Our Friday Night Lights

Typically, "Friday Night Lights" refers to high school football, right? Our interaction with stadiums are just a bit different. It's marching band season, so we spend a lot of time in the stadiums where music is the main show. Last Saturday night, the RHSMB took first in their class (AAA) at the Eastview competition. It was their first competition of the season, and removing the weather-induced technical glitches (FYI, electronics and rain don't mix well) the show was great, and the band members were pleased. We had so much fun cheering the kids on!

And this past Friday, I picked up Ava (and Abby) after their rehearsal ended at 9pm. The steam/fog was rising from the field, and it was a bit cold and damp. It seems that fall (and the spooky season) are right around the corner. This is such a neat time of year, and I'm so grateful that I get to be immersed in one of the best marching band programs in the state (and region, to be honest.)

RHS also hosted a huge marching band festival today, so I used some VTO on Friday to help prepare, and then my mom and I spent several hours there getting things ready to go for the festival. I was not able to see the bands compete, but I'm looking forward to hearing from Ava about her impressions of the event.

In non-marching band news, G had his 2nd sleepover with a friend on Friday night (he had so much fun) and Scott and I went out for dinner, and randomly met up with some new friends. We were invited to hang out with two different couples (all because their kids know G!) It's been a long time since we've hung out with other couples on a regular basis, so I hope we're able to make it work and get together with them soon.

We were both incredibly busy with work this week, as well, and while we usually can relax a little bit on the weekends, I don't think that's in the cards for us this time around. Oh well! There's always next weekend!

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