All-State: After Auditions

If you have not yet read the previous post, do so before you read this please.

So I auditioned on my cello this morning. Overall I thought I did very very well. I felt I could have done a better, and I was pretty dissapointed by that, but everybody says they could have done better at anything they do.
I waited and waited for the call backs to be posted. I was assuming that if I made call backs that all was good. If I didn't, I assumed I probably wasn't in. The list was posted and my name wasn't on there. I started feeling really down and just knew I didn't make it. My good friend Sarah and I talked about it and I talked myself into the mode of being ok with not making it, that all-state isn't everything, and there are plenty of other things I will audition for that I will make, and over all I should just be proud of what I did.
About 5 minutes after saying this and finally believing it, the final list was posted, and my name was on it. I made all-state orchestra. For a good 10 minutes all I could say was "Oh My Gosh!!!!" and squeal. I cried.... I was so happy. I'm STILL so happy.
This has been the longest day of my life.
I'm ready for bed.