Saturday, April 28, 2012

Penn State Weekend

Several members of our handbell choir participated in the annual Nittany Valley Handbell Festival in State College on Saturday, April 14th.  Alyssa and I took the opportunity to spend the entire weekend in Happy Valley :)  We got to visit with Adam a bit and spend some time with Matt, Karlyn and kids.

Over twenty handbell choirs practiced songs all day under the direction of Hart Morris.  Later that evening, we presented a concert for the public performing all the songs we had practiced throughout the day.  It was a long day, but so much fun :)  We even had some familiar faces in the crowd...Matt and Karlyn came to see us perform.  Thanks, guys!

Working hard during our practice:


A view from the back:


This was just before the concert began:


Look how huge these chimes are:


Sheri spent the weekend with us, we had a great time:


You'd think she was the star of the show :)


Here's our group, from left to right, front to back,
June (our director), Sue, Sheri 
Bette, Sue, Barb, Alyssa, Me


Sheri, Alyssa and I slept in on Sunday, then we headed to Baby's for an early lunch before doing a bit of shopping downtown:


Sheri couldn't resist trying this burger.  You'll notice it's not your average bun:)  Yep, that's a donut!!


Apple fritter dessert:


Remember this!?!?


Look at that baby :)


Our last stop before heading home:





Our purchases:



We stopped at the Macaroni Grill in Harrisburg for dinner on our way home.  I found this sink interesting:


We took this picture for Kurt:


**I have a video of one of our songs we performed, I just need to take the time to upload it :):)




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