Hey, sorry that it has been quite a while since my last post. Quite a bit has happened since I last posted and because I don't want to write a novel to y'all I'll give you the kinda sorta condensed version starting with about 3 weeks ago.
About 3 weeks ago or before I had been given 2 solos for tenor sax and tuba. I was also given 2 ensembles for both instruments. They were incredibly hard pieces and if I was given a gold on any of them at the solo/ ensemble competition I would go to state competition in Indianapolis. So, I was practicing like crazy for about 2-3 weeks.
A couple days before solo/ ensemble competition a friend of mine named Crystal Green passed away from Cystic Fibrosis. She had been in band and was a percussionist before she graduated. She was only 23 years old when she passed away. As part of her last requests we the band played at her funeral. She was a great person who will be missed by everyone who knew her. Besides the fact of it being tearful she was buried in her band jacket.
The next day was solo/ ensemble and the Talent Show. That morning I had to go to Scottsburg to perform for the competition. I got there and performed my pieces and received 3 gold ratings out of the 4 pieces. Which means I will get to go to state! I was so happy and excited when I got the placements. So, the day started off amazing.
After the competition, we headed home real quick to get directions to the Indiana War Memorial. On the way home mom told me some news. One of my older friends, Darlene Dunn, who was a teacher's aide for Henryville High School, passed away that morning. She had been battling cancer for about 7 years. She was a great lady and a real "Friday Night Floozy" for those who know the meaning. Her funeral was this past Tuesday.
Once I got to the Indiana War Memorial I had about 4 acts go on before mine. So, I got the chance to say hi to a couple of friends before I performed. I went out and performed a song on my tenor sax. The audience was amazing and hearing the applause afterward was a great closing to an wonderful day.
Hope State went well for you... I got 3/3 golds, but they weren't very low scores... Large Ensemble - 11.5... Solo - 13... Trio - 12.5... But at least they were still firsts!
Camp just wasn't the same without you this year. Especially Thursday night, when we had soybean burgers and bars. : P Hopefully you can come next year, when it'll be our last year! : (
Having seen you for over a week; you were at Hoppys house when we got home and I went straight to my house; see you in the morning and missin you like crazy!
If you read this,
If your eyes are passing over this right now,
Even if we don't speak too often,
Please post a comment with a memory of you and me.
It can be anything you want,
Good or Bad.
When finished, post this little paragraph on your blog
And be surprised by what people remember about you.
Great seeing you too! Y'all should come again soon!
And as for a memory, one of the times y'all came up here and we played cards till the wee hours of the morning, or the time you Kayla and I all stayed up talking, or a bunch of other memories;)
You and a candle light bulb. I have some great pictures of that. Also getting to hold you for the first time. It touched something deep in me that was never touched again until I held Jackson. I love you!
hey... i reallly need to talk to you... so... if you could find me in mr. brooks class today at the end of school or find me in the hallway after school i really need to talk to you! i love you! love your sis
Hey man, what's happening? Glad that you could come spend some time with us up here in PA! (yeah I know,l it was a while ago, but still...). So how's life? Mine's really busy (as usual), but it's kind of boring. Yeah.
oh, and for my memory of you....new year's sleepover @ kyle's house...just about everybody fell asleep except William, Kyle, you, and me! LOL. You're cool. Doy ou knw when you're coming again to visit?
Ok so I know that you posted this like forever ago and you're like never on here anymore but I really honest don't know if I can give just one memory to ya! Lets see... marching band, the corn maze, scary movies, fake fights, and the real ones where we both were too prideful to say sorry, spook runs, swimming, long and short talks, and then there's whatever other memory you can think of... OH bowling and pizza sauce all over my white shoes... then the same white shoes in the Ohio River... I'll never go back... but anyway... what's the point in me tellin you all these memories... if they are really that important then you would remember them just like I have choosen to do... Love ya and will talk to you soon... bye for now!
Sorry that it has taken me so long to post. I finally have found the time now because mom is still talking with some teachers that she works with so I have a little time to kill. I have been studying like crazy which surprises probably most of you for all the finals I have to take. Every year if you make two A's for the 9-weeks you are exempt from the final in that class. Likewise, I would have only had to taken maybe two finals this week. But, our principal made it to where that rule is abolished and we all must take finals in every class. So, wow life has gotten hectic. We are now members of Charlestown Rd. Church of Christ. I'm very happy for that and hope all goes well. Well, mom is back so I need to jump off so we can go home.
hey! now you go to Charlestown Rd.?? i thought you lived quite a bit up north? Charlestown is close for us! we visit there sometimes! i hope to see you sometime! by the way, that is so not fair about the finals! you've had it easy for quite a while then cuz i've always had to take finals in every class.
Were you still interested in my ipod Jamie? I need to see if you want it before I put it up on facebook. I know it'll go fast if i put it up there so i wanted to save it for you first. Let me know asap thanks :)
There is some great news about Matt. He is finally home! That is something that the doctors had guessed would never get to happen. I guess with all good news there is always bad news, though. Besides the fact that Matt is home from the hospital his breathing is not getting any better. He is having rough nights and is going down hill. Sadly, his condition will never get better because of his illness. MD is a terrible disease that can not be cured. He will continually get worse and worse until the unthinkable happens. So, just because he is home which is amazing it doesn't mean that we are out of the water yet. Thank you all so much for the prayers. They have meant so much to me and the Evanoff family. Please continue to pray for Matt and his family. Once again, thank you all...
The thing with life Jamie is that death is part of it. I will pray for Ashley to be able to deal with this. BUT I will pray even harder that you might be able to reach her and her family with the WORD. That is what you need to think about. Is telling them about God and hopefully the seed you plant will flourish before it is too late.
Great seeing you and giving ya a big bear hug yesterday! Thanks for picking up Kelsey and bringing her... why dont you come spend the night with me Friday? I'll be all alone with two guitars and guitar hero.... ;) ;)
Love you!
Who's your best "girl" friend on Pleo? Or at least your top five? I've figured up a way to show them you appreciate them this holiday season! Check out my blog!
Here is a great way to show a pleo friend you care, without all the hassle :D
CHECK OUT MY BLOG FOR MORE INFO: -If this is not for you please pass on the news
For those who read my last post this one is going to go into a little more detail about the situation. A couple days ago my friend's brother Matthew Evanoff was taken to the hospital because he wasn't able to breathe. Matt has MD (Muscular Dystrophy) which is a terrible disease that destroys muscle tissue over time. He is 20 years old and has had the disease since he was about 8 years old. He is an amazing young man and one of the most wonderful people you could ever meet. He was taken to the hospital because of not being able to breathe like I said earlier because of his disease is causing him respritory failure. He was diagnosed with anxiety attacks about a year ago but when he had x-rays done yesterday they discovered that it wasn't really that. It was really his trachea collapsing. The doctors said that they have never seen a case quite like this one in which the trachea is actually collapsing. About 2-3 weeks ago he had surgery to get a trache put in. This trache is now not functioning properly and they will perform surgery on him today to try and put one in that fits his body structure. While doing that they are trying to reconstruct his trachea, but if they can't then that means that he will eventually suffocate. They have told his parents that he will probably never come home. His entire family is severely distressed about this as well as his friends are too. His sister is asking for prayers for him and his family. Her name is Ashley and she is the girl in my picture at the top of the screen. Please pray... and thank you all for the phone calls about this and every act of kindness. It is appreciated more than you will ever realize.
Ashley and Matt are in my prayers. I know this is a hard time for them. Life has a way of getting to you that makes you just want to curl up and die. I don't know what to tell you but to pray and leave it to God.
Oh my, I cant believe this...I am lost with words and what I can say you already know, like to keep praying and Gods hand is on this situation...I'm far from being an expert on advice like Shane..but I can tell you that I feel deep in my soul that this is all happening to open a door and you can talk to Ashley about God. Who knows, maybe God knows for this to happen Ashley will need someone to fall into and with you being strong and there to catch her through this she's more apt to listen or whatnot...hopefully you get what I'm saying. I've been sick today with a fever :P so I cant talk right. Love you! Call anytime I'll be here to listen to you get everything off your chest..that invitation is always there...
Steve said call him anytime you wanna spend the night or whatever...we'd be glad to have you! Just let us know :D
I saw that you reached out to Diego. People need others around them who are their age. Being a Christian is hard, but if you have someone to walk with you the load is so much easier.
The thing about life is the excitement... I enjoy a hectic day more then one I sit around being bored. I try to make a list in the beginning of my week of how many things I want to have done by Sunday and I enjoy trying to fit them all in the 7 days I have...something about it keeps like fresh and brand new, keeps me busy...okay so I'm weird tell me something you didnt know ;) luv you!
