At the track today, the Sunset High School marching band was practicing on the adjoining field. I'm so jealous.
When we moved from Florida to Kentucky, one of the things I decided on during the car ride north was that I was going to learn how to play the flute. I'd played the piano for years and dabbled in violin. I really liked playing the recorder in elementary school though, so the flute seemed like a logical choice. When I started junior high in Kentucky, I was in band as a flute player. Before long I moved up from the third row to third chair. I really enjoyed playing, and I looked forward to marching band in high school. When I realized that my parents favored private schools over public ones for high school, my dreams were dashed. There's not much need for a marching band at an all-female, 600 student school. I never got to march.
And that's why I'm jealous of those kids we saw today. They're living my silly, lost dream.
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I also played flute in jr. high and high school! I didn't know that about you. Well, I DID march in high school. I hated it. You could have taken my place :)
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