Final Concert

Last night we had the final Chorus Concert of the year. It was one of the most beautiful evenings of my life. In the afternoon, I got to bake cookies with an awesome group of Chorus Council students at Lizzy's house . . . then I had just enough time to change before the concert. I was a little nervous about some of the technical aspects of the concert - putting one chorus on the stage while one was on the risers, etc . . .

But all the details came together well, and the concert was really wonderful. My husband (who always tells me the full truth) said that he's never heard any of the chorus groups sound better. What a long way we all have come! Several students spoke briefly afterward to say thank you, and that was too much for me to handle. It was the best kind of crying, though . . . tears of gratitude.

There's a song by The Flaming Lips entitled "Do You Realize??" . . . one of the lines goes, "Do you realize that happiness makes you cry?" This is true. Sometimes life is so beautiful that I can't help but cry. The reality that I could be a part of so many amazing lives . . . and the fact that we changed each other for the better along the way . . . well, it absolutely blows my mind. The ways in which you impacted me will impact the next students I work with . . . the ways in which I impacted you will impact your friends and family . . . and all the people you teach along the way. We're all teachers, you know.

All right, you know I could go on and on, so I'll stop now. But I'm sending out love to all my MRMS friends. You're AMAZING and I'm so grateful for you.