We're Missing You - Post #244

Ending #1: Pastor Terry and Mr. Wysong are leaving us.

We had their goodbye party at church and I cried. A lot. Through our whole presentation. We're going to miss them so much.

Pastor Terry who, under the formal appearance, could throw out comebacks like no one else, who threatened us with an hour long sermon if we didn't shut up and go to sleep at Camp Washington, who led us through so many hard times and happy times, who understood that we need to laugh as much as we need to pray.

Mr. Wysong, with his big happy smile, who told the same story over and over about the fish that eats too much and floats upside down looking like its dead, who got all excited about the wheel-less lawnmower called a FlyMo we saw in Scotland, who was always, always there for us. I don't know what St. Paul's will do without them. I don't know what I'll do.

Ending #2: The marching season is over.

It ended the same way it's gone - we did our little cheer thing and Tim and Tyler yelled "Boom headshot" and we all got to do pushups. Anticlimactic? A tad. But that's how life works, I guess.

There was a final marchoff between the four marchoff winners. I couldn't watch, I peeked up between commands. First off was Dan...then Dori and Tom...no wait! Tom walked off by mistake, he was still in. The Brea... Tom won! Humble guy he is, just stood there smiling slightly as we got absolutely tackled by half the band. I don't think it's possible to not like Tom. He's one of the few in the band who doesn't rag on people, doesn't get mad, doesn't make you feel like crap. I'm so, so glad he won.

But I'm gonna miss these guys. All the seniors...Tom, Tim, Brea, Dan, Katie, Cat, Andrea, Tyler, Ray, all of them. I can't imagine what it will be like when they're gone. Then there's the people who are tired of all the crap...Jess, Tyler, Shawn, Caruso...who don't think they'll come back next year. Who's left? Things aren't going to be the same. Ever.

They say every ending is just a new beginning, but not for me. I don't like endings. Too much sadness. I miss everyone already. =(

--Iona