Reflections of Memories and Dreams

I know this post is super late, but this is something I've been wanting to get up for a long time.

When band got Mayors Trophy, that was probably the highlight of the band season. Our common goal was to get that trophy back, and when we achieved that goal, I don't think we could have been happier.

What really inspired me to blog about this even however was when we were all gathered around the trophy back at camp and amidst all the cheers yelling, I heard Rizza say: "Hey, I can see everyone's reflections in the trophy!"

That stuck me as a powerful statement, whether or not she realized it. I looked in that trophy and saw reflections of everyone around it mirrored in it. It really symbolized how everything we did, all the practices, the yelling, the getting up early and going home late all paid off, and was mirrored right there in that trophy.

Its for times like these that we live for.

The day it all changed.

5/16/02. R.I.P. Estella Monzon.

Shortly afterward, young 10 year old trouble maker Jonathan Monzon would move to Vallejo to live with his aunt, uncle and cousins.