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A Luxurious Week!

December 23, 2005 at 3:31 AM

This week has been a very luxurious week, because I haven't had school and my dad has been off from work. My mom did have jury duty from 9 to 3 every day downtown, which kind of ruined things, but she's done now, much to everyone's relief. (They were a hung jury, and when the told the judge he said, "Well...it wouldn't be too hard to order dinner for you guys, and you could always come back tomorr--" "NO! That's OK!" Suddenly they were unanimous!) So I'm hoping that tomorrow our family can go to the mall and do some last-minute Christmas shopping.

I've promised to play at my church's Christmas Eve service, only because my dad is kind-of friends with the music director and he wants to do him a favor...Anyway, I don't really mind, or I wouldn't if he had decided to do what he said at first, just me and him play some Bach duo or something, but instead, me and a flutist and him are playing for every single hymn, and counting, and he's made some very complicated arrangements for us. I guess that's OK, but I was looking forward to sitting with my family. I won't complain, because I already feel guilty about not having been to church for years (not counting Easter and xmas, we always get dragged to them somehow). I stopped going the minute I was confirmed, so I always feel like a heathen whenever I see the pastor in our neighborhood.

Also today, I started playing the Beethoven Romance (the F one) and it's really gorgeous. It's not going to take forever for me to learn, and it will be good to add to my list of pieces to play at parties, etc.

Here is the picture that we put on our annual Christmas card. This year was special, because we found a photo that was taken exactly 10 years ago (that was used for our 1995 Christmas card. I was 3) so me and my sisters tried to recreate the scene, lying in the same positions and stuff. So it's like the ten-year anniversary. See if you can figure out who is who!

Caeli is the one on top. The others are clockwise from top, Judith, Rachel, and Rebecca Ann.
Cute pics! My sisters and I do that sometimes with old pictures, its always fun!
Great pictures. It's fun to see the changes, and imagine the four of you in twenty five years.

My guess: Caeli, you're at the bottom, to your left is Elektra, Lily at the top & Rebecca is on the right.

Hope you're able to get caught up in the music during the service.
Merry Christmas!

That's a great idea for a photograph. It's a pretty photo, too, because all four of you are pretty.
How do you guys know the names of Caeli's sisters, and why don't you agree on what they are? Or am I missing something?

Anyway, I don't want to venture a guess, but I'll say that it's a GREAT picture! Your parents are so lucky to have four such beautiful and talented girls.

I would guess that "Alice" is the one at the base of the circle.

Great pix! I wish I had some sisters my age. Although, I probably don't know what I'm asking for : )

I got your Christmas card, and I'm sending a card your way soon. Thanks!