It was really neat being cheered on by spectators!!!! Mom gave the little kids high fives, I smiled at the cameras... I LOVE THE TORCHLIGHT PARADE!!!!!
My body is hurtin', though. It's wondering what the Hell I did to it today, haha. But I'm ecstatic that I went with my folks. At first, I didn't want to go. I wanted to stay home and sleep. I got horrible sleep last night (because of my burnt back), so I was grouchy. However, if I skipped on this opportunity, I wouldn't have met Queen Underwood.
THAT'S RIGHT!!!! The 2012 Olympic boxing champ for the US of A!!!!! I got to meet her, talk with her, get an autograph from her and even got a photo taken with her. Oh MAN was it exciting!!! I'm still pumped about it!!!!
What was really cool was the fact that she liked my name since it reminded her of Gary Payton - the famous basketball player from the Sonics. When the parents and I got home, I Liked her page on Facebook and sent her a message stating who I was and how much I appreciated meeting her at the Torchlight Parade. I will literally go bananas if she remembers who I am.
Surprisingly, Gary Payton was at the parade today. Sadly, we didn't run into him. We just heard from Facebook that he was there.
Another thing that was pretty cool, yet somewhat eerie, was when I got to see dad's "guardian angel." My dad and mom see this same guy all the time at 5K races. Out of hundreds of people, dad and mom always see him!!!! I got to see him today. Maybe he is a guardian angel? Maybe that's why we did so well during this race? :)
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