June 26, 2005

350 Days and Counting

Queen Shenaynay

(If you know what the title of this post means, most likely I have hugged your neck in the past fifteen days. ;-)

The Beehive has been quiet, no?

We've been to two back-to-back singing schools in the past two weeks. Been across four state lines twice, had fun and fellowship with some of the best people on the planet, sang hymns in acapella harmony from morning til night for about fourteen days straight, and smiled til our faces almost froze into silly grins. Took more pictures than we can probably afford to develop (and may well have killed my Canon Rebel in the process). Ate entirely too much canteloupe. Was entrusted with many diverse and sundry late night secrets that I shall never tell (sorry, fellas).

;-)

I guess road tripping with a Suburban full of assorted chattering teenage girls and a wiggly 6 year old boy -- while in significant sleep deficit mode -- would not be everyone's idea of a great time, but I loved it. I love them. Even though the car windows were all the way up, I suspect that thanks to us, half of Louisiana can now sing along to the new Caedmon's Call cd (Share the Well) and whole counties in Alabama are now intimately familiar with Nickel Creek and Mark O'Connor. Mondo beyondo fun. Next year, if we get to do it again, I promise each of my passengers their very own personal stash of M&Ms, plus a respectable supply of Lime Lay's potato chips (yesss). Sharing was fun and all, but hey, life is short.

Alas, we must now start missing everybody, and all that glorious singing too. Nothing else like it on this whole insane planet. But now we're back home, back to the land of reality, and that too is good. I'm thankful that the Good Lord saw fit to give us so many of His people to love so much, and to grant us travelling grace... thankful that my home is still standing, that there's nothing waving at me inside the frig, and that my Great Scot (who stayed behind at home) is still really cute and still likes to kiss me lots.

And now the countdown starts again!

17 comments:

Mama Squirrel said...

Nice to see all the bees back!

ithchick said...

Don't forget the 14 day countdown(give or take a few hours) If you get that reference, you are no longer sleep deprived!!

Javamom said...

Welcome home, Beehive clan!

fa-so-la-la said...

You bet we get it!!!!!!!!!
I've got to learn about Heritics fast!!!!!!!!!!
(if you get that you also are no longer sleep deprived)

Lynn Bruce said...

Ithilienprincess, look at your calendar again. Boot Camp is in SEVEN days, not 14!

And for anyone who is wondering if Fa-So-La-La was making a veiled or catty reference, she was actually referring to the book by G.K. Chesterton entitled Heretics, which she promised to finish before seeing ithilien chick again. ;-)

Donna-Jean Breckenridge said...

You were missed! So glad you had such a fantastic time. Enjoying reading about your joyful noises!

X said...

glad to see everyone back on track. Hope to see at BC.

X said...

Oh, Queen Shenaynay, I hope that you realise that you have now set off a chain of events that you shall now receive something from.

Be Random,
Darkside

fa-so-la-la said...

Actually I have to read Heretics because it IS Ithillian-Princess's. I borrowed it. :-)

Anonymous said...

It was great to see you all at your "stop-through" in Jackson Sunday morning! I was so happy so see your lovely sleep-dreprived faces...it really brightened my day! Only joking...I was really excited to see you in our neck of the woods...next time you see me, Lord willing, I'll be in yours! Boot Camp, here we come! (I'll try to contain Gabe and his M&M frenzied self this time!)

ithchick said...

I'm sorry Queen, my parents are going to London in two weeks, and my dates got confused. See you in a week from tonight at the Hill. By the way, since you people are so good at humiliating other people on their birthdays at the Hill, let me tell you that Julia's birthday is the Wednesday of Bootcamp. She will be there with my mom, so we should do something to her. SSSSHHH, don't let her know.

TheHeadGirl said...

Welcome back! We missed you!

Gem said...

Where are the singing schools? Sounds like loads of fun for a singing family!!!

Lynn Bruce said...

Various Primitive Baptist churches around the country have them in the summer. I imagine some Church of Christ churches still do as well.

Gem said...

I bet they do, probably more in the Bible Belt area, not so much up here in MI. I miss those old-fashioned hymn sings they used to have. All the tiny rural churches from an area -- sometimes all over the state -- would come and just sing through the songbook.

Lynn Bruce said...

You would probably enjoy Sacred Harp singing. I don't know about MI, but there are groups in Ohio and Indiana. You can learn more at www.fasola.org.

Sometimes people host acapella hymn singings in their homes -- our family has done this, and it's always wonderful. Maybe you should introduce the state of Michigan to that idea again? ;-)

Anonymous said...

Not I, said the non-hug-ed bro-tha. :-)