Just a Note...

There's a Christmas concert a-brewin' 'round here.  Last year, as many of you know, we three sisters (sounds like a song title to me) and Gabbi donned red formals, practiced (though not nearly enough), and performed some songs for a selected audience at one of the most prestigious venues in the country.

This year, we're a bit more ambitious. Our lovely piano teacher has agreed to record some music for us, and there's been rumor of a violin player. Needless to say, I'm a bit excited--so of course, I did the logical thing and put it on the internet. As we all know, thanks to Blimeycow, posting something online makes it official. 

He looks festive, doesn't he?

Here's the current song list:

Ding-Dong Merrily on High

Mary's Boy Child

Hark the Herald Angels Sing/ Joy to the World

Believe (not the TSP version. sorry, folks.)

Silent Night

Home and the Heartland

The Lord's Prayer

Carol of the Bells

Tomorrow Shall be My Dancing Day/Lord of the Dance/Gaudete!

Walking in the Air

The Prayer

A Blessing

Wexford Carol

Adeste Fideles

O Holy Night

Here is the link to my Youtube playlist for it--had a hard time finding the right version for some of them, as I'm sure you'll notice.

Oh, and this year we're adding two more things:

One is a fancy-shmancy name--Vanyalin. (It looks better in a cool Elvish font)

and the second is Emery. Thus, the concert this year might look more like this: 

Whaddya think? :)

I'm Still Here! & The Concert

Believe it or not, I really am still here...life has been kind of crazy, but I hope to start posting again on a regular basis soon...

On April 15 we went to the River Center for the Celtic Woman concert...but let me back up a bit. We (which includes Gabbi, my sisters, and myself) have been longing for "Jane Austen" dresses...and someone (I don't know who) came up with the brilliant idea of making them for the concert...

Next thing I know, we're buying patterns and fabric and chattering excitedly about ribbons and lace and hairstyles...

Unfortunately, the project kind of got put off--excuse me, postponed until the Tuesday before the concert...which meant we had five day to make four dresses. Need I say that we were rather late getting to bed all week?

Anyway, here are some pictures from the event

Our grand entrance to the River Center

(we were five minutes late and in a hurry)

Waiting outside impatiently as the music starts...

Gabbi's hair...isn't it pretty?

My hair...

Jess

Lainey

Gabbi

At Jason's Deli afterwards..

Mom managed to get a snippet of Lisa Lambe singing "Dulaman," one of my favorite songs...

:)