Day 54- 8/1

When we got to site this morning, we had to rewrite the show without Ezra. He has a bruised/possibly pulled muscle in his hip and he needs to rest it and heal before he goes off to ENC. So there were a lot if changes to the morning show, including cue changes, a new wire act and no rope. Just as we finished our first show (rewritten in just 1 hour) we had another injury- Belk's neck got tweaked and he could not support weight or turn to the left. So in the next half hour we had to completely rewrite the show without Bekk and Ezra. It was incredibly stressful, but we pulled it off and everyone was extremely proud but very tired. The supportive and caring community here is really what gets us through these days and I wouldn't trade the experiences I have here for anything else. On a happier note- Jenny visited us today (she was our coach last year on tour) and everyone was very excited to see her. She hid in a box and as we opened it she and the counselors pelted us with water balloons and squirt guns in classic smirkus "water council" tradition. Also, we celebrated Ezra's birthday (early) with the Zelle's and we had cheesecake and presents for everyone after teardown at the beach house. I got a Totem mug and and a mattress cover that protects your bed from allergens and bed bugs for college! The photo of the day is the fabrics drying on the aerial rig this morning, because the rest of the day was so eventful I forgot to take pictures.