Happy Marching Contest Saturday

Well it is the first marching contest of the year and it has started off with a bang. We called our local grocery store to have hamburgers ready for us at 7:30 so all I had to do was show up, picks them up and pick up other supplies and be on my way. Well the guy that took the order didn't write the time down right so here is it waiting on the gentleman behind the counter to make 50 patties. Yeah I could be standing here a while. The day started off horrible with me already being in a bad mood and this just makes the mood that more pleasant. Couldn't sleep last night so I only got a couple hours then the husband made fun of me and that sucked and then his just makes my day amazing. I am just glad that I get to drive myself and listen to what I want to on my sound system so that should help the bad mood. I also should grab a caffeinated beverage with more potency then Dr. Pepper and I may be a little happier. Hopefully he will be done soon and I can be on my way to the contest. Long day just got longer.

3rd week

Well this is the third time I have started this blog post. Blogger keeps shutting down. Let me try this again

Well here I am again, on a bus headed to a small town to watch young men play a game. Each one hoping to possibly go on to the next level some just playing because it is fun. I am on this bus with fellow musicians who will have fun cheering for their fellow classmates and playing songs to pump the crowd up.

Wow I can be a wordsmith if I just put my mind to it. This bus ride isn't nearly as bad as former ones. We got a storm come through so it is a lot cooler outside than previously and the bus we have has an AC and since I get to sit behind the handsome bus driver I dare say I am a little cold. Good thing I brought a sweater with me.

This week is a little rainy and I am thinking was this a good idea. The last time it rained on the way to Dewey I got soaked to the bone and I was freezing by the end of it. I checked the radar and it is no longer raining in Dewey. Hopefully it is no longer raining when we get there. Right now it is just a light rain so hopefully it will let up before we get there. Granted seats will be wet so I know we will hear the I don't want to sit there because I will get wet. Usually I just roll my eyes and say just sit. Now granted I brought a jacket in case it kept raining so I could stay dry so I will sit on that if need be. Hopefully I will be able to post this with pictures before the end of the game. Hey at least I have google docs to write this so I don't have to start over every time.

So I tried to upload it at the game and was unsuccessful. I may have to input it when I get home and try to add pictures here. I think blogger just hasn't been updated with the new iOS yet. If there are no pictures that will be all good. This blog is more about me wanting to talk about being a band director's wife and encourage my fellow spouses. I am so happy I have the amazing Facebook group I’m and Band Directors spouse to vent and have fellow spouses to talk to. They are an amazing group of men and women who understand what it means to stand next to a band director. I hope this blog does that also.

2nd week

Well it is the second week. It is already hot this week and makes me not want to go. Busses already stink but put stinky teenagers on them and let me tell you it isn't fun. At least I get to sit up front and it isn't as bad up there as the rest of the bus. My heart goes out to the parents that go willingly and sit in the middle and the back. I will say I remember when I was high school I loved riding the bus to the things but I always wished my parents would be there so I could ride home with them. It happened a lot but more then not I rode home on a hot loud stinky bus. First world problems right? I was so happy when CD players can out. I am so happy that someone invited MP3 and the podcasts. Then Apple put it all in a phone. Best day ever. Now granted I wasn't involved in the band when all this stuff came into existence. 

So here I sit in my nice cool car until my husband gets back with the bus. I had hoped by the time I got back from the  convenience store he would be here but alas no he isn't. So I sit here waiting. About to go check find my iPhone and see where he is at. 

My hornet Rustic cuff stack. If you have never heard of this amazing company let me know and I will direct you. The one on top was a fundraiser we did with the band. So I go check find my iPhone. 

So I found my husband. When I checked he was still at the bus barn waiting for our bus to get there off of route then I checked out uniforms now I am on the hot bus headed to Pizza Hut to eat. Yum. 

So I didn't eat pizza. I ate a yummy salad and one yes only one breadstick. I am proud of myself. As you can tell we are trying to lose weight. We are going to be successful. I started 3 weeks ago and I have lost a little over 7 lbs. hey that is good considering it is supposed to be healthy to lose 1 to 1.5 a week. I was a little giddy when the scale said that. Well we are back on the road and headed to Nowata for the game. Kids are already complaining about the smallest things. I am trying very hard to not let it get to me. I am going to put the phone down for a bit and read some Outsiders. How is it possible that I live in Oklahoma and even spent time in Tulsa and have never read that book not seen that movie. I bought the book on Amazon today and I am going to try to read it. I am actually excited about it. Plus since it is on my kindle I can't read it on the way home unless I sign into the account on my phone which I might do on the way home. Happy Marching Band Week 2. 

We made it here in one piece. We always do. My husband is an awesome driver so I never feel unsafe while he is driving a bus. Yes it is hot out here and I swear the attitudes are worse when it was hot. I will admit mine was more than likely annoying when I was in band. I was a mouthy teenager at one time with hormones and loved to annoy adults.  Tonight is also going to be long. We are losing right now but I know those boys can pull it out.  

So I had my first mama bear moment of the season. Had some kids in the opposing team stands being rude to some of my kids. So I stood in the way and basically was loud that I would take the rude and not let them be rude to my kids. I was not happy. You don't mess with my kids. There are times that I want to beat their heads together but by we are family and that happens but you don't mess with them. 

Well the football team lost. To see the faces of our kids was so sad. Also I am going to know the words to the Hamilton musical by heart before the season is over. Loudest thing that I enjoy. I really need an awesome pair of headphones. Anyone want to donate to the poor band wife fund to buy new headphones. My broke last year when they got stepped up by the dog. It was my fault that they were on the floor. Plus my dog is fat and a bull in a china cabinet. I love him though. Well it is starting to cool off on the bus and we are expecting rain on the way home. 

Happy Marching Band Week 1

Well it is officially football season in Oklahoma. It just seems like last week were going to the last game last year. My how time flies. Not much has really happened yet because we are only half way through 1st quarter. Yes our football team is losing 7-6 but hey like I said it is only the first quarter. Make that 13-6. They have a quick slippery kid on their team. It is also not the first game of the season. Until halftime I will leave you with some pregame pictures as they warmed up for the night. 

Our drum major playing cymbals for the banner.

Our drum major Joe and my husband directing I believe Holiday could be Boulevard. 

Oh yeah our halftime show this year is the music of Green Day. We are doing Holiday, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, and 21 Guns. About a year ago we had a free premium channel weekend and I recorded the making of American Idiot the Green Day Musical. He fell in love with 21 Guns. If you have never heard this song look up the musical version. Great Song!!!!!

This was after pregame getting set up on the stands. 

Well halftime went really well. Over at my Facebook page I did Facebook live for it. I hope to be able to do that for every game. I will figure out how to do a url to it so I can do that or I will use YouTube. This was kind of a last minute decision to video like that. I will see about all of them and figure out how that all works. 

So I am going to do a short time of complaint. My back is killing me. For about two hours before the game I fitted stinky feet teenagers for their bibbers and making sure they were the right length. So that is my band wife complaint. I will admit it isn't a bad job to have and I wouldn't trade it for anything. I might update after the game but I won't promise. 

So I just got home. No the game didn't go into triple overtime. I volunteer with our church youth and so I went to the 5th quarter. Our team lost 40-42 but they fought hard and played well. They played a team bigger then them so they did awesome. Our band sounded amazing and had a lot of pep for the team. So I am tired and my brain I believe has quit working. I will be more funny next week at the end of the night. No 5th quarter.