10.17.2007
Happy Birthday Boyd/Dad/Grandpa
Didn’t want to post on your birthday without giving you a shout-out. So, happy bday, dad, we love ya!
Birthday and "You Can’t Stop the Beat"
Thank you thank you to everyone who thought of me on my birthday. I got calls from friends, visits from family, and all three of my BYU siblings remembered me! Not to mention that Taesya only opened one of presents, and let me open the rest; what a sweetie! Thanks to Ben, the kids, and everyone else who called or came by!
What did we do that day? Hmm, Ben took the kids away for a while, so I could rest. We ate yummy cake and I did not have to cook. I opened gifts and cards. We went to see HAIRSPRAY, which had Ben almost crying! So Funny! I was so disappointed when it was over. But I had a great day!
I can’t close this entry without mentioning that Davis Cup is going on a few blocks from my house. (That is a marching band competition, by the way.) My windows are open so I can pretend I’m there. It’s tough to put my finger on the appeal of marching band. It’s cold, often rainy, tiring, takes up a ton of time… But I think the good part is the thrill of the performance! To be part of a team, winning and losing together! That’s what I’m listening for right now, the way I used to feel on that field. Imagine two hundred teenagers, all in brown and gold uniforms, standing at attention, instruments pointed to the judges box up top. The stadium lights are reflected in the horns, the sky is black, and it’s lightly drizzling. The drum captain taps out the beat and the band yells “D-H-S.” Oh, I miss it so.
It’s good, though, to love and enjoy things, while they last. But it will always be a part of me, the way the chilly air and my anticipation combined into one. Mmmm, I love it. Go DHS.
What did we do that day? Hmm, Ben took the kids away for a while, so I could rest. We ate yummy cake and I did not have to cook. I opened gifts and cards. We went to see HAIRSPRAY, which had Ben almost crying! So Funny! I was so disappointed when it was over. But I had a great day!
I can’t close this entry without mentioning that Davis Cup is going on a few blocks from my house. (That is a marching band competition, by the way.) My windows are open so I can pretend I’m there. It’s tough to put my finger on the appeal of marching band. It’s cold, often rainy, tiring, takes up a ton of time… But I think the good part is the thrill of the performance! To be part of a team, winning and losing together! That’s what I’m listening for right now, the way I used to feel on that field. Imagine two hundred teenagers, all in brown and gold uniforms, standing at attention, instruments pointed to the judges box up top. The stadium lights are reflected in the horns, the sky is black, and it’s lightly drizzling. The drum captain taps out the beat and the band yells “D-H-S.” Oh, I miss it so.
It’s good, though, to love and enjoy things, while they last. But it will always be a part of me, the way the chilly air and my anticipation combined into one. Mmmm, I love it. Go DHS.
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