bells of bethel

today was the kick-off to bemidji's summer musician series in which various church musicians show off their talents.

bethel lutheran was first in line. and the half-hour concert over the lunch hour was the final performance of the bells of bethel (as the bell choir is known) until after labor day.

so we performed some songs today. it was fun to be able to perform several in a row as opposed to when we play one for a church service.

that was noon.

tonight we had a potluck to celebrate the end of a year. and it was so much fun to be able to sit around, talk and eat. we laughed and had a good time.

then we watched the video of our performance. which was both embarrassing and amusing.

embarrassing because we all looked grumpy or mean or bored as we were all focused and unsmiling. cause we were so intent on watching our music and not as much of looking happy.

amusing because we all looked that way. and because we were able to laugh at ourselves. like laurie who was sitting next to me as we were both cringing over how we hate watching ourselves without having some alcohol first (in a town hall where no alcohol is permitted). or how we teased some because they spent most of a song just turning pages. or being able to recognize when someone was totally off and missing notes (which we all did at one point or another).

such a fun group to be a part of. and now i don't know how i'm going to figure out the way to start my weekends. cause all year my thursday night ended with bell choir. and since friday and saturday are my days off, that means that bell choir was the official end to my week. and now without that habit, i'll be lost for a couple weeks...