Y is for Yay!

I started my April A-Z talking about things I enjoy, got a little gripey in the middle, and now I would like to reflect for a moment on things for which I am thankful. Some things in my life that make me say, "yay!" when I take a moment to think about them.

Thankful for rain! Even if it is
only .04"

I am thankful for my husband and our beautiful home,
For family, friends and pleasant coworkers and acquaintances,
For students who teach me more than I teach them.

I am thankful to be physically able enough to explore mountains and oceans,
For my voice and living somewhere that allows me to use it,
For being sick once in a while because it reminds me just how much I appreciate those things.

I am thankful for all my past experiences, maybe even especially the bad ones,
For they continue to teach me so much.
For quiet Saturday mornings, having time to soak in the wonderful things in my life.


What are things that make you say, "Yay!"?

X is for eXploration!

I've managed to get a pretty nasty cold so in an effort to not expose you all to too much of my meds-induced lack of coherent'ness.. This week's theme for A-Z will be "short and, naturally, sweet."

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Friend Alison sent me this. It is a way to explore the relative sizes of things in the universe (including dodo birds and giant earth worms!) and is really neat. Go! Explore!

W is for Woah!

Woah! This is my 800th post! A lot of that is now hidden, because at this point in my life the world does not need to read my angsty college writings. But still, it is neat to think that in the last 10'ish years I've written that many entries. 

In honor of the milestone, a quality 90's "woah" ^_^

V is for Vittoria Ensemble

I've managed to get a pretty nasty cold so in an effort to not expose you all to too much of my meds-induced lack of coherent'ness.. This week's theme for A-Z will be "short and, naturally, sweet."

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Not pictured: me. This was taken last concert season,
before I joined.

This is my choir, the Vittoria Ensemble. We are a chamber choir full of quite talented musicians and I am proud to be part of the group. I am often in awe of the talent of the people I sing with (and sometimes feel a bit inferior, to be truthful). Singing with the Ensemble is one of the things that has helped Colorado feel like home.


We have concerts in May so if you're in the Denver/Boulder/Fort Collins area, you should come see us!

Ubi?

I've managed to get a pretty nasty cold so in an effort to not expose you all to too much of my meds-induced lack of coherent'ness.. This week's theme for A-Z will be "short and, naturally, sweet."

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Ubi, ubi, est sub-ubi? So many times we laughed at the Latin translation of "oh where, oh where are my underwear?" Giggling and chanting because no one could understand our joke, our private nerdy  moments sustained us in the halls.

T is for Tinkering

I've managed to get a pretty nasty cold so in an effort to not expose you all to too much of my meds-induced lack of coherent'ness.. This week's theme for A-Z will be "short and, naturally, sweet."

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He tinkers with the lawnmower the way that I tinker with words. He knows it has good features but wants to really see what it can do. And so as I tighten, edit, have friends read my transcripts, he sharpens, polishes and takes it for a test run. At the end of the day we have learned much, and are pleased with the process.