Banquet

5th of November, Wednesday

I told you guys, if nothing happens, I won't write about it. Monday and Tuesday (3rd and 4th) I stayed at home, catching up on schoolwork. But on Wednesday, I had to go to school.
  Everything went normal, until the Rotary Club meeting. My routine presentation went a little off course, when the projector decided to take a break, but I managed to hold my stuff together somehow. I cover my embarassment with humor.
  In the afternoon, I got ready for the banquet. It's our final official volleyball event. It was a dinner at the Brook House. I prepared, I was told to be pretty, with a dress and everything. So I did.
  Kim and Larry came with me, everyone's parents and siblings came, so thankfully I wasn't alone. We rented a big room to ourselves, there were decorations on the wall, pictures and posters. Everyone was gorgeous, we took a lot of pictures with each other. We had dinner, which was jello (I tried it, didn't like it), fruits, cooked veggies, fried chicken and olives for me.
  After everyone was done, Coach P made speeches. He and Marchaesi gave out the certificates, one for each player, with a small personal comment about them (I was outgoing apparently). Seniors got blankets too, with our names and the Athena Volleyball logo on them. Then both coaches thanked everyone for helping out this season, they reviewed what happened, what we accomplished.
  The coaches made a really embarassing, and hilarious video of us, doing silly stuff. Me and Dube, we sang "Circle of life" from the Lion King, it was a cathastrophe, but it was funny. Everything was edited to look like it was in a reality TV show, like the Voice, Britain's Got Talent, and Ellen. That video certainly lightened up the mood. Then we watched a video that Brooke's mom put together, the best pictures that were made this season. We also got them printed out and on a CD. We got a framed picture too, so many gifts.
  After those videos, the banquet was over. Every player got another blanket too, I got a blue one, name and logo on this one too. I needed Kim and Larry's help to get all the presents carried out.
  It was sad. We knew we would see each other in the hallways in school, but it wasn't the same. Volleyball season was over, and we wished it wouldn't have ended. I came here, and everything was new. Now things start to end already.