Reading Day
Today is reading day. Which means classes are over, but exams are not. Oh the joys.
I was planning on having an entry about UVA and explain all the fun/not so fun stuff that happened, but some how that never happened, as well as for Jacksonville. Let's just say they were all in all pretty fun. The UVA band were total asses to us. A highlight was when a very large tuba (he couldn't fit in the tuba!) said, "We'll send you a card from Jacksonville!" And Shannon says, "Yeah! When you're there for the Gator Bowl!!!" Everyone should know the outcome of that game by now! WE WON! COASTAL CHAMPS!!! And we got the Commonwealth Cup...AGAIN! :-) That was so sweet to win that game. At the end of the game everyone was chanting "JACKSONVILLE!" and "ACC!" It was so awesome. Then we left the following Friday morning for Jacksonville, FL. The further south we got the warmer it got, it was awesome. When we got there that evening, it was SO humid, I had to change into my tank top. I was rooming with some sisters (my big sis Sarah, JJ, and Jenn) and our room was adjoined to some freshman trombones. They were a HUGE hit with the sisters, it was so funny. They were like, I've never seen them before!!! We may have convinced three of them to pledge KKY in the spring. Sunshine, Biscuit, and Gumby. See? They already have nicknames, it's great. The following day was a busy one, but I love earlier games because you don't have a lot of time to kill before the game! We practiced our shows real quick, then practiced the national anthem with the Boston College band...who are SO much nicer than the UVA band and it was really nice getting to meet them. We performed for each other too. They have about 180 people in their band, so they were a tad smaller than us. Haha. (We have 330 who march on the field, plus alternates and such) So...the first three quarters of that game weren't so great. BUT, it was pretty great that BC scored no more after half-time. And toward the end I was about to have a heart attack. I was so afraid they'd do what they did to us in October again. But no, we did it to them instead! It was so amazing to win the ACC Championship! ...again. Haha. So now we get to go to the Orange Bowl! That will be a lot of fun. We're flying down on the first and coming back on the 4th. We are staying at this amazing hotel in Ft. Lauderdale. So it should be pretty sweet! :-)
So it'll be hard to wait for the first to come, but I'm glad I get to spend New Year's Eve with Kevin again! Two out of Three so far isn't bad! :-)
~Taylor~
P.S. It snowed yesterday!
