Saturday, April 28, 2007

Chile con Carne



Sorry it's been so long since I've posted anything, but I had a good excuse. I was in Chile!!!!!!! The trip was so fun! What an amazing experience it was to be out there and playing for people we didn't even know and probably will never meet again, but still felt a connection with through music and through the gospel. There were far too many experiences to write all of them down. But there are a few that I can try to describe through pictures.

One in particular was while we were in the City of Concepcion. One night we were scheduled to play two full concerts in a row. One at 7:00 and one at 9:30. Of course, this drew some complaints from most of the performers, especially the brass players because two concerts in one night is really hard to do. Little did we know that the next day, we'd be visiting a hospital that the proceeds of the concerts were to benefit. We joined the kids in painting some murals, and in return, they painted hand prints and signatures on one of the posters for our concert. We'll have that for memorobelia. It really was a neat experience that I won't soon forget. Overall, the trip was well worth the effort and the time required.

Monday, March 19, 2007

The Best Part of My Day

Okay, everybody. Here she is. This is my girlfriend Jennie. She's from Wisconsin and is a music major. She plays the violin in the Symphony Orchestra with me, and that's how we met. I first noticed her when we were both playing in the pit orchestra for "Crazy for You" earlier in the semester. She has a brilliant smile that lights up a room and melts my heart. On the bus ride back from Portland, I finally worked up the guts to go to the back of the bus where she was sitting and take up the empty seat that was next to her. We started talking, and I haven't been the same since. We simply have a blast when we're together and laugh a lot. It's just too bad there's only a couple weeks left in the semester. But we're planning on keeping in close touch over the summer and picking things back up in the fall.
Anyway, I thought I'd let you all know what's going on in my life. I'm happy, healthy, a little on the heavy side, and dating a wonderful, beautiful girl who makes me smile every day. It doesn't get much better than this.