"f.a.m.i.l.y."

i still remember that dinner at denny's after a crosstrainer meeting where pat, fred, dennis, christian, and i first conceived the ACE concept. it flourished during the october retreat. and yeah...it became more than a concept. it became the ace family. with james, tiff, bobby, jen, clarissa, ana, nick, betty, mike, russell, maddie, matt, katrina, and so forth...ACE expanded. over the years...people have come and gone but there was a family still standing strong and resolute. now...ACE has become more of a memory than anything else. awhile ago...i was watching sytcd and saw the mia michaels piece that katee (who is so #$^*#% beautiful) and joshua did to adele's "hometown glory." other than the fact that the dance was absolutely amazing and clearly one of the best i've ever seen...it inspired me to remember the yesteryears of ACE. no matter what it originally was or meant...ACE ultimately became one of the greatest manifestations of love in my life. it was and still is. we've all changed...some for the better and some for the worse. some of us have moved on...the rest of us manage to stay together. we're a family with walls...with gaps...with flaws we can't seem to overcome. i don't know about everyone else...but i can't let this go. ACE is not dead. i thought it was but i realized that over time ACE became LOVE and that doesn't die. yeah...we all haven't lived up to the name/meaning then like we should but that doesn't mean we don't still have a chance to make something good happen...to start again or get back what was lost. i'm going to do what i can to bring ACE back. i know it won't be easy and it will take some miracles and grace. it's going to take time and a lot of action but i'm going to "show that we ain’t gonna stand shit. show that we are united. show that we ain’t gonna take it. round my hometown, memories are fresh. round my hometown, oh the people i’ve met are the wonders of my world."