Emma hip hop team
HYPE came first place in the massive Hit the Floor competition in Gatineau !!
It was incredible to
watch and see as first place is something you don't necessarily experience in a
lifetime for this type of thing .
We were so happy for
her !
We saw the dance and
then had 3.5 hrs to kill before the awards at 8:30 while she stayed with her
team . We ate a poutine , watched some utube trainings and decided to go drop a
little money at casino ( haven't done this in 3 yrs ! )
Show up 15 mins early
at awards and they are over !! ( started early !! )
So while her parents
were gambling poor beauty is acecepting first place for her team . So we assume
they did not win and then see her face and ribbon 30 mins later and see they
came in first !!!!
( thank goodness I
won 200 dollars in 10 mins at roulette but still would have way prefffeed to
see the awards !! -and ps on way back hubby got speeding ticket( first time in
his life and lost it all again !! ) such is the way of life
Crazy driving weekend
as back and forth twice to gatineau ( tonight is her solo !!! )
Last night big bday
party at a hall in sauveur for one of hubby's friends and was great to see his
gang
Meeting bruce and
Terri today for early dinner before the Solo !
Crazy weekend but fun
stuff
Go beauty go for
tonight !!!!!!
Omg omg omg . Just
adding this now beauty won the solo competition too !!!!!!!!!!!
So both first place
wins this weekend and so u expected by her and by us ! This is unheard of !!
And the biggest competition there is !!!
And her first solo
of her lifetime !
It was so incredibly
fun . We met my uncle and aunt in gatineau at a great Italian resto and had
time to chat and talk and was so nice . Terri did emma hair in these tight French
braids for the competition . They came and watched the dance and beauty was so
proud and happy to have them there in the audience . We all tried to be as
objective as possible after her dance and all agreed that she was the best .
She was so so so so good and expressive too and her choreo was seamless . Lots
of raw talent in that girl
The funny thing about
beauty is she is just so simple . Her coach had to force her to put on more
coats of mascara and lipstick . All the solo competitors these fancy expensive
costumes and fancy hair with crowns and glitter and their is beauty in her bra
and leggings with two French braids . That is so her .
All the rooms pre
conpetion were filled with hundreds of girls practicing and
stretching and dancing and doing their hair and there was beauty just sitting
and chatting with me and doing nothing
She didn't even
practice this weekend once
She just shows up and
does her thing
She is my girl for
this . This is me exactly ( I didn't even look at myself for more than a minute
at my wedding day )
Simplicity
She was showered by
hugs and kisses by is and her aunt and uncle and then her coaches and directors
as only 2 solo performers at her whole studio so a big deal for them
She got beautiful
dlowers from bruce and terri and we took tons of pictures . Then anxiously
awaited the results
Was so nice to have
family with us to share this . And we had the boys and Didi on text supporting
beauty too ! This is just the beginning of competition season and many more to
go in next two months
At the big awards
ceremony we almost passed out when they announced her categuy ( solo 16-19 yrs
old lyrical ) was "rain " . My heart just soared for our girl
as she won first
place !!!
Hype hip hop team and
now the solo both first place was not even on the radar of hope . And she did
this !!!
It was like the
universe was saying " hey girl you are getting rewarded for it it
ans four years and years
of dedicadio. We know in a year after that surgery you won't be able to do this
again and we want you to know now just how awesome you are right here and right
now "
She was so so happy
and so were we . It was a weekend full of joy and happiness and pride and
exhaustion ( 16 hrs of back and forth driving and Late late nights in school
and work nights ) but all so worth it .
We will never forget
this weekend and this win
I chose to make it
profoundly happy
And choose not to
allow it to make me profoundly sad
And you know what ? I
think I learnt how to do this ? From our daughter
I am completely and
utterly in awe of her raw talent , her grace , her simplicity and her mindset .
This win is just many
of a lifetime for her in all sorts of different and beautiful ways
