Easter Sunday (4/8/12)

For me, Easter Sunday started off much earlier than a usual Sunday, and rather cold.

Jonny and I arrived at the church at about 7:00. (Usually we get there at 9:10) I had to be there early because I was playing in the Sunrise Service, and so obviously had to be there to practice and such. Instead of practicing outside where we were going to have the service, we stayed inside out of the cold. You know, it's funny, I can't remember a single Easter morning that was warm.

The Sunrise service went well. There were a couple hiccups, like Matt Gerken's and my music threatening to blow off the music stand, and Nathan neglecting to tell us about those two extra verses in 'O Worship The King', but all went well. I doubt if anyone even wondered why we didn't play the first half of the last verse. (It was because we thought the song was done)

But the service was good, even if we were shivering while we stood in the courtyard listening to the message, and we enjoyed it even though our hands were a tad bit red and chapped afterwards.

Immediately following the service, there was a pancake breakfast in the fellowship hall.

Even though we ate slowly, we had the realization that a lot of time to kill before the Easter service started. An hour and a half, to be exact. 

So we hung out and talked in the Narthex. This is where all my pictures come in.

Me and Deanna (And Nick)

This was supposed to be an Angry Birds pose. I don't see it, but whatever, if it makes them happy. 

Parker and his camera (he took a LOT more pictures than I did)

Melody. I like the way the light is reflecting off of her eyes.

Kristen

Melody explaining something to Kristen using hand gestures

Abby and me

Brandon with his mismatching tie and shirt. 

Lauren and me. I like this picture.

Abby looking pretty in pink. 

Sweet Jenna Marie...isn't she so cute?? Lauren and I fight over her. Well, not really.

Lauren and Jenna

Jenna making an Ava face

Outside in the courtyard (where we did the Sunrise Service) there's this beautiful tree that was in bloom.

Me doing Kristen's hair.

You know, that was our last Easter Service EVER in this building. 

The orchestra practicing

And that, my friends, was basically my Easter morning!

( I went to the Easter Service after that, of course. I don't have pictures from that for obvious reasons)