Hey Guys!

Had a great weekend! On Friday I watched the baseball game and had a cookout with some girlfriends which was really delicious :) Then yesterday me and two of my friends went to work at the Country Music Marathon, which was at LP Field in Downtown Nashville which was awesome because we got to work at the finish line handing out medals to everyone who ran in the half marathon, and even though everyone was exhausted so many of them kept saying "Wow, that felt great," or "I'm so glad I did that!" So it was great to experience that and see basically the whole city of Nashville out for the event! On another note, a man tragically died after the race, which is so so terrible and sad.  I am so sorry for his family and their loss.  You can go to: http://www.wztv.com/newsroom/top_stories/wztv_vid_5635.shtml to read more details. 

After the event ended we walked across the Pedestrian bridge which is a BEAUTIFUL walk whether its day or night and got some ice cream downtown and walked around some of the shops.  Even though we were exhausted after this, we still had a very full day ahead of us when we got back to campus.  That night we had the best of the best showcase at Belmont, which is a concert that highlights some of the BEST Belmont talent.  Although of course there is an incredible amount of talent at Belmont, and there is no way everyone could be showcased in one event, this contained a few of some of the greats.  Some of the performers include: Future, Hollywood Ten, Stephen Whitfield, Jenna Basso, Chase Foster, Cheryl Luquire, John Flannagan, Brooke Annibale, LeeAnn Womack, Tom Douglas, Leslie Satcher...to name a few! Everyone was amazing and I was again reminded how incredibly lucky I am to have such amazing opportunities and be a part of such a wonderful school!! After the showcase, me and my friend Emily participated in The Rescue, which was an event that supported Invisible Children, an organization that protests the use of child soldiers in Northern Uganda.  This event happened last night in multiple cities, and in each of them, the group of kids marched through the city with t-shirts and signs that said things like "Rescue Me" to raise awareness about what is going on in Northern Uganda. To read more about this go to: http://nightof.therescue.invisiblechildren.com/

In the next part of the event, we all camped out in a parking lot behind a church on Broadway and most kids stayed there all night.  Me and emily could not stay all night, but it was so amazing while we were there and we met and hung out with some really cool kids and spent our time making crafts, playing guitar, and playing Apples to Apples! (a really fun game for all of you who have never played it :)

ALL IN ALL AN AWESOME WEEKEND! I hope you all had a really great weekend!

"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today."
    --James Dean