National Anthem

Neil sang the National Anthem at the Blazers game tonight, it was quite fun. He got his own dressing room, we got to be on the court with the players during warm ups (for the mike check) and it was great to hear the announcer say his name to a supposedly sold out crowd.

It was a big moment for Neil. His many turns as National Anthem singer for the Special Olympics games finally paid off when he was asked to sing at the Blazers Street Jam this summer. There, he met the man who books the talent for the Blazers. After months of emailing and calling this man, his assistant finally emailed and told Neil that they wanted him to sing at tonight's game against the Jazz. I was so proud of him. And, the Blazers won! It was a good game.

We returned from our visit to my mom in Hawaii two days ago. It was hard to leave, of course, but at least we had something to look forward to.

Love,
Aislinn