One Of Those Things You Won't Forget

Well, kids, I've been plunged right back into the world of schoolwork and looming deadlines for papers and such, but this weekend was a nice vacation from all that. The 30th Anniversary Wesley Weekend went off without many hitches at all, and for my part, I was delighted to have nearly everyone I knew from college (and probably 99% of the people I've known from Wesley through the years) all in town at the same time. When we all performed at 11:00 at BUMC Sunday morning with the combined alumni choir, we were definitely a force to be reckoned with. The Wesley Band's typical postlude jam was also a highlight for me, because we always turn our amps up to 11 and jam till we got nothin' left. I even accidentally sliced my finger by playing too hard, so that tells you we were pretty serious. Either that, or I'm a pretty clumsy guy.

There were some bittersweet moments, like when I realized the senior class I would be graduating with this year will actually be coming back as alums instead of Singers next year. But as Gerritt put it, it's been a great four years. I'd say we had the most fun behind our guitars during this Singers season, and it's been reflected in the music. I also think that the Singers and LaVina had started to notice our antics, so maybe it will be good to go out with a bang before they're on to us. The fun was also reflected in Coffeehouse, where my, Gerritt's, and Tom's rendition of "Bulbous Bouffant" was very warmly received.

It was great seeing all my alumni friends, having Mom and Gina and Ben back in town, and generally having the crazy feeling of being in the middle of a huge family reunion, full of cousins, aunts, and uncles that I'd seen before but didn't quite know.

Some other highlights:
-Gerritt and I having jubilant feet during "Battle Hymn Of The Republic" at 11:00 AM.
-Finally figuring out "Oh Happy Day" halfway through the intro
-Seeing Amy Mac's monkey impression one more time
-Having very few technical difficulties during all the Coffeehouse multimedia
-Not having to do any more nametags!