Rehearsal Camp

Rehearsal camp is over. Praise the Lord (I mean really). In all actuality, it was lots of fun. Just also lots of work and stress and exhaustion. It should also be called Boot Camp. Four days of rehearsing from 9 am to 9 pm, with two hour breaks for lunch and dinner. Now you see why it should be called boot camp.

Day one consisted of running through all the music. I mean all of it. It took the entire day to make it through all the songs. Day two was mostly solidifying the parts on several songs, trying to find which ones fit us the best. By the third day, we knew which ones we were performing for our first concert, so the rest of the week was just getting those songs locked in. The end result: 14 songs performed in concert this morning. Not bad, since this is day 5. 

We didn't really spend all our time rehearsing. Monday night Clint's family hosted us for dinner, and Thursday night Ethan's family took us in. That was really great of them. Really great for us. We came away from those nights with memories like the guacamole hot dog and the massage chair. Then there was the day when we all sang veggie tales. . . that story's probably better in person.

So basically the summary of the week is this: really hard, really fun. But let me tell you, I probably won't even touch a piano again until Sunday (if I can help it anyway).