Well, I was right, it was a long day but we survived. My wife and Anita drove all the way home while I slept. I was wasted. We arrived after 2 a.m.
We saw lots of Utopian friends and relatives, that was nice. At the beginning of the reception the top three-fourths of AHQ realized they were present and that they knew a love song as a trio. So come open mic, we marched up and warbled away on “Battleship of Love.” That was fun.
My wife and I served as servers at the reception. We were to quickly eat at the beginning, and as I sat down at a table this dude across from me said something to the effect of “Well if it isn’t Mr. Iced Tea Forever!” I of course had no clue who he was, but quickly found out it was Eugene Friesen. We had emailed before and I had been to his blog, so it was nice to make the personal acquaintance. And don’t forget, Eugene, you need to email me that link!
I will say, however, that I’m beginning to have a bone to pick with my good buddy Hans. Eugene admitted that he didn’t come around to ITF as much anymore, instead choosing to spend his time at MennoDiscuss!! Oh the disgrace!! This cannot go unrectified! I’m about to declare a full-scale assault on MD. I’m formulating a post addressing this issue head-on, look for an upcoming official recommendation from ITF.
David and Beth were the duet vocalists at the wedding and Abigail and Rachel played piano and flute. Very nice, they did a great job. Of special mention was “The Rose.” It can be pretty tricky to come up with really good duet harmony, but they knocked this one out of the park. Wow. They did some great stack changes and lead swaps and a few other things that really made this one a joy to behold.
Anyway, I’m still beat. And this week at the Den of Iniquity is looking even worse than the last. Who knows when you’ll hear from me next, but never forget that you’re in my constant thoughts and benevolent wishes.
6 Responses
November 14th, 2005 at 12:37 pm
I shall pledge my allegiance to ITF. I haven’t even checked out MennoDiscuss but I have heard good things about it.
-Kaitlyn
November 14th, 2005 at 7:41 pm
Well….what link was I supposed to send you, Tom?
Oh yes, the templates. I’ll e-mail you the link and post it here for others’ benefit, as well.
andreasviklund.com/templates
November 15th, 2005 at 6:50 pm
If you really want to assult MennoDiscuss you need to post like mad. People are always posting stuff on MD, thats what makes it so interesting…and yeah, they usually talk about more than their dentist trips…lol j/k
November 16th, 2005 at 1:39 am
Thanks for the compliment! It was fun seeing y’all again, senor.
The Baritone
November 18th, 2005 at 10:58 pm
MennoDiscuss is great stuff, I tell ya. The posters especially like the Courtship & Marriage section, and I hear there are great discussions about appropriate apparel in the Theology section. :)
See, you really don’t have to post more. You just have to sensationalize your topics. Get some radicals to flamebait a political subject. Perhaps invite guest bloggers to play devil’s advocate for a few days.
November 19th, 2005 at 11:15 pm
Hi ya there Tom! Had a few minutes break from MennoDiscuss and thought I’d see whats what at ITF.
Glad you got to hear my neices play piano and flute at the wedding there at UB.
I see you are somewhat distressed at Hans for starting MD. Ya’ll need to get on the wagon, quite a ride with all the on going topics to enter into. I see JLapp, Eugene, and Arby have already told ya about it so all I can say is give MD a whirl and join the fray. BTW, they have a section on Music too. See ya when I need a break again. {:^)