Laura feels official now! She received her official marching band t-shirt and shorts today, and the Clarinet section shirts arrived as well.
The excitement (and some nerves) has been building all week as Laura is just two short days from an experience that she will never forget. The Hickman High School Marching Band will be filling in for Marching Mizzou at the MU versus SEMO football game. They will do all pre-game activities, perform their show before the game, and play from the stands until Marching Mizzou returns from the Missouri Bicentennial celebration.
I am so very excited for this kid because I still remember when I played with the WIU Marching Leathernecks at a Chicago Bears game like it was yesterday. Soak it all in, Kiddo! There is simply nothing like it.
Unfortunately, I cannot be there to watch it as I will be in St. Louis with John for a baseball tournament, but if any of you are going to the game, please take a minute to stop and watch. This is the opportunity of a lifetime for a high schooler and I could not be more proud of the hard work this kid has put in. Enjoy Faurot Field, Laura! Your momma loves you to the moon and back.