THE JOURNEY CONTINUES…

What an AMAZING weekend at Jamfest Nationals in Richmond: 11 1st places, 3 2nd places and 1 4th place, 2 Grand Champions (Emeralds and Diamonds), 2 Most Entertaining (Lightning and Ice) and Most Spirited Fans! Congratulations to all of our incredible athletes!

EACS Juniors and Seniors: You made us very proud. Do you all realize that you only had approximately 16 hours to practice together? You rocked the stage, Junior Mints and Seniors did an outstanding job. Job well done, athletes and coaches!

A very special thanks to Mia Fowler for filling in on-deck for an injury on Phoenix! You did an OUTSTANDING job. Nayeli is doing better and should be back 100% soon! Thank you to Megan May for stepping in again in Madison’s absence. She will find out tomorrow, if she will have an appendectomy. Way to go, Megan!

Excellent job, Caroline, Madelyn and the whole EXPLOSION team! Your corrections on Sunday were more than obvious and you ALL did a GREAT job. I love the high fives…keep it up, girls…your day is coming SOON!

Max 5…your performance on day 2 is what it is all about…We are all embarking on our journey this week to WORLD CHAMPIONS! Each and every one of you inspired me beyond belief on Saturday night and I cannot wait to see you hit the World’s stage. YOU ALL HAVE MY HEART…FOREVER! I must mention: Taylor with a torn MCL performing like a champ, Julie with the very recent loss of her grandfather, Kayla with a broken hand, Courtney with a back fracture, Chloe and DP. You are AWESOME!

Cody Lanphere gets the award for the sickest athlete to hit the stage. You rocked it, buddy! I knew that you felt sooooo bad, but your performances sure didn’t show it! You were just a little whiter than normal…back to normal SOON! Cody, you are a ROCK! Thank you to Alyssa H. for filling in for you on Day 1 for Junior Mints. You are such a great athlete, but more importantly, a great girl!

THANK YOU to all of you for a very special birthday, yesterday! Victoria…I would like to place an order for another birthday cake, just because. It was delicious! Thank you to all of you for my gifts, cards and song. I just feel so blessed to have such a wonderful, caring group of kids and parents around me. You keep me going, no matter what!

I am washing clothes, packing and getting ready to head to Orlando in the morning! Our journey together, Max 5 is what it is all about. The main goal this week is to do our BEST and enjoy the ride! Sometimes, (many times for me, lately) we get buried under the “muck” and need to always remember; ENJOY THE RIDE and LIVE LIFE WITH NO REGRETS! This is said for ALL of us in the ELITE FAMILY!

I love you all dearly,

Michele