A rather soggy day in the ‘dale. It’s been sprinkling all
day. No snow like yesterday. But the weather forecast says maybe
snow tomorrow….? It sure would be nice. I think. Everybody keeps
telling me how yucky and annoying snow gets, but I really don’t mind.
It’s just a change of scenery from GA, that’s probably why I’m so
intrigued by it.
   But anywho, in other news, Messiah practice today was long
and somewhat wretched. We sound alright, could be better though. The
soloists sound terrific. The performances are all sold out, though, so
we’d better make it good. The wretched part of rehearsal (and for the
performance, too) is that we have to stand the whole time…that’s two
hours concentrating on not locking my knees and trying not to fall off
of the risers. I’m on the edge of one row and it is so tightly packed
that I can’t even hold up my music to read. But I really truly am
enjoying it in some small way. The music is truly beautiful–Handel was
a genius and every time I listen to us singing I get goosebumps just
from hearing the words. So, that’s a plus to the whole experience.
     Other than the Messiah stuff, this week is not
too bad academically. Smith moved the revisions due date to Monday, so
that gives me a little more time to catch up on reading Purgatorio and
finishing that paper assignment. Plus that extra reading for Latin
which I have been putting off like the procrastinator that I truly am.
It’s really coming to crunch time, though, and I wondering if next
semester will be even worse than this with the schedule I’ll
have…..but I’m not allowed to complain (according to Andrew…) so
I’ll just keep my mouth shut. I’ve really enjoyed this semester and as
it’s coming to a close I’m just trying to focus on all the good things
that have and still are happening. There’s so much to be grateful for,
and every day I see more evidence of why God put me here at Hillsdale!