Conley didn’t realize that I was chaperoning an upcoming field trip to the New Mexico Philharmonic at Pope Joy. After school the day before, I asked him if he was excited for the field trip, and he said no. Then I told him I was coming. He turned and smiled and said, “Really? You are? Cool!” It was so sweet and sincere. He really was happy and it made me so happy. It was a moment I just never wanted to forget. There are so many things that are great about him, but one of them is that he only says things he really really means. He never says things to make you happy or whatever. He’s just totally authentic. So when he says something like that it means a lot.
