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Aurgh. XD;
Nov. 21st, 2008 06:47 pmThe curse of the LJ messages not delivering has spread to me! The email notifications were working in the morning, but now they aren't.
This has been a busy week, but filled with so much win.
On Sunday there was the program put on by the kids I teach music to. That went really well, a lot better than last year. X3 Last year I was a nervous wreck. This year I was pretty calm. And I did the leading a lot better than before.
Dad was in such a good mood afterwards that I decided maybe I'd actually tell him about the ... well, haha, I just realized I haven't mentioned the thing in here yet, either. **was thinking of her physical journal, which she actually does write in sometimes.** Let's just say ... I actually have plans for New Year's Eve this year, and I wasn't sure whether he'd like them.... But I found out Mom had ended up telling him that day, and he has been nothing but supportive. ♥ That means so very much to me! **had been planning originally to get it all arranged and then tell him.**
As for what the plans are, I think I'll wait a bit longer to mention them here. A couple of people already know, including the one who first made the discovery and told me. ♥
We had a wedding reception this week, so we went to that. X3 It was decorated so beautifully, with lots of pink and white ball thingies that looked like those Oriental decorations. And the food was amazing! Little turkey or chicken sandwiches **not sure which** with salad dressing, and all different kinds of brownies.... And peanuts and M&M's for a side dish.... *___* It was so awesome to visit with the family, too. We saw some people we haven't seen in a long time. On the downside, I've never been to a reception that loud. XD; Everyone was talking so loud that we could hardly hear each other a lot of the time!
The next day (yesterday), my brother and his wife were in a play. (These are the same ones who were in Oklahoma! a couple years ago.) So we went out to see that. X3 It was a long drive, so I entertained myself by playing the Carmen soundtrack, as well as a tape I'd made on Wednesday morning of variously assorted Carmen-era Rockapella songs. The play is awesome! I wanted to link to the website for it, but I can't get it to load right now. XD; EDIT:My mistake. I typed it wrong. But there's not too much there right now. XD It's called "Mighty Change Through Christ" and is a retelling of a scripture story from The Book of Mormon about how a man leading a wicked life ends up being touched and completely turns his life around because of how he comes to believe in Jesus. My brother and his wife were fantastic, as always, and so were the rest of the cast. X3 The songs were so beautiful! Most of them were serious, though there were a couple of humourous ones, and one of them made me laugh out loud in the place. LOL. It involved a few lines about the villain being conceited, and for some reason songs about conceit almost always get me to crack up.
And there were more surprises! One of them was that our old bishop (someone like a pastor in my church) was in the play, too! I had no idea he had even moved out to that area. And I didn't even recognize him at first because of all the makeup. I only realized it was him during the meet-and-greet afterwards, when my dad told me. XD We've all always thought really highly of him, and it was really exciting to see him again. He gave me one of the medallions the cast was passing out to commemorate the play. X3 **wearing it now.**
Another surprise involves the fact that at least two of my brothers like Rockapella too! **squees.** Though I really thought there were probably others in the family who did. X3 Rockapella is just so fun!
On the ride home, we got lost. XD; It's really dark on the freeway out there, and it doesn't help that the signs all over that area (and even in the capital city, too!) have been known to be wrong. So my dad followed the signs ... and they did it again. We ended up going the opposite way the sign said we would, and were heading towards the state border. LOL. Luckily we realized before we got more than a few miles. So we turned and finally figured out where we were and what went wrong, and managed to get onto the right path.
I played one of my Rockapella Christmas CDs on the ride back. X3 That's the first time I've played one of them in the car, and it was almost kind of an awe-inspiring experience. I usually feel that way when I'm playing/watching something beloved in a new way for the first time. **can imagine how she'll feel if she ever manages to get some of those early Japanese import albums!**
This has been a busy week, but filled with so much win.
On Sunday there was the program put on by the kids I teach music to. That went really well, a lot better than last year. X3 Last year I was a nervous wreck. This year I was pretty calm. And I did the leading a lot better than before.
Dad was in such a good mood afterwards that I decided maybe I'd actually tell him about the ... well, haha, I just realized I haven't mentioned the thing in here yet, either. **was thinking of her physical journal, which she actually does write in sometimes.** Let's just say ... I actually have plans for New Year's Eve this year, and I wasn't sure whether he'd like them.... But I found out Mom had ended up telling him that day, and he has been nothing but supportive. ♥ That means so very much to me! **had been planning originally to get it all arranged and then tell him.**
As for what the plans are, I think I'll wait a bit longer to mention them here. A couple of people already know, including the one who first made the discovery and told me. ♥
We had a wedding reception this week, so we went to that. X3 It was decorated so beautifully, with lots of pink and white ball thingies that looked like those Oriental decorations. And the food was amazing! Little turkey or chicken sandwiches **not sure which** with salad dressing, and all different kinds of brownies.... And peanuts and M&M's for a side dish.... *___* It was so awesome to visit with the family, too. We saw some people we haven't seen in a long time. On the downside, I've never been to a reception that loud. XD; Everyone was talking so loud that we could hardly hear each other a lot of the time!
The next day (yesterday), my brother and his wife were in a play. (These are the same ones who were in Oklahoma! a couple years ago.) So we went out to see that. X3 It was a long drive, so I entertained myself by playing the Carmen soundtrack, as well as a tape I'd made on Wednesday morning of variously assorted Carmen-era Rockapella songs. The play is awesome! I wanted to link to the website for it, but I can't get it to load right now. XD; EDIT:
And there were more surprises! One of them was that our old bishop (someone like a pastor in my church) was in the play, too! I had no idea he had even moved out to that area. And I didn't even recognize him at first because of all the makeup. I only realized it was him during the meet-and-greet afterwards, when my dad told me. XD We've all always thought really highly of him, and it was really exciting to see him again. He gave me one of the medallions the cast was passing out to commemorate the play. X3 **wearing it now.**
Another surprise involves the fact that at least two of my brothers like Rockapella too! **squees.** Though I really thought there were probably others in the family who did. X3 Rockapella is just so fun!
On the ride home, we got lost. XD; It's really dark on the freeway out there, and it doesn't help that the signs all over that area (and even in the capital city, too!) have been known to be wrong. So my dad followed the signs ... and they did it again. We ended up going the opposite way the sign said we would, and were heading towards the state border. LOL. Luckily we realized before we got more than a few miles. So we turned and finally figured out where we were and what went wrong, and managed to get onto the right path.
I played one of my Rockapella Christmas CDs on the ride back. X3 That's the first time I've played one of them in the car, and it was almost kind of an awe-inspiring experience. I usually feel that way when I'm playing/watching something beloved in a new way for the first time. **can imagine how she'll feel if she ever manages to get some of those early Japanese import albums!**
