Ok, so Mrs. Jorgensen told me about getting an International Driver's License from AAA.
The problem is that my TN commercial DL was going to be going bad very soon and I needed to get my Alabama license reinstated.
Guess where I was all day... and the examiner that was working to help me on her computer had the hardest time trying to figure out what to do about it all.
I was supposed to spend today packing, but so much for that! Maybe I'll get a bunch packed this evening; at least I better, because tomorrow is my last full day in Huntsville!
Monday, July 31, 2006
Sunday, July 30, 2006
The Concert at Central A/G
Tonight's concert went very well.
But let me tell you, I was nervous starting it. I wasn't ready and things wern't going the way they should before hand. It was sad. I guess it started in the middle of the afternoon when I was heading back to church and got about halfway there before realizeing that I needed to go back home and get the church keys from my mom (which are still on the desk in my room). So I had to go back and get them. And then when I got there, things weren't working musically like they were supposed to. I was making thousands of mistakes in places where I usually only make hundreds :-). Sort of funny, but not really. And my mood soured more.
To top it all off, right before the service my pants go wet in an imbarassing place. I wasn't having a good time at all. My mom reminded me that I should probably give it to God and remind myself of the reason I was actually playing and doing this concert. So, I got alone with God for a little bit and things went much smoother after that. God is so good and kind and gracious!
Anna played beautifully and we did almost the entire concert; everything except the Darlene Zcheck set (however you spell her name...). I was surprised that people actually sort of went along with me on "He'll Take Care of the Rest" when I sort of did a play/sing-along with the CD. They seemed pretty stoic when I was explaining what was going on with that one and why I was doing it that way, but they were more than warm enough after it was over.
So... Thanks everyone! Things went so well and I can only hope that everyone enjoyed it half as much as they so quickly said they did. It was a very warm reception and now I can't wait to do the concert again at First United Methodist Church this comming Wednesday.
Only 7 days left!!!!!!
But let me tell you, I was nervous starting it. I wasn't ready and things wern't going the way they should before hand. It was sad. I guess it started in the middle of the afternoon when I was heading back to church and got about halfway there before realizeing that I needed to go back home and get the church keys from my mom (which are still on the desk in my room). So I had to go back and get them. And then when I got there, things weren't working musically like they were supposed to. I was making thousands of mistakes in places where I usually only make hundreds :-). Sort of funny, but not really. And my mood soured more.
To top it all off, right before the service my pants go wet in an imbarassing place. I wasn't having a good time at all. My mom reminded me that I should probably give it to God and remind myself of the reason I was actually playing and doing this concert. So, I got alone with God for a little bit and things went much smoother after that. God is so good and kind and gracious!
Anna played beautifully and we did almost the entire concert; everything except the Darlene Zcheck set (however you spell her name...). I was surprised that people actually sort of went along with me on "He'll Take Care of the Rest" when I sort of did a play/sing-along with the CD. They seemed pretty stoic when I was explaining what was going on with that one and why I was doing it that way, but they were more than warm enough after it was over.
So... Thanks everyone! Things went so well and I can only hope that everyone enjoyed it half as much as they so quickly said they did. It was a very warm reception and now I can't wait to do the concert again at First United Methodist Church this comming Wednesday.
Only 7 days left!!!!!!
Monday, July 24, 2006
I can't wait to arrive. I feel like I've been in the planning stages for the better part of this summer, and truth be told last week I was even getting slightly irritable. (that sound like such a "girl" word :-)
But this week is better. I'm considering it my last week here in the States. Actually, I'll be leaving early in the morning on the 5th of August and arriving in Honduras late that night. But... next week will be filled with many things to include a couple of benefit concerts for the school (CEAD Christian School). I'm hoping to gather money for it's music library and also for purchasing a piano once I arrive. We'll see.
If you're in Huntsville this Sunday, come see us (Anna Shipp will be performing with me as well). And if you're not busy and in Cleveland the following Wednesday, we'd be honored to have you at First United Methodist Church on N. Ocoee St. I hope plenty of people show up. Anna and I have quite a "show" to put on. We've been practicing for a while now. Speaking of which... maybe I should go practice some more!
Thanks for reading!
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