Oh..... dear..... I do believe that finals are going to take me by the hair and wring my neck until I have thusly been strangled to death. And when they're done, they're going to throw my miserable carcass back at my parents for the summer, who will hopefully nurse it back to health and throw it back to college.
ANYways... life is not all doldrums. I am pretty much done with homework for the semester. I just have to finish up one speech and study for finals and prepare for my platform and that entails my tasks for the rest of the semester. And go to the X-Caliber vs. Praisemen Sadie Hawkins Showdown Monday night and the Grounds Crew party Tuesday night and my room party Friday night. Such things will be fun.
And last night was the Band/Orchestra concert, called Dinamica. Orchestra played first and they did an excellent job, although they did go a little long. Then the mighty, wonderful, and marvelous MBBC Symphonic Band took the stage. We played La Fiesta Mexicana which is one of the hardest pieces written for concert band. We had been shaky on it in rehearsal, but it really came together for the performance. We nailed it. Yay! Then we played No Shadow of Turning, which is an incredibly moving piece based on the hymn Great is Thy Faithfulness. We had played it like four hundred thousand, three hundred and eighty-two times last semester on band tour, so we could have played it in our sleep if we wanted to, but we sharpened it up and nailed that one, too. I got a little teary-eyed playing that one for the last time (at least for a while). But my Grandma and Grandpa Kjaer came up for that and they enjoyed it and several of my friends said it was a blessing, so I was very thankful for the opportunity to play.
And... I really feel like playing soccer but there's nobody to play with because it's the weekend and everyone's gone, and... and... well, my friends, that's about it for this time. Big hugs for all of you. It's the best kind of magic... (slight allusion to Shrek the Third there, hahahahahahaha)
2 comments:
Jon, No Shadow of Turning, what an amazing testimony! God has been so good and faithful to us! He provides us safety and protection and thinking back over band tour, wasn't he ever so gracious to us? I'm glad ya'll got to play that piece for the concert! It's one of my personal favorites:) I think it back and remember how good He is and nearly cry. He gives me so much I don't deserve. Praise the Lord!
poor Jon! Don't worry you'll be home soon.
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