I don't have much to say but thought I'd try this new-fangled thing the kids call a blog. I have been laughing all day about something Steve said this morning when he woke up. He figured out in his sleep that the words to Gilligan's Island fit to the tune of "Ghost Riders In The Sky." I told him that that was quite a coincidence because I'd dreamed the words to I Dream Of Jeannie went to the tune of "Peter Gunn."
The Rock and Roll band Steve is in , The Phat Old Professors is playing quite a bit around town. Their next gig is at the college president's BBQ next week. He has been working with his choir on "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "I Need Somebody To Love" by Queen. They will sing with the band at their choir concert in October. I am so excited to hear it. The last time I heard those songs performed live was at the Columbus Gay Men's Chorus concert. I swear they had guys in sequined leotards riding unicycles and twirling batons. It was fabulous.
We had Jake, Kara, Joe and Karyn all here for a few days. We did a lot of fun things and I really loved having everyone together. We went to Arches National Park (a few days after one of the arches fell down) and went on a great hike. I have been keeping the wound on my shin alive ever since.
School started two weeks ago. We have the largest Freshman class ever this year at the college. It is fun to have full classes. In case I forgot to tell any of you, I got the full time job. They called to notify me the Saturday night before I had to start the next Thursday. I had just picked all the kids up at the airport and was driving through a fierce rainstorm at 10:30 pm when they called.
Dana has moved into an apartment with 4 other girls. So far so good after I went over and shoved her room mates stuff off of Dana's side of the room. It is amazing how people don't see that there are two people in a room and realize that you each get half the space. Dana is in my Intro to Dance class and has been a great student making lots of comments (the right ones - it is almost like having a plant in the audience!) I've got some pretty good dancers in my company and we are working hard on our upcoming performances.
Steve commented that our jobs, working with college students, keep us young, while killing us a little bit each day. At the beginning of each semester I get so sore - but it is good to know that there are muscles somewhere deep inside and that they are getting some exercise.
The night time temperatures are really coming down now. We are usually in the 40s each night. Tomorrow night the school is having another "star party" at the top of Ephraim Peak. We went to one when Mom was here and it was spectacular. I swear you could see every star in the universe and most of the planets too. And if that's not enough, they have cookies and hot chocolate.
We are still getting inundated with zucchini even though we have no garden this year. Are the rest of you getting lots of produce? People will leave baskets of vegetables in the lobby at church and on top of the mail boxes and people send emails at work begging people to take their zucchini. In AZ we had the same phenomenon with citrus.
Jake and Kara arrived safely in Ohio last week after a three day, twelve hours a day drive. Kara has had a few interviews for jobs. We hope they are happy and enjoying this big adventure they are on. Joe and Karyn are in an apartment in Mesa and have started school this week.
For someone who had nothing much to say, I've rambled on quite a bit.
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