Photoshoot day

Oh my goodness, so much has happened, just in one day.  Last night Bryn got the directions to Jodi's auntie's (Dr. Penner of the music department) house and we took them and they eventually led us to the right place, but it was all on very back roads and places we had never been before.  Then, when we were there, Dr. Penner said that we could have just taken Apison Pike to their road if she had realized we lived that close to it, so we tried that on the way back and it worked out great and was a lot shorter.

This morning Bryn and I went to grad practice at the gym, which was actually a good thing to attend so that we knew all about what was supposed to happen during the weekend and especially on Sunday morning.  After that, Bryn had to rehearse with Renee for the special music for vespers tonight so I trailed along with them to the church only to find that it was nurses pinning practice there.  So we went to the music building and they practiced there.  I offered my services as a page turner and so I guess I practiced too.  Then we met up with my mum and carpooled to pick up Jodi and Cherry.  While we were driving back from getting them, my friend Julie called me and said she was almost to our apartment so we gave her instructions to get to the Greenway parking lot and we met her there and then all six of us drove downtown to Coolidge Park.  Bryn and I had brought along our grad gear and my mum took pictures of all of us riding the carousel together and then pics of Bryn and I in our grad outfits.  Once we'd used up all our tickets for the carousel, we went outside to the waterpark and played around and got pictures there too for a few minutes before heading back to Ooltewah.

We joined with the rest of our extended family and drove out to Ruth's Florists and Gifts where my mum and Bryn and I had made plans to take some family pictures.  I had asked Emily, a photography major, to take pictures for us and so that took up the next hour or so.  She took tons of pictures and I was pretty surprised that my certain members of my family were so good-natured and happy about the whole thing.  I think it was because it was a nice area to walk around and enjoy when not in pictures.  After pictures were done, we drove to the Golden Corral for supper before heading back to Collegedale/Ooltewah area and getting ready for vespers.  Jonathan's family saved us seats and the whole big group took up about two whole rows.  Bryn did great in the special music and I don't think I really messed up with the turning pages so that was good, too.  After vespers, the young people went to Hymn Sing (the last one for me ever, which is really sad to think about) and then came back to our apartment to talk and hang out until people left to go to sleep.  And now I think I'm going to go to sleep too.  I have to get up early tomorrow to get to S.S. in time.

TN photoshoot

I love having my parents around.  It means I get to procrastinate on my homework (more than usual) and go do other things that are much more fun.  Take today, for instance.  I went to my first two classes and then, instead of going straight home to write my five pages for Literary Journalism, I met my parents at the Tractor Supply store and my mum took pictures of me holding the chicks and ducklings.  It was tons of fun, except that I learned the chicks are fine with being held, but the ducklings don't enjoy it at all.  Here's an example:

Chick who likes to cuddle

Duckling who wants to be put down

I think the duck picture is also amusing because of the sign right above my head.  In the picture right before this one, the previous duckling I was holding pooped in my hand.  So I put him back in the basin and grabbed another one, who also apparently didn't enjoy being held.

Anyway, so later today, after orchestra, my mum took pictures of Jonathan and me.  That was fun too.  For your enjoyment, I've included one of those as well.

 

 After the photoshoot (and yes I know it's supposed to be two words, but I think that looks ugly, so I always spell it as one word), we met the rest of my family at the Curry Pot for Indian food and looking at pictures.  It was a great end to the day.