My Life at Judson in Pictures - Tango Night '09

Judson sponsored a tango band concert on October 15th. For fun, Judson students got together with MMI cadets so that we could dance with one of the songs. I've always wanted to learn different dances and this presented a great opportunity. Our dance was "Judson appropriate" and a lot of fun. So, enjoy these pictures.

Quote from At The Back of The North Wind

"Well, please, North Wind, you are so beautiful, I am quite ready to go with you."

"You must not be ready to go with everything beautiful all at once, Diamond."

"But what's beautiful can't be bad. You're not bad, North Wind?"

"No; I'm not bad. But sometimes beautiful things grow bad by doing bad, and it takes some time for their badness to spoil their beauty. So little boys may be mistaken if they go after things because they are beautiful."

"Well, I will go with you because you are beautiful and good, too."

"Ah, but there's another thing, Diamond:--What if I should look ugly without being bad--look ugly myself because I am making ugly things beautiful?--What then?"

"I don't quite understand you, North Wind. You tell me what then."

"Well, I will tell you. If you see me with my face all black, don't be frightened. If you see me flapping wings like a bat's, as big as the whole sky, don't be frightened. If you hear me raging ten times worse than Mrs. Bill, the blacksmith's wife--even if you see me looking in at people's windows like Mrs. Eve Dropper, the gardener's wife-- you must believe that I am doing my work. Nay, Diamond, if I change into a serpent or a tiger, you must not let go your hold of me, for my hand will never change in yours if you keep a good hold. If you keep a hold, you will know who I am all the time, even when you look at me and can't see me the least like the North Wind. I may look something very awful. Do you understand?"

"Quite well," said little Diamond.

"The Thinkers" =)

Summer Music Academy 2009!!! - Part 2

Bethany

Lisa, one of our counselors


Mr. Canada and Mr. Barbosa

Me and Caleb

Esther

Michael and Jasmine

Me and Riana (?)

Me and Jasmine

Me, Elizabeth and Melissa

Jasmine and Melissa

Esther

Michael

Wes and me

Playing a flute duet

Caleb and Ms. Graby

Suzanne and me

Melissa, Michael C. and me

My wonderful friends!!!!!

Summer Music Academy 2009!!! - Part 1

I spent the first two weeks of July in Florida! No, not the beach, music camp. =) I had the most amazing time, making wonderful friends, learning music and growing in many ways. I finally got myself a camera before I left, so now I can take all the pictures I want...that ended up being dangerous and I came home with tons of pics. I pulled the best ones to share with everyone. Enjoy!

Our dorms

Where we all spent most of our time

Bowling at the Sports Center in the evening (Michael)

Me and Virginia (I miss you, girl!!!!)

Virginia!

He didn't mean it! =)

The orchestra

The orchestra again

Melissa and Virginia!

Me and Esther

Group picture!

The Barbosas telling us goodbye... =(

Mrs. Barbosa and me

Our wonderful conductor, Mr. Barbosa, and me

Signing notebooks...they had to leave halfway through camp.

We had a fill-in conductor (who was also very good!)

Hector

Esther and Mr. Barbosa

Michael, Mr. Barbosa, and Melody

Held by Natalie Grant

Senior Recital Pictures

I haven't done a full length post on Maidens of Worth about my senior recital because I don't have all the photos that a friend took for me. I'll go ahead and post here the few pictures that we had on our camera and the rest will be out on MoW as soon as possible. Just to let y'all know, God bless me with a wonderful recital and I was really happy with the way it went.