Choir is still so good.

Note: if you do not want to listen to the music playing on my blog you can scroll down to the bottom and press pause. Silence is good too.

Susan Boyle is a new hero of mine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

I don't know what to say besides the fact that I watched this video 3 times in a row and I teared up and got goose bumps every time.

"When life has killed a dream I dream."

Hugs: the wonder drug

This is something I posted about a year ago while I was in the Netherlands. I got it from a friend who was given this by her grandmother who is the orginal author.

Have you ever wondered how effective hugs are?
You rarely give a hug that is not appreciated, or receive one that does not make your day a little brighter.
Can you think of any medication that has such pleasant side effects?

Hugs are good for you. They're not fattening and they don't cause cancer or give you cavitiies. They're
all-natural, contain no perservatives, artificial sweeteners or other chemical additives.

Hugs are cholesterol-free and contain 100% of the recommended daily allowance of hope and happiness. They are a completely renewable source of energy and they're available without a prescription.
Hugs don't require any special instructions. They don't need batteries, tune ups or x-rays.
They're non-taxable fully returnable and energy efficient.
They can be safely used in all kinds of weather: as a matter of fact, they work especially well during cold or rainy days. They are particaulrly effective in treating everyday probablems like stress, worry, anger, frustration, sadness or sorrow, and even the occasional nightmare. The best thing about hugs is you can use them without special training or prior experience. But a word of caution for those of you trying it for the first time. You should never wait until tomorrow to hug someone who needs it today. Once you realize how good it feels, you'll want to do it all over again tomorrow! Yes.... hugs are extremely addictive!

All in the same night.

These are just a few pictures that I took a little while back. We had some amazing sunsets, one crazy thunder storm and I am pretty sure all the pictures above I took on the same day. The weather can be a blessing and a curse when it comes to living in Iowa. And yes I actually did take that picture of the lighting. I was quite proud of myself.

Choir Pictures

Every day in choir we take the first few minutes to do warm ups and occasionally lemon and tiger faces are incorporated to stretch and warm up the face. No joke, it helps, but then when we took pictures of the choir we add a few extra poses.

By the way, you can click on the pictures to make them bigger, which I highly suggest to fully appreciate the photos.

Carmina Burana

Last night was the performance for Carmina Barina. I think most of you would recognize the piece. We were inivted as a choir to sing with 5 other choirs and the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra to perform. The practices were time consuming and tiring to say the least, but last nights performance was worth it. The soloists blewe my mind, and the Orphium Theater that we sang in was magnificent. The picture above is of our practice on Friday. If you are wondering...I am in the top right side wearing a blue shirt, about 3 guys over at the top. Below is a link to a recording of Carmina Burana for your listening pleasure...I personally like one the one second from the bottom the best.

http://www.playlist.com/searchbeta/tracks#Carmina%20Burana