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We, too, must apologize for a delayed post. James has been working 70 + hour weeks and then filling in the rest of the time with homework for his class on Baroque music. I am learning that starting a new job at a new school is almost like starting to teach for the first time again. Paul, the head orchestra director at Murchison, and I took 120 beginning orchestra students to Zilker Park for the 39th Annual String Festival on election day. There were over 1,000 beginning orchestra students from schools all around Austin there to perform. Whew! So many purple shirts! Each year the shirts are a different color. Apparently the year of lime green was a little harsh on the eyes :)
This week and weekend is the All-Region Orchestra. I will be leading a viola sectional and am coordinating the Middle School Symphony Orchestra. Unfortunately, the concert is on James' birthday, so I think we will be celebrating on the 18th instead of the 17th. And not long after that will be our one year anniversary! What a busy year it has been, but we are so thankful to have each other. This morning we made blueberry muffins and enjoyed them fresh out of the oven with a warm cup of coffee. Yum!
We recently came home to find a termination of lease notice on our door (the door of the apartment we thought we would be in for at least three or so years). They are renovating and raising the rent. So, it looks like we will be moving again before Christmas. It seems like all of our things were just in boxes :).
Yesterday we were at the UT football game against Iowa State (James was working so we sat with 100+ visiting high school seniors) and saw the best half time show I have ever seen! Being that we are all band geeks or orchestra dorks I figured you would all appreciate how cool this was :). In honor of Veterans' Day the UT marching band played a medley of the Armed Forces' Anthems. As the anthem played for the army the band formed a tank and the whole thing moved down the field, it then changed into a boat and moved back to the other end zone, then a plane, then a submarine and the line of people that had served as the ground before moved across field making the submarine sink into water with just the top poking through. Finally, they formed the word Royal in honor of Darrel K. Royal's recent death (a legendary coach and the man after which the UT stadium is named). They showed the whole show again on the jumbo tron fast forwarding so that the shapes looked even more like they were moving in real time. Best half time show ever! Hope you enjoyed picturing it.
We wish we could join you for Thanksgiving but will certainly be thinking of you and wishing everyone a joyous and relaxing time with family. We'll be visiting Kansas around Christmas time. Until then, enjoy your Christmas carols :)!
Love,
James and Hannah
This week and weekend is the All-Region Orchestra. I will be leading a viola sectional and am coordinating the Middle School Symphony Orchestra. Unfortunately, the concert is on James' birthday, so I think we will be celebrating on the 18th instead of the 17th. And not long after that will be our one year anniversary! What a busy year it has been, but we are so thankful to have each other. This morning we made blueberry muffins and enjoyed them fresh out of the oven with a warm cup of coffee. Yum!
We recently came home to find a termination of lease notice on our door (the door of the apartment we thought we would be in for at least three or so years). They are renovating and raising the rent. So, it looks like we will be moving again before Christmas. It seems like all of our things were just in boxes :).
Yesterday we were at the UT football game against Iowa State (James was working so we sat with 100+ visiting high school seniors) and saw the best half time show I have ever seen! Being that we are all band geeks or orchestra dorks I figured you would all appreciate how cool this was :). In honor of Veterans' Day the UT marching band played a medley of the Armed Forces' Anthems. As the anthem played for the army the band formed a tank and the whole thing moved down the field, it then changed into a boat and moved back to the other end zone, then a plane, then a submarine and the line of people that had served as the ground before moved across field making the submarine sink into water with just the top poking through. Finally, they formed the word Royal in honor of Darrel K. Royal's recent death (a legendary coach and the man after which the UT stadium is named). They showed the whole show again on the jumbo tron fast forwarding so that the shapes looked even more like they were moving in real time. Best half time show ever! Hope you enjoyed picturing it.
We wish we could join you for Thanksgiving but will certainly be thinking of you and wishing everyone a joyous and relaxing time with family. We'll be visiting Kansas around Christmas time. Until then, enjoy your Christmas carols :)!
Love,
James and Hannah
Thanks for the update Hannah. I would have loved to see the half time show-sounds really neat. Too bad you weren't closer, I would have boxes to donate to your move as Kate should be unpacked around the first week of December.
ReplyDeleteI always love hearing what you are doing! The half-time show was good to picture. I would have liked to be there!
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The half time show is on utube under UT Halftime Show 11-10-12.
ReplyDeleteIt was cool! Enjoyed your post Hannah. Can we have muffins next time we are there?:)
Great to talk with you the other day! Hope you found an apartment and the next few weeks won't be too crazy...I'm checking things off my "to do" list like a mad woman!
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