, we were all sweating like crazy. We, finally, were able to take off our uniforms and we took a break for lunch. After lunch, we went to the bleachers to watch other bands and guards perform. It got even hotter while we were sitting there. We had to sit there for over 4-5 hours watching other bands perform in 80 degree heat. My stomach started cramping and my head was really hurting. After sitting there getting toasted for several hours, we figured out who had made finals. Once the announcement was over, we got back in the buses and headed back to the school. See why I was kinda glad that we didn't make finals?

Even though we didn't make it to finals (and me getting turned into a human marshmallow over a camp-fire), it was a great experience. I had a great time overall. Yesterday, our coach showed us a video of our performance, so that we could see what we needed to work on and what we did really well in. I think we did pretty good for our first competition, we were also competing against the best Color Guards in the state. The only thing that we can do know is keeping pushing forward and getting better so that we can do even better in our next competition this Saturday. Love y'all!!!

~If the broom fits, ride it!~
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