Go, Go, Goers!

Ooof. Arya's high school marching band career is officially over. The four years felt incredibly long while we were at the height of each season (July - October), but they flew by so quickly. On Saturday, October 12, my mom, Deb, and I headed to downtown Minneapolis to watch the RHSMB compete in Youth in Music (the MN state championship). They won Class 4A and went on to win the grand champion (1st place in finals). They are an 18-time state champion! We also found a new place to park, which made the in/out of Mpls a million times easier. I even beat Arya home this year! Coming onto the field for finals The following Monday was the final (Minnesota-based) rehearsal of the season. The RHS stands were packed, and the senior run-through was amazing. I'm so proud of these two trumpet players (Arya and Aaron.) They did great! One final MN message from the directors to the kids  The following weekend, my mom and I traveled to St Louis, MO, for a BOA Super Regional. Sixty-five bands f...

The RHSMB won the BOA Regional in Des Moines last weekend! They were Class 3A champs, swept the caption awards (general effect, music, visual), and then went on to win the championship in the finals (with the same caption awards!). They've made it onto HornRank's "on the bubble" list, which is kinda a big deal. Today (Saturday), they're performing at the Youth in Music competition at US Bank. 35 bands from several states will compete for top honors, plus it's the Minnesota state championship. Fingers crossed that RHSMB has a great showing and holds onto their state title. Can't wait to see them perform! This past week was a busy one. No surprises there! We went to the Jack O'Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, like we do every year. This will probably be Arya's last time joining us, as she'll be at college next year. Wahhhh! Might be the closest I get to going to Paris with Scott On Wednesday night, Arya and I headed to the MoA to find he...