Thanks to Stevie and Josie I now know how to get the pictures and change the background on this blog. It is taking me a while. I would still love to get a handle on how to do the title and buttons, etc but that will come in time. I am taking time during my lunch hour to write on this blog. Hasn't been too bad, I have more entries on this blog than any other journal I have tried to do. My husband just called me, as we do every day on our lunch hours, and he asked me what I was doing. I told him; "just blogging'. It sounded so weird saying it. Not sure if that is even a term while doing a blog. Oh well.
I have been "sick" for almost two months now. Fighting bronchitis/pericarditis which then spread to my lungs. It has been fun (insert sarcasm). Anyways, yesterday was a bit rough and if I talked, yawned, laughed, etc I would start coughing. So, while at church I didn't sing any of the hymns. This is a part of church I enjoy so it is hard to not sing even though I haven't been singing for several weeks. I have found the positive to not singing, you are able to hear the individuals singing around you when you aren't focusing on singing yourself. I have to tell you, I have always enjoyed listening to my husband sing but yesterday it just seemed that much sweeter. I could hear the kids behind us singing too, and the woman in the next pew. It was just a different persepective of how I was enjoying the music. I think I may need to do it more often.
It reminded me of Friday night when I was driving Ana home. I love her taste in music. She had chosen the soundtrack from the Titanic to listen to. Listening to music with her is like listening to music with my mom, they become part of the music. She was commenting on the music's movement. At one point she even said "the french horns get all the fun parts" (she plays the flute). She was telling me how one piece would be fun to play and how cool it would be to be a part of the orchestra as it does certain parts. She commented on the vibrations on the floor when the drums are going and the tympani and being surrounded by all the different instruments. She told me a story of how one boy at summer band complained because there was only going to be one performance and "what is the point". She explained that for her one performance for her is just fine, all the fun is in all the practices while they are playing and creating the music. The fun is in creating the music it doesn't matter who is listening.
I think it might have been that conversation with Ana which helped me to appreciate just listening on Sunday. I just listened to everyone creating the music around me.
Thank you Ana for helping me enjoy music a little bit differntly!
