Election Day!

Today was absolutely amazing! It still has not yet sunk in that I am a NC State FFA Officer. Courtesy Corp had to be in the first session at 7:30. The last session was the longest of my life! I remember watching the year in review and seeing Mr. Josh Starling placing the new state officer jackets on the stage and wondering if my name was on one. The slideshow came to an end, and the nominating committee was being introduced. All 19 candidates stood up and all got in a horseshoe. The Pirates of the Caribbean song came on, and I promise my heart stopped. It was all a blur! I don’t even remember my name being called, I just remember them saying “from Bartlett Yancey”, and running on stage to Cory Wade! We got our new jacket with Association on the back! We finished the convention, cleaned up, and were swept away to the State FFA Office where there were 35 happy meals waiting on us. We all went and ate in the office and even flew our toys! We took our personality assessments, got a new email and then went to the capital city club to have supper with Mr. Jay Boyette from Farm Bureau. We got back to the office gathered our belongings and went to the Brownstown Hotel. All 6 of us sat around and talked about the amazing opportunity that had been granted to us this year. On a lighter note, we watched YouTube videos and listened to Justin play his guitar. Before bed, I hung my jacket up, so it will be the first thing I see tomorrow. That way I will know that serving as a NC State FFA Officer is no longer a dream, it is reality.