The Last Lap

Cincinnati, Ohio

Well, it was all down to this.  One last run out, one last warm-up, one last time to lace up your skates, one last time to pack out your costumes, one last time that you have to clean up your make up spot; it was the last and final show of the 2015-2016 tour season. 

434 shows later (443 shows last year)…

79 three-show days later (91 last year)…

298 days later including Mexico…

25 break-workers to our 42 casted skaters later…

13 holdover Mondays in California later…

1 one-show Sunday in two years…

20 months later…

877 shows later…. We were DONE!

I cannot believe it, but we actually made it and did what no one else has ever done nor will they probably ever do.  This next six-week break is going to be heaven all things considered.  Having only a total of four weeks off over the course of the last two years, this break is going to feel like an eternity.  However, I am totally ok with that, but not before we enjoyed our final week together as a tour family. 

As our Company Manager always says in some form, “Enjoy these days because soon, we will not all be the same and our family will change forever.”  And that’s just what we set out to do. 

From a chartered flight to being picked up on the tarmac to rainy baseball games to dinners with the girls and ice cream of course, to late nights to one last hug; we made sure to take it all in, enjoying every last moment.  For most of us, we will see each other in a few weeks, but for some it may be a while. 

We are going to miss you all dearly and cannot thank you enough for all that you have done for us over these last two years.  You will always be welcome with your D34 family and much luck with your future endeavors:

Tila Tilley – Line Captain

Meagan Midkiff – Training Line Captain

Mel Clysdale

Kailee Sawatzky

Becky Bereswill

It’s never goodbye, but instead “See You Down the Road.” 

Just as this journey came to end, we all looked back on the good times and the new ones that lie ahead.  Next season will bring all sorts of new experiences.  Let’s go international D34!  See you all in Japan!