Cory is apparently an avid reader of my blog, and continues to get after me for my lack of posting. I am going to dedicate this entire post to him.
I will start at the first time I met this nut case I call my best friend. I was in 9th grade, 14 years old, naive, sheltered, and not sure how I felt about the colorguard thing just yet. When this very attractive (I wanna say you were 18 at the time) boy comes walking in. Now of course all of us little 8th and 9th grade girls were in awe. We were then informed that this boy was going to be our instructor for the season. None of us really knew better so we went with it. I could rant about that season but it's fairly boring. Summary of it was, I found out I loved colorguard, and that I was pretty damn good at it. Who knew it would take me the places it would... oh wait, I'm pretty sure you did Cory.
Fast forward to my junior year when I decided to do drum corps, we saw each other occasionally, but weren't yet the friends we are now. It was more of a, I taught her and I'm so proud. =]
After Graduation I was trying to decide if I wanted to march an independent colorguard, and if so, would I stay with the american fork program or take the chance and go to Salt Lake and join UEX. Obviously, I took the chance (after much persuasion on cory's part, and meeting and falling in love with Sumer Addy).
Six months of hard work, bonding, and realizing that we had more in common than just colorguard. You became my colorguard dad, my best friend, and you watched me perform in WGI Independent A class FINALS. Such a feeling of pride stepping on to that floor.
I look back and wonder if we'd be as close as we are if I hadn't taken that leap of faith. I realized that true friendship is a rarity and we would have found it. It just would have taken a bit longer. Without all you advice, hours listening to me complain, and the crazy adventures we have together. I wouldn't be who I am today.
I hope I can be at least half the friend to you that you are to me.
Love you cory. <3
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