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Congratulations to...

Posted: August 18th, 2009, 10:21 pm
by devildeac
...my youngest daughter who found out about 6 PM tonight that she will be on the Blue Squad for the Duke cheerleaders for the 2009-10 season. :D

This is a very bright ray of hope and sunshine in our family life as most of you know from my "...anti-good..." thread that this year has basically sucked for our family. She was awarded the 12th and final spot on the Blue Squad despite the fact she is not allowed to run or tumble due to the fact she still has 2 pins in her foot from her March surgery and is scheduled to have them removed in 9 days. The coach could have easily written her off for this year but changed the try-outs so the ladies did not have to perform any impact activities. They are going through 3 days of camp/try-outs now and we did not expect an answer until the end of the week, and, of course, expected the worst. So...


WOO-HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Re: Congratulations to...

Posted: August 18th, 2009, 10:21 pm
by TillyGalore
Yay!!! Woo hoo!!! Way to go!!!

:ymapplause: :ymapplause: :ymapplause: :ymapplause: :ymapplause: :ymapplause:

Re: Congratulations to...

Posted: August 18th, 2009, 10:23 pm
by CameronBornAndBred
WOW That is great news!!! Woooohoooo!!! :ymapplause: :ymapplause: :ymapplause:

Re: Congratulations to...

Posted: August 18th, 2009, 10:24 pm
by CameronBornAndBred
Will she be in action for football game #1?

Re: Congratulations to...

Posted: August 18th, 2009, 10:25 pm
by wilson
Great news!!! You must be really proud and excited to be able to watch her support the Blue Devils. I hope also that she realizes now what a special experience that is/will be, and what fond memories she's in the midst of making.

Re: Congratulations to...

Posted: August 18th, 2009, 10:27 pm
by ArkieDukie
devildeac wrote:...my youngest daughter who found out about 6 PM tonight that she will be on the Blue Squad for the Duke cheerleaders for the 2009-10 season. :D

This is a very bright ray of hope and sunshine in our family life as most of you know from my "...anti-good..." thread that this year has basically sucked for our family. She was awarded the 12th and final spot on the Blue Squad despite the fact she is not allowed to run or tumble due to the fact she still has 2 pins in her foot from her March surgery and is scheduled to have them removed in 9 days. The coach could have easily written her off for this year but changed the try-outs so the ladies did not have to perform any impact activities. They are going through 3 days of camp/try-outs now and we did not expect an answer until the end of the week, and, of course, expected the worst. So...


WOO-HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
That's great news! I remember reading about this and had actually wondered a couple of days ago how that was going. So glad it worked out. :-bd :ymapplause:

Re: Congratulations to...

Posted: August 18th, 2009, 10:32 pm
by DukieInKansas
Congratulations! I'll keep an eye out for her on TV.

Will she travel with the football team? Will she be in Lawrence?

Re: Congratulations to...

Posted: August 18th, 2009, 10:43 pm
by Devil in the Blue Dress
Good news indeed! It's part of a developing trend of good news! :-bd

Re: Congratulations to...

Posted: August 18th, 2009, 10:48 pm
by wilson
Devil in the Blue Dress wrote:Good news indeed! It's part of a developing trend of good news! :-bd
See? It's like I told you: Life is good, dammit! ;)

Re: Congratulations to...

Posted: August 18th, 2009, 11:12 pm
by Rolvix
Wow! That is awesome! :!: :!: :!:
At what better place could she be a cheerleader? :-bd :-bd :-bd

Re: Congratulations to...

Posted: August 19th, 2009, 12:03 am
by devildeac
CameronBornAndBred wrote:Will she be in action for football game #1?
She is having surgery to remove 2 pins from her foot on 8/27 so I imagine she will be dressed and on the sidelined cheering and perhaps dancing but no tumbling for a couple more weeks.

Re: Congratulations to...

Posted: August 19th, 2009, 12:04 am
by devildeac
wilson wrote:Great news!!! You must be really proud and excited to be able to watch her support the Blue Devils. I hope also that she realizes now what a special experience that is/will be, and what fond memories she's in the midst of making.
She was on the White Squad last year and subbed a couple times on the Blue Squad so she is WELL aware of the honor, commitment and experiences she will have. Thanks.

Re: Congratulations to...

Posted: August 19th, 2009, 12:06 am
by devildeac
DukieInKansas wrote:Congratulations! I'll keep an eye out for her on TV.

Will she travel with the football team? Will she be in Lawrence?
I believe the whole Blue Squad travels with the FB team so we anticipate her being in Kansas on 9/19. I will have her look for you and/or give you a call. Thanks.

Re: Congratulations to...

Posted: August 19th, 2009, 12:07 am
by devildeac
CellR wrote:Wow! That is awesome! :!: :!: :!:
At what better place could she be a cheerleader? :-bd :-bd :-bd
None that I could nominate... :D ;)

Thanks.

Re: Congratulations to...

Posted: August 19th, 2009, 12:08 am
by DukieInKansas
devildeac wrote:
DukieInKansas wrote:Congratulations! I'll keep an eye out for her on TV.

Will she travel with the football team? Will she be in Lawrence?
I believe the whole Blue Squad travels with the FB team so we anticipate her being in Kansas on 9/19. I will have her look for you and/or give you a call. Thanks.
I look forward to seeing her. If she needs anything, have her contact me.

Re: Congratulations to...

Posted: August 19th, 2009, 12:39 am
by OZZIE4DUKE
Congratulations! :ymparty: :ymparty: :ymparty: :ymparty: :ymparty: :ymparty: :ymparty: :ymparty:

Re: Congratulations to...

Posted: August 19th, 2009, 5:17 am
by cl15876
Congratulations DD!!!!! This is awesome!!!! :-bd :ymapplause: :ymapplause:

Re: Congratulations to...

Posted: August 19th, 2009, 6:40 am
by windsor
Excellent News! Congratulations to her....and I hope this begins the 'turning of the tide' for your entrie family!

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Re: Congratulations to...

Posted: August 19th, 2009, 6:45 am
by Lavabe
ILJ sent her congratulations on FB (I believe Turk knows of this thing called Facebook).

I offer my biggest congrats as well. :-bd However, it's still too early to tell when will I see her in action. Will try my best.

CHEERLEADING CHEERS,
Lavabe

Re: Congratulations to...

Posted: August 19th, 2009, 7:22 am
by Ima Facultiwyfe
SUPER!!!!!! It's sure gonna be fun watching her this year. Be sure to give us a heads up as soon as the cheerleader pics for the year are posted. I want to make sure I know I'm watching the right one!!!!!
So happy to read such good and news.
Love, Ima