In the Garden

I went to the most upbeat memorial service today. Wally Hyer, an older man from my church, was laid to rest in the cemetery in Kernville. He was such a happy man who lived such a great life. His daughter and son sang "In The Garden," and I really felt inspired by the words:
Verse 1:
I come to the garden alone,
while the dew is still on the roses.
And the voice I hear, falling on my ear,
the Son of God discloses.
Chorus:
And He walks with me,
and He talks with me,
and He tells me I am His own;
and the joy we share as we tarry there,
none other has ever known.
Verse 2:
He speaks and the sound of His voice,
is so sweet the birds hush their singing,
and the melody that He gave to me
within my heart is ringing.
Chorus
Verse 3:
I’d stay in the garden with Him
though the night around me be falling,
but He bids me go; through the voice of woe
His voice to me is calling.
Chorus

Love Is in the Air

 

My cousin Timmy married Amanda Harkey-- now Kent-- this weekend in Bakersfield, California. It was hot, but I had nothing to complain about since I wasn't wearing black! Before walking down the aisle, Amanda was dropped off by a fire truck. It was very cute! Congratulations, Tim (you'll always be Timmy to me) and Amanda!

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CliffNotes is where it's from

We headed to Cedar City, Utah a few weeks ago. We finally attended the Shakespearean Festival and had a wonderful time! We saw four plays in two days: 39 Steps, The Merchant of Venice, Great Expectations, a New Musical, and Macbeth. Alfred Hitchcock's 39 Steps is a funny play that is a blend between Alfred Hitchcock with Monty Python. Some might find it hysterical, but I was not one of them. I am not a huge Monty Python fan. Some people think those movies are hilarious, I just think they're annoying. Sure it can be funny, but not laugh-out-loud funny. The Merchant of Venice was my favorite even though I wasn't as familiar with the storyline as other Shakespeare plays. The only information I had on The Merchant of Venice was because of Stephenie Meyer and Breaking Dawn: the girl saves the day and it has a happy ending. Shakespeare was definitely politically incorrect, funny, smart, and poignant. Great Expectations, a new musical was good. I have to admit that I don't think I read this book in high school like I was supposed to. I remember seeing the two film versions though. Even after watching this musical, I still have questions about the characters. The song "Great Expectations" was probably my favorite out of all the songs. Miss Havasham was great and Pip's voice was awesome! I was a little tired of plays when we watched Macbeth. Since it was raining, we were excited that we were going inside to watch Macbeth. However, when we found out that we were no longer in the front row but in the last row, we were extremely bummed. At intermission, the rain had stopped and everyone proceeded to the amphitheater where we sat in the front row. We called it the spitter section since you could see the spit flying out of the actors'  mouths. On the down side, I jumped at every loud noise uttered on stage. The witches acted like they were having seizures; it was awesome! Lady Macbeth's transformation from adoring wife to psychotic lady was amazing! It was so cool when Macbeth and his wife's hands were covered with blood.

Since we had such a great time this year, we plan on attending the same Shakespearean Festival next year!

Joining the Circus

Today the lunchtime entertainment was performed by the Tucker Family Circus. Each members' faces were painted like clowns. Uniqua (Elle) and Pablo (Kent), struggled with stage fright while Krissy guided them over the high wire-- a blue line of tape on the floor. The next act was juggling. It took a lot of practice. It consisted of balloons and trying to keep them floating for as long as possible. My contribution to the performance was making tickets and purchasing circus music from iTunes. Of course, I was reimbursed with the $.25 admission charge. I love being entertained by my niece and nephew!

A To-Do Weekend

I've cleaned out my closet and made a to-read pile of books and a to-watch pile of movies. The piles contain books and movies that I own and have not read or watched. I have decided that I cannot go to the library until I have read the books. It hasn't worked so far, but I'm still a work in progress. I have read one book in the to-read pile and have started another one. The Kent girls watched Five People You Meet in Heaven. It was just okay. I hear the book is better.

Kent says...

The other day Elle was banging on our table during dinner. Kent said, "knock it off, Elle"

The funniest thing he says is, "where are you?"

Today he yelled, "go away, ELLE!"

The best thing he says: "Love you, Kelly!"

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Farewell My Beloved

This past weekend we traveled to San Diego to visit with family. We out to dinner and lunch with both sides of our family. Nicole caught up with her friend Sarah-- who made as each a necklace. The greatness of that weekend, however, will forever be overshadowed by the loss of my beloved blanket. Over 26 years ago, my silk blanket was sown for me by my Grandma Kent. It has traveled with me all over the United States, Europe, Caribbean, and The British Isles. My blanket along with my pillow were left at the hotel in San Diego. I hope my blanket brings as much happiness as I have had over the past 26 years with it!