christmas 2006

Hi all...Sorry havn't posted in awhile...I've been away for christmas...yay a vacation (sort of)...it was so good to put away books and articles and papers and whatever else I had to do and DO NOTHING....but alas that has ended so here I am back to studying (just thought I'd take a break and tell you all about my christmas)...

Dec. 24 we played carols at marks and spencer (big english department store) and then went to paul and hillary's (deputy bandmaster) - it was really really nice...

Dec. 25 band ensemble went to the hospital to play for the patients (again really really good - we crowded around a patient and played his/her favorite carol...and if they were unconscious or nearly unconscious we kept playing until the heart rate on the monitors increased sufficiently:)

then it was back to paul and hillary's for opening of christmas presents - got loads of stuff - it was very nice...bath stuff, scarf, CHOCOLATE, etc, and a fancy hot water bottle thing (those things actually work - brilliant - am toasty warm now)...then went to a 30min. informal service at the corps followed by supper...it was a time to hang out AND celebrate christmas together - the point was that the corps is like a huge family and so everyone came together to celebrate like a family (a really LARGE family) ...I think every church should do that...

Dec. 26. Went to the selby's in grantham just in time for the boxing day hunt (where all the equestrian people go fox hunting....without actually killing the fox)...once again saw Princess diana's sister - lady Sarah...then loads of people came over and we played pictionary mania (very cool game) and watched con air (very cool movie) - then went to bed

Dec. 27...went to Skegness (the coast) east of grantham...and had a walk along the beach - it was very very cold but beautiful too and we had the two dogs with us

Dec. 28 - on....studied:(

well thats it folks...here are some pic.