Choir Withdrawal

I wrote this a year ago (and neglected to publish it), but it still holds true.

I'm anticipating severe choir withdrawal. I'll still be seeing some folks for bike rides and at basketball games. And then, you know, there's that girl that I'm totally into. But it's quite a high to come down off of. Having rehearsal every Wednesday totally gets me through Hump Day, ya know?

Some friends of ours hold a Twos and a Fews party to celebrate the end of the season. "Twos and a Fews" means Alto 2s and Soprano 2s (because one of them is an Alto 2 *w00t* and one of them is a Soprano 2) and some assorted guests like various choir management types, partners, and the cool kids from the Ones (as if).

Yesterday we had our last "rehearsal"-slash-retreat in which we go over the spring concert and the whole season and have ice cream and sing a couple songs for fun. But Twos and a Fews feels like the real end of the season. It's sort of a relief to have the free time, but it doesn't take long to start jonesing for the next season to start.

Related: Our director, Mary Bussman, just had a lovely write up in the paper from her hometown of Stewartville, MN (I have no idea, it's up north somewhere). Sounds like they're just as proud of her as we are. I wonder if everyone in Stewartville had a little crush on her like everyone in the choir does. It's a phase. We all get over it. She's charismatic like that.