send off party, thank you's, and FAN MAIL ADRESS!!!!! Write to me in Florida!!!!

Hi all
so first off I have to thank everyone for their amazing support!!!!! So many people have helped me in big and small ways to prepare for the national competition and I couldn't have possibly survived without any of them!
I want to thank all of the piano teachers who helped me prepare including my mother, Mrs. Johnson, Barbara Williams, Mrs. Miranda, Mary Branagin, Sara Watson. I want to thank Needleman's for their offer of a dress to borrow even though it never worked out and thanks for all the dress bags! I want to thank Eco for their jewelry discount, Wayne Tarr for his photos, Harry Benoit, Sarah Jo Wiley, Amy Jackman, Hannah Nelson Manley, Barb Wilkinson, and all the rest of the MVSO board for their countless hours. I want to thank all of the car wash volunteers for their hours of help last Saturday and to thank Executive Car Wash for the use of their facilities! I want to thank my neighbors, friends and family who have stood by me and helped in so many ways all summer. I want to thank Shelby Gregoire and Brittany Perdue for their wardrobe help. I want to thank everyone who came to my send-off party today and made it such a special time! I could go on and on like this for pages! But I won't 'cause it may get boring. I just want to say that those who didn't get mentioned weren't forgotten and that I so appreciate every single thing that has been done to help me prepare and to make this a great experience for me. THANK YOU!!!!
Today I had a fabulous send-off party at North Avenue Alliance Church where I attend. Again thanks to everyone who helped to make that happen or stayed to watch! I was quizzed on interview questions which certainly helped me to prepare, and I played my piano talent and modeled my evening gown. Afterwards there was yummy cake and punch, brownies, veggies, nuts and M&Ms. It was a wonderful time and I was so encouraged by the kind words of everyone there. I felt so much better about the competition just from the encouragement I received.
Not to say I don't still have regular melt-downs but at least they are at home and they are stress-relieving!

So, here's what I've been waiting to say. PLEASE write to me in Florida!!!!! I would love fan mail or just an encouraging note. It would be awesome to have stuff to read while I'm down there and everyone loves mail!
The address where I can be reached is:

Blaize Hall
Vermont's Outstanding Teen
The Rosen Centre Hotel
9840 International Drive
Orlando, Fl, 32819

so please write! I would love to hear from anyone! Thanks!

For now, Goodnight
I'm so tired!
Blaize : )
MVOT '08

p.s. I forgot to mention that on Saturday I ran in the local Fairfax Egg Run. I can't say my time was great for a 5K at 34min but I am glad I was a least able to do it after pulling my back earlier in the week! Thanks to chiropractic help (I used to be terrified of chiropractors but my Mom convinced me to try it again) I feel much better. The other bit if exciting news is that i got a heat rash on Saturday. Kind of a gross random fact but i just wanted to say how glad I am that it has cleared up! I had such a fun time Saturday evening playing kick-ball, whiffel (spelling?) ball and 500 with my brothers and their friend. I normally don't like that sort of stuff but it's usually cause I'm too busy or stressed to enjoy and and I've never considered myself all that athletic. I'm scared to death of games with balls flying at me! But I really REALLY enjoyed it and wasn't half bad. I don't really know why all these facts are interesting but it's my life, so I figured I'd just write down what I've been up to. Since I haven't had much time to keep a personal journal I'll be using this as sort of an overall Blaize's Life For a Year journal. I'll be writing down in Florida in a notebook so when I get back I can transfer it all to this blog. Well, so much for going to bed soon. Sometimes when I get writing I just can't stop. I just think of more and more things to say. I'd really better go!
Bye!