Busy Week

For the Holy Cross Junior Choir, this past week has been chaotic and hectic, but all fun and games at the same time.

On Monday we went Christmas caroling at the Lutheran Home and The Town House. On Tuesday we had our only day off, and on Wednesday we went to a downtown Wells Fargo to sing at their Christmas party. On Thursday we went downtown again, but this time we sang at many different places, including the courthouse, Coney Island (where we got a free lunch), the firehouse, the Catholic cathedral, St. Paul School, the office of the architect that designed the music branch at Holy Cross, and the MAYOR'S OFFICE! Yes, we got to sing for the mayor, and afterward we got a picture with him and a handshake.

And now for the grand finale. You will be shocked and amazed. On Friday we got up at 4:00 a.m. You are probably thinking to yourself, "Why would any sane person wake up at 4 in the morning?" To sing on the morning news with Ryan Elijah and Mary Collins, of course! We sang Christmas carols before and after every commercial break on the morning news. Seeing how they produce the news and being on TV really compensated for getting up before the sun! In fact, when we left the studio it was still dark out! After all the excitement we went to a nearby IHOP to enjoy a second breakfast. (By the way, you can see my choir perform Born 'Neath a Star at: http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/local/79604122.html. We don't sound our best because, um. . . it was 5 in the morning.)

We all got to school at around 9:00, and at 11:30 my class headed to the McMillen Ice Arena to go skating! It was a lot of fun, especially because the ice was really good, and I rarely get to skate on ice that isn't extremely bumpy and full of cracks.

After we went back to school my stomach started hurting (probably because of the huge breakfast) and the side affects of my lack of sleep started kicking in. All the choir members were half-asleep, and after a bite of pizza (I ate literally one bite), my friend's mom kindly offered to take me home. Unfortunately, I missed playing board games with my class, but I don't think I would've lasted much longer without a bed and a pillow.

So, all of this winds down to one thing. . . CHRISTMAS BREAK!