Drums Along the Rockies

WHAT A CRAZY SUMMER! So much to tell but I just can't sit in one place long enough to post anything, what with our crazy schedule and Landon's increasing mobility!

Let's see.... after the trip out East, we had a chill weekend at my parents' for the 4th of July. Amy and Dave came up and Greg and Dave were able to do some biking while Amy and I were able to do some sitting, our activity of choice for this weekend.

The next weekend was Drums Along the Rockies, the annual drum corps competition in Denver and an annual reunion of sorts for the activity that Greg and I were such a big part of. Last year, due to my overall miserableness (yes, I just made up a word) with being almost 8 months pregnant, I didn't go. This was the first Drums that I hadn't attended since 1989. So I was definitely ready to go this year. And even though I didn't actually go into the show (my typical MO on Drums night), it was one of the best Drums nights ever! So many faces from that past that I hadn't seen in years. Here are some pics....

This is Kimber, my friend from the hornline in 1994 and 1995. I hadn't seen her in 15 years!

This is Char, one of my best friends during the first half of my drum corps years. I haven't seen her in 8 years. We used to write letters to each other when we were in high school (before e-mail and cell phones). I still have them, and I think she does too, so one of these nights we are pouring some wine, spreading them all out on the floor and having a good laugh while reading about our high school dramas! She just moved back to Denver from Chicago so I am hoping I get to see her regularly now!

No Drums would be complete without a picture of the besties. All we are missing is Jenny who wasn't able to attend.

This is a pic of my friends Mike Brown (left) and Jon Eichelberger (right). It was great to see them both! Mike lives in California and I don't think I have seen him since we aged out together in 95. Jon and I see each other now and then - he was YOUNG when we marched together in 95 and I had to do some dance move around him and then fall to the ground and grab his thigh..... I felt a little weird about it seeing as how he was barely 15 if I remember correctly! I felt like a dirty old woman, or I guess what is now called a COUGAR.

This is a picture of Kimber and I and my friend Nicole - she was another really close friend from 93 and 95 and we also went to CU together. She lives in Vegas now, but it is nice that she comes to visit regularly!

Here is another picture of some good friends. Jonette (marched 92-95), Amy and Cristy (no footnote needed!) and AnaLisa, a very close friend (and former college roomie!) that marched with me from 92-95 and has stayed close ever since.

Lastly, here is a picture of me and my friend Allison. She didn't march Blue Knights, but she was a KC girl that was in Pomona's band and we were close in high school.

It was truly a great night. Many pictures weren't taken with people that I really enjoyed reconnecting with. Michelle Watson was the best and not only babysat, but picked Landon up from Drums at 6p (we wanted him to come with us for a couple hours) and stayed until 1am.

It is so great to know that once a year, people know where to show up and they do. It puts the high school reunions I plan to shame. But I think that is because all of us did a lot more than go to high school together. We spent 24 hours a day together and travelled an average of 11,000 miles together every summer. It is such an amazing experience and I am so glad I was a part of it and met so many people there. I met my best friends there. I indirectly met my husband through the activity (we never marched together and we are so glad of that fact, because we never would have ended up together if we did).

So, I will continue on starting with mid July in my next post. Stay tuned!