After several days of beautiful weather, today was sadly cold. Here I was all dressed up for Church in a thin skirt and a light shirt, without a jacket. Zaylee was wearing a short dress and little socks. Jeff didn't wear a jacket. Luckily, I had grabbed a sweater for Zaylee, so she wasn't too cold. But it was very chilly on the way to and from Church. On the way home from Church it even started snowing a little. Yuck! Oh well, I'm sure it will warm up soon.
When we got to church and I was hanging up Zaylee's sweater, the choir director approached me and told me to sing with the choir during Sacrament meeting today. My weak protest that I didn't know the song they were singing was quickly put off by him assuring me it was just a hymn, and the first three verses were just like in the book. I was roped. It's okay, I've been meaning to go to choir for weeks, but I always forget to to go to practice. So I went up and sang with the choir. It was just the nudge I needed to actually remember and make sure to go to choir practice this evening.
So I went to choir practice. It was nice. This is a friendly ward, people say hi and everything, but no one has ever moved up past acquaintance stage. I have friendly conversations with mothers in the mother's room, or sisters I sit next to in Relief Society, but that's it. Maybe in choir we can open up more and I can form some more solid friendships.
And now I'm already well on my way to being called as the choir pianist, and acting as substitute ward organist for a few weeks while the organist is out of town. People snap you up quick when they learn you can play the piano and the organ. I'm glad. I love accompanying, and it will give me a chance to practice and improve my skills.
Anyway, it's been a nice Sabbath, a good start for the week.
3 comments:
It has GOT to warm up there SOMETIME soon!! GEESH!!
We will be enjoying a sunny 70 degrees tomorrow...
Guess who I will be thinking of... :) jk
I may as well give you my piano, I never get time to sit and play. Just kidding, Mark would kill me and I would miss it! But that's great you get to play in church, and I am glad they got you up in the choir. You know, I was thinking just now, talking to the mom's isn't enough sometimes. See if they wouldn't mind getting together to let the kids play. Step out of your comfort zone. Like with Mary Kay, only you are selling yourself. They are all just as shy as you! It took quite a while before I was this good of friends with Amanda. And she is really the only one I hang out with, although I know most of the other ladies. But it started because I offered myself for playdates and stuff. It was really hard, but so worth it. I know it's hard to start off in a new place and wonder if you'll make friends as good as the ones you left, especially when you have little ones that are in the picture. Good luck!
Glad to hear you had such a good day. Like you, I need to make more 'friends' because I'm already acquainted with most of the moms. That may have to wait a couple weeks, though.
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