"At the end of the storm is a golden sky." ~ You'll Never Walk Alone from Carousel
The one song that has definitely summarized our musical experience this year is "You'll Never Walk Alone."
When you walk through a storm
Keep your chin up high
And don't be afraid of the dark.
At the end of the storm
Is a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of a lark.
Walk on through the wind,
Walk on through the rain,
Tho' your dreams be tossed and blown.
Walk on, walk on,
With hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone,
You'll never walk alone.
We've had sinus problems, illness, eye problems, back problems, bruised ribs, etc. Every night there was something new, but we still went on. We got through all the problems together. It was truly a wonderful and memorable experience this year.
We had our last performance of Carousel yesterday. It was wonderful. Though it was bittersweet. I'll have more time to devote to art projects now, but at the same time I'm sad it's over. I enjoy being around those people so much, especially in the atmosphere the musical provides. Also it was the last musical that Kelly will be in. She and her husband, Bob, are retiring to North Carolina. She's sort of our maternal figure of the plays. Either a mother or an aunt of some sort. Beautiful voice and she just has this presence on stage (and even off stage) that's so inspiring. I hate saying goodbyes to people I've known for a long time, yet feel like I've only just gotten to really know them. It wasn't until a few years ago that I truly started to socialize with the adults and even then I left for college and didn't get to see everyone very often. I really bonded with them through the musicals.
I'm going to miss Kelly and Bob a lot.
I hate saying goodbye to people that I've gotten so attached to. People I've gotten so used to seeing. Familiar faces. They're part of my church family and it hurts to see them go, but North Carolina is their dream retirement place, so I wish them luck and good health. Besides. It's not like it's forever. They have a kid who lives here, so they'll be around to visit every now and then. It just saddens me that I won't be able to work with them in the musicals anymore.
This is an added element to the sadness I feel over the musical ending. I enjoy being around those people so much especially during the musical. We're all working toward the same goal and having fun while doing it. It's just something... magical... and it's something I only get to experience once a year, which makes it even more important and special to me.
Though it's even harder to see it end this year because we won't be doing a musical next summer. The church has raised enough money, so the building is going to be under construction during that time, which means no musical. The cost of renting a place and buying the proper stuff for scenery just wouldn't be worth it. Plus I think Ann Marie and Andy deserve to have a summer where they can relax. Though I know everyone will miss it. Though I know it'll be really hard on me. Having the musical to come home to each summer is something that I've become comfortable with. It's a time of fellowship that I enjoy immensely and the thought of it not being there for another whole year kind of... Well... Depresses me. It's my only theatrical outlet all year. Yeah yeah I could try to get involved with stuff around Kirksville or something, but it's just not the same. I'm only comfortable with my church family. I'll just have to busy myself with lots of art projects next summer.
On a different note: I've decided to end my pottery projects this summer. I'll finish glazing what I have left, but I'm going to save whatever clay I have left for next summer. It's just too much of a hassle to deal with hourly payment and firing per piece payment thing. I just have to ask Tom if there's a proper way to store the clay so it doesn't get all gross and useless. Hell, I have at least 25 pieces or something. 5 will be a sake set, but that leaves 20 for individual sale. Well, 19. The pot with the bubbled glaze is going to be display only. However, I think that's certainly enough pottery pieces. ^^;; Besides I want to turn all my attentions to my scarves, sewing, and sculpey stuff.
Oh! I've ordered wigs. One for Nanao and I decided to get a wig that'll be close to Orihime's color. I'm still gonna dye my hair, but I don't want to attempt to match the color again. --;; I just hope the wig turns out to be the right shade. ^^;;
Bah. It's late. I need to go to bed.
Oyasuminasai, minna-san.
~Marty / Shin~
When you walk through a storm
Keep your chin up high
And don't be afraid of the dark.
At the end of the storm
Is a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of a lark.
Walk on through the wind,
Walk on through the rain,
Tho' your dreams be tossed and blown.
Walk on, walk on,
With hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone,
You'll never walk alone.
We've had sinus problems, illness, eye problems, back problems, bruised ribs, etc. Every night there was something new, but we still went on. We got through all the problems together. It was truly a wonderful and memorable experience this year.
We had our last performance of Carousel yesterday. It was wonderful. Though it was bittersweet. I'll have more time to devote to art projects now, but at the same time I'm sad it's over. I enjoy being around those people so much, especially in the atmosphere the musical provides. Also it was the last musical that Kelly will be in. She and her husband, Bob, are retiring to North Carolina. She's sort of our maternal figure of the plays. Either a mother or an aunt of some sort. Beautiful voice and she just has this presence on stage (and even off stage) that's so inspiring. I hate saying goodbyes to people I've known for a long time, yet feel like I've only just gotten to really know them. It wasn't until a few years ago that I truly started to socialize with the adults and even then I left for college and didn't get to see everyone very often. I really bonded with them through the musicals.
I'm going to miss Kelly and Bob a lot.
I hate saying goodbye to people that I've gotten so attached to. People I've gotten so used to seeing. Familiar faces. They're part of my church family and it hurts to see them go, but North Carolina is their dream retirement place, so I wish them luck and good health. Besides. It's not like it's forever. They have a kid who lives here, so they'll be around to visit every now and then. It just saddens me that I won't be able to work with them in the musicals anymore.
This is an added element to the sadness I feel over the musical ending. I enjoy being around those people so much especially during the musical. We're all working toward the same goal and having fun while doing it. It's just something... magical... and it's something I only get to experience once a year, which makes it even more important and special to me.
Though it's even harder to see it end this year because we won't be doing a musical next summer. The church has raised enough money, so the building is going to be under construction during that time, which means no musical. The cost of renting a place and buying the proper stuff for scenery just wouldn't be worth it. Plus I think Ann Marie and Andy deserve to have a summer where they can relax. Though I know everyone will miss it. Though I know it'll be really hard on me. Having the musical to come home to each summer is something that I've become comfortable with. It's a time of fellowship that I enjoy immensely and the thought of it not being there for another whole year kind of... Well... Depresses me. It's my only theatrical outlet all year. Yeah yeah I could try to get involved with stuff around Kirksville or something, but it's just not the same. I'm only comfortable with my church family. I'll just have to busy myself with lots of art projects next summer.
On a different note: I've decided to end my pottery projects this summer. I'll finish glazing what I have left, but I'm going to save whatever clay I have left for next summer. It's just too much of a hassle to deal with hourly payment and firing per piece payment thing. I just have to ask Tom if there's a proper way to store the clay so it doesn't get all gross and useless. Hell, I have at least 25 pieces or something. 5 will be a sake set, but that leaves 20 for individual sale. Well, 19. The pot with the bubbled glaze is going to be display only. However, I think that's certainly enough pottery pieces. ^^;; Besides I want to turn all my attentions to my scarves, sewing, and sculpey stuff.
Oh! I've ordered wigs. One for Nanao and I decided to get a wig that'll be close to Orihime's color. I'm still gonna dye my hair, but I don't want to attempt to match the color again. --;; I just hope the wig turns out to be the right shade. ^^;;
Bah. It's late. I need to go to bed.
Oyasuminasai, minna-san.
~Marty / Shin~