Concordia University Wind Symphony

This past Saturday and Sunday my church had the honor of hosting the Concordia University Wind Symphony. They are a world-renowned, 64 piece wind symphony, and they have performed in 43 states, Canada, Poland, The Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia, and China. Needless to say, they are a superb group.

Unfortunately the concert didn't get the turn out that we expected. Only about half the church was full, and everyone expected a full house! It was rather disappointing and embarrassing for Holy Cross.

Even though the attendance was a shame, the concert was amazing! There was an alto saxophone solo that was amazing, soprano accompaniment that was amazing, and many more things that were amazing.

If the Concordia University Chicago Wind Symphony ever come to your city, than I strongly recommend you go and see them. It's worth it!

Vegas Pictures

Here are the Vegas pictures I promised. Hopefully I can get the Donny and Marie pictures also, but I make no promises.

I think this is the hotel they stayed at.

Before Phantom of the Opera.

What the heck Pete Rose was doing in Las Vegas, who knows.

Donny and Marie pictures maybe coming soon.

Zoo Pictures

Here are the zoo pictures I promised you a while back.

A hyena, an inch away!

Whoa!

Look at that tongue!

Lord of the Rings Fever

As you can probably tell from the title and picture, right now the Speckhard household has Lord of the Rings fever, the insatiable desire for anything and everything to do with Lord of the Rings!

NFL Week 4

Today we went over to my dad's cousin Jerry's house to watch the Sunday football games and have dinner. Cousin Jerry is a devout Lion's fan, and he was at their first win in nineteen straight games last week. Anyway, we all watched the Lions-Bears game which ended in a Lions loss.

They put up a good fight, though. Matthew Stafford looked good. Jay Cutler once again showed us that he is a whiny baby who blames everything on everyone else. In fact, my dad pointed out to me that he looks and sounds very much like one of those high-pitched, British-accented, spoiled rotten little kids like Veronica Salt from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
"Daddy! They're not catching the ball on purpose! Make them catch it, Daddy! I want a touchdown!"

Unfortunately, we had to leave after about four hours there because of my dad's dumb school board meeting. It was fun while it lasted.

Sickness Etc.

So the past few weeks have been pretty boring, with nothing to post about. The only blog-worthy news is that David and Jacob have come down with a serious case of the cold. Right now they're both sleeping.

Also, on Sunday the Packers finally get the chance to smash Brett Favre and the stupid Vikings. Well, maybe not smash Adrian Peterson, but the rest of the team! I pray that we can pull off this crucial win, because if we do win, not only will we have beaten our rivals and Mr. Benedict Favre, but we'll have clinched the NFC North! Keep your fingers crossed. . .

The good.

The bad.

The ugly.

F20M 2009

This weekend was very eventful. NFL games, my mom ran her second half marathon, and F20M (Festival of 20 Meats)! Every year my Uncle Jody puts together this festival, and it's gotten to be a pretty big ordeal for all his family and friends. About thirty or forty people come every year.

The tradition started when my uncle and his friends were pondering how many things you could grill. They have lion, alligator, venison, swordfish, buffalo, and a whole lot more. My personal favorite food at F20M is meat candy, which is sausage wrapped in bacon with brown sugar and/or syrup drizzled on top. It is simply to die for. Anyway, all my cousins come, which is always a lot of fun since we live so far away.

We played a game of baseball at a nearby diamond, and set off some really cool rockets that went 1,000 feet in the air and released a little army man that came parachuting down. Also, Uncle Jody gave all the cousins cigarette candy, which comes in packs and looks exactly like a cigarette, except that there's bubblegum underneath the wrapping. And the really cool thing about them is that if you blow on them, sugar puffs out that looks like smoke. The great thing about these things is that they don't turn your lungs black, they have gum inside them, they don't smell like crap, and people will still think that you're really smoking!

All in all, this F20M was really good. And remember, MEAT IS MURDER! Tasty, tasty, murder.