I'm finally finding a moment to write a quick note to the BEST group of girls around...Jr Intermediate! Thank you so much for the beautiful flowers you sent me - I love them! I have had such an awesome year with all of you. You have each grown tremendously - not just in what you can do on the floor, but as people. You are respectful, funny, sensitive, kind and supportive and I feel very lucky to have had the past year to get to know you each so well. Best of luck at tryouts - whatever teams you each get placed on will be lucky to have your talent and dedication. And always know that, regardless of where you end up, I'm always around if you need anything at all.
Taylor - Awesome year, Weezie. You have come so far...and grown so tall! I couldn't be more proud. Good luck as you continue to work on your tumbling but always remember that I am most proud of you for the person you are on the inside...whether you're throwing a forward roll or a full. You amaze me. xoxo
Karen and Linda - My best friends and hair ladies. Thanks for another great year of laughs, anguish and sleepless nights walking the hotel hallways. I hope we'll be together again next year but regardless...I think we're in this "Cheer Mom" thing for the long haul.
Marlon - Congrats on a great year of growth and success for both your team and yourself. I remember when you joined Coed and you have really come so far. I am so happy that you are staying. You are a wonderful person and we are lucky to have you. Thank you.
And so we're FINALLY done! And on to the next season..
Thank you Stacy for all you did and all you do, I know I have said it before but I will say it again! I know you had an extremely full plate this year with your other daughter's dance and a new job and travel to the East Coast and it was very generous of you to take on all our children too! Your time and dedication does not go unnoticed and I know Pyramids appreciates it too. I am glad both your girls are cheering this season so you will hopefully not be stretched so thin and will be able to enjoy both of them that much more! Thanks again and we will see you at the gym! Laurie DeSimone P. S. Many, many thanks to Linda and Karen also!! You guys are awesome!
Stacy, what can we say you pulled off another great year for the Juniors! I dont think any of us could thank you enough, from putting on make up to doing hair to laughing about STRAWS!!!!!
You are a great friend and a wonderful person, know I will always be there to help you out with anything..... Karen
Thanks Laurie, your daughter has been a real trooper
Mom- Thank you for a great year! You have been so soupportive in every way. I have so many great memories of this season and your in almost all of them. I will always remember me and christine being blind on the plane so no one would sit by us.lol. Thanks for a great year.
Marlon- Thank you for every thing! You have helped me so much and I have gone so far! Thats only because I have learned to be so dedicated from you. I will always look back on this season and remember winning GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONS. It was truly a bleesing being on such a great team.
My Teammates- Wow! The year is now over. Its been truly an experience being with all of you. I remember at first we had so much fighting and now were like one big family. For thoose that are comming back, I hope your on my team, but if not I will see you around the gym. To thoose that arent, I will truly miss you and hope you come and vist! To Marrisa and Bui, hope your last year as a jounior was a great one, good luck on the senior teams.
Christine- My blind buddy!! LoL! That will be some memories that will last a lifetime!
Last but not least, Linda and Karen- Thank you so much for every thing! You were like my second parets to me. I hope Shelby and Alica will be on my team next year. You guys are #1 Thank You Every One For A Great Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Luv- Taylor
this was an amazing year! i am so proud of everyone for thir accomplishments!! besides being hurt a lot of the year(my fingure lol) and the frusteration i have relized its only cheer and i can only do my best as part of the team and an individual. i have enjoyed this year and i hope the next is even better and i cant wait...hopefully i wont get hurt that much...or get ellbowd, sara lol...wether its throwing my tuck on the tramp with a broken figure to stunting sara to me even flying and crying i was so scared i have had the best time! thanx everyone for being there for me and helped me relize i cant be perfect but i can try lol
thanx to my teammates for being a great group of girls!
This year has been undiscribable. I can't even put it into words.There will never be a team that will fill the place that i have for you girls in my heart. Every single one of you has come so far since the year began. And I just want you all to know how honored I am to have watched you girls revolve and mature [ yes. even you allison ] into the young ladies you are today.
Shelby Akre- You've improved in so many ways I can't even begin to talk about. You're tumbling is so much better since last year junior novice. I loved watching your backhandsprings go from doing one man leap frog to feet together backhandsprings.
Janelle Burningham- Even though I know she wont be reading this. I'm so proud of Janelle and how far she came from last year's junior novice. She came into our team [ former junior novice team mates ] as a little rookie. Her first day was during Summer Camp. And you've improved beyond the sky. From having baisic tumbling to having tucks and double downs.
Brianna Corsa- oh lordy....bree...You are one of a kind. I hope we're on the same team next year and if not. I can't believe im going to say this...I'm going to miss you're unique giggle. As much as that laugh is irritating sometimes it would calm me down when I'd get frusterated at practices.
Vanessa DeSimone- Words can not express how much joy you bring to the team and myself. Sometimes when the practice are intense and hard and everyone is exhausted somehow you're little comments seem to lighten up everything and everyone.
Alicia Frumentiiii- I remember meeting you for the first time last year on Junior Nov. I'd always get you and shelby's name mixed up for some reason. Even though you look a lot more asian than shelby will ever look in her life time. I love your enthusiasm and ghettoness you bring to the team.
Allison Leighton- Oh alli alli alli. What can I say. All the times you were being annoying and shouting out WAIT MARLON I DONT GET IT CAN WE GO OVER IT SLOWLY AGAIN! every 2 mintues of practice I have to say I'm going to miss that the most. I think one of the reasons why Junior intermediate's practice is so diffrent and unique from anyone else's in the gym is becuase they dont have an allison leighton to bring that echoing voice into everyone's head. And as annoying or irritating it is. It's something that you will miss. Trust me. at first i was relieved that i didnt have to hear those words of WAIT I DONT GET IT from alli again. but tonight at banquet. you relize how much those words are to you. haha and how much you really will miss them.
Melissa Ranftl- You're such a kind warm hearted person. You'd always give great feedback during our stunting and tumbling. You're always there for a helping hand literally. I admire your kindness and love for us on the team.
Sara Ranftl- You've improved SOOOO MUCH. I CANT EVEN DESCRIBE IT! I remember the first time you threw your backhandspring. You were nervous but the girls along with me were there rooting you on to throw it and low and behold you threw it. And now look at you. You've gone from no backhandspring in the begining of the year. To round off backhandspring back tuck!!
Lauren Raponi- What can I say. You ARE the savage on this team. You've taken possably THE MOST beatings on this team. Of course there are tears that follow those beatings bruises and busted lips but you always seem to pull it together right then and there at practice and move on. You're such a nice and funny person and you'll always be my nutthugger along with alicia and shelby.
Amana Ruffatto- You've improved in so many ways. You're a WONDERFUL tumbler. You're backhandsprings are so pretty and I'm so happy I got to base you even though you've beaten your bases up a little. I admire you're sweetness and warm smile.
Devin Shaver A.K.A Muffin- Devin you've come such a long way since the begining of this year. I have to say that I'm so proud of you and i love you beyond words. You're like my little sister and You've improved on your tumbling so much since the begining of the year. You're junior intermediates muffin...and you will always be your little muffin.
Ashley Snarr- What i admire from you the most is how hard you are dedicated to the team and your tumbling. I love that you're so determinde to get your backhandspring...oh wait...YOU HAVE IT. remember never let fear get in your way and always take GOOD chances when they come around. Keep your head up high. breathe and throw your backhandspring. :)
Taylor Vaillancourt- Oh tay... Personally i think you were the mommy of this team. You've been here longer than anyone on this team [besides allison]. I admire you're hard work and dedication and I hope you keep on pushing yourself to greater levels.
Marisa Weiss- hey women. your message isnt going to be so heart touching becuase I'll be seeing you everyday of my high school life. unless you move or something. But im happy we got to be on the same team. It was nice knowing I wasnt the only freshmen on the team. And we shared some gooood times my friend.
Kristen Winterhalder- you're so sweet and I love how you were willing to give our hugs to everyone on our team when we were feeling down. I remember the times where the team was gagging for air from running threw the routine's and marlon was bright red from being so frusterated and uber asian and you would come up to me or one of the girls and just give us a hug. And sometimes a hug was what got me threw the practices and made myself push myself harder.
And to the girls that came and helped out the team: Kelleigh-Dglen-Nicole. I just want you girls to know that I'm so happy you came in and helped out our team. You girls worked so hard and I know all the girls look up to you all. You girls have put so much light and comfidence into the team, I admire each and every single one of you the most because of your dedication to the team even though you were on another team.
And last but not least. Marlon.
Marlon this year has been a crazy rollercoaster for not only me but the girls on the team. And i know i speak for everyone when i say that we all look up to you and you are a great coach. Threw your sassy yelling at us for being lazy at practice to you throwin' up them gang signs. I really have to say that you are definently what the team needed. You've push all of us girls to things we've never thought we would ever achieve. If it wasnt for you I dont think i would be even throwing my layout or my tuck. And I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart the dedication and love you had for this team. I know the girls look up to you becuase I see it every time they're with you. you bring so much joy to the team and I'm so happy you were my coach this year. And I'm UBER happy that you're not moving! You'll always be in my heart and I'll never forget that who i am today would have no been made possable if it wasnt for you.
To Pyramids: I want to thank you for even existing. you guys are amazing and i love every single on of you. Sometimes when I was having a rough day I would go to pyramids and tumble or chillax there. I'm not joking about this but when i come to pyramids it's like my world flips up-side-down. You guys have taught me SO MUCH in not just my tumbling and cheerleading but in life in general. You guys have taught me so many things and have been there for me. When ever there are things that are going wrong in my life some how when i step into pyramids It all just goes away. And I just want to thank you guys for being such great people and making such a wonderful program.
Pyramids is something that literally keeps my going when i feel like just giving up on life. there will never be people or a place that will make me as happy as Pyramids does. And I just want to take this Oppuritunity to say Thank You all for making me feel so happy and welcomed at pyramids. :)
