Caliente!

OK--true confession time. One of my big wishes in life is that I could be a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir...if just for a day. I know. Crazy! I have several acquaintances and two dear friends who are members of it and I feel envy every time I see them sing. The big problem is that I don't sing well enough to be in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. :( But, I do love to sing. We don't even have a ward choir at present and I miss the chance to sing. I sing in my car and in the house and stuff, but sometimes it is just fun to sing with a choir.

Well, Julia's choir teacher, Ms. Nicols-Hircock, recently put together a sort of community choir--by the name of Caliente. It was originally organized because she is taking a group of people (some current students, some former students, and some interested community members) to Italy and Austria this summer, and they will be singing in various venues as they travel and tour. But, before long the choir grew to include many who are not going to Europe. I recently joined the choir (No, I am not going to Europe) and have been practising with them for the past several weeks. Fun stuff! I have loved being a part of it. We put on a fun concert last night, singing a variety of music, including some Christmas music. The concert was the culmination of our efforts these past few weeks and it is kinda sad to see it draw to a conclusion. I will miss going to the weekly practices. Back to singing in the shower, I guess. :)

Earlene