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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

This morning we finally marched in the 2008 Tournament of Roses parade! It was everything I had hoped it would be. The crowd was fantastic and I couldn’t believe how many people came to the parade. I am proud to say that no one in the Broughton Band dropped out! The floats were all absolutely gorgeous and I am so glad I can say that I have marched in the Tournament of Roses parade. Luckily I made it out of the parade with only one tiny blister. At the end of the parade most of us still had a lot of adrenaline running through us so the exhaustion hadn’t hit us quite yet. Throughout the parade the audience had posters for the different schools and posters and posters saying only three more miles. I know it all made us smile to see how the crowd was rooting us on. My favorite part was when we only had about a quarter of a mile left and when we looked down on the pavement their were chalk drawings saying “just a little bit more”. It was the crowd and their signs and their chalk drawings that kept us going till the end. It was an experience of a lifetime and I will never forget how good it felt to step off and play our music to the sounds of thousands of cheers.

After the parade we hung out at the hotel in 4:00 pm California time, which is when we went to have dinner on the Queen Mary. It was so amazingly gorgeous!  We ate in a ballroom and listened to a live three-piece band. It was a very nice way to end the night. After eating we got to walk around on the ship. I absolutely love being on the water and this was no exception. From the top of the ship you could see the city lit up and full of nightlife. It was truly breathtaking.

I know after today we are all ready to turn off our lights and go to sleep.

The parade!!!!!!

^The Queen Mary

^the veiw from the Queen Mary

until next time!

-Catherine