Post - Cherry Tree Massacre

This past Saturday was the 42nd Annual Alumni Cherry Tree Massacre. Since I wrote a before post, I figured I would follow up on how it went.

It was very snowy... and icy... and cold. So, overall, the weather wasn't very good at all. This caused some problems. Most people that we invited didn't end up coming. It ended up being, my family, UNCLE LENNY, Aubrey's friend, two of my friends, and one of their moms. So a much smaller group than we are used to. Even though I would have LOVED to have more of our friends there, we all still had a really great time.

The show itself was really great. Along with our friends, I think three of the six groups canceled. We still had The GW Pitches, The GW Sons of Pitches, GU Superfood, and of course the Georgetown Chimes. Since there were only so many groups, one group of alums went up to perform as well.

Just like every other year, I so enjoy going to this show. Seeing a bunch of the chimes, meeting the new chimes and neos, being there with my family, listening to all the groups, everything about it is great! Each year it's always something I look forward to, and this year the experience definitely lived up to it's expectations.

I'm very happy that, even through the weather, the show still went on. From this point until next year, I will be waiting for Cherry Tree <3

Thanks for reading.
Check back soon,
Kendra <3

Pre - Cherry Tree Massacre

Tomorrow night is the 42nd Annual Alumni Cherry Tree Massacre. That is a show hosted by the Georgetown Chimes, an all male acapella group at Georgetown University. My dad was a Chime while he was in college, so we are now very involved with the chimes. My mom has been going to these shows ever since my dad was in college... That's a long time ;).

The chimes are a huge part of my life, and they have been for forever. Once a month, they have something called Chimes Night. It's a small show at a restaraunt in Georgetown called the Tombs. We really like Chimes Nights so we try to get to as many as we can.

Each year, the Chimes invite other college acapella groups to perform during the Cherry Tree Massacres. They got tons of auditions, but normally only five or six groups get invited to perform. So, only the best of the best.

For the past few years, we have been inviting a lot of our family friends to come with us to the show. We bring a lot of our friends from our pool, some neighbors, and some other close friends. Also, my cousins and aunts and uncles have come before. This year, just my Uncle Lenny is here, but he's the greatest so that's ok with me. (Although I do wish that more of my family could have come.) The first time they all came to the show, they were so impressed. So impressed, in fact, that they've continued to come every year since then.

Since our friends started to come with us, it became a tradition to host desserts at our house for everyone. That is also a really fun part of the night.

I'm very excited for this night!

I am expecting it to be a great show and a really fun night! Maybe after the show, I'll post a blog, on Monday, about how it went.

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Check back soon,
Kendra <3

Thankful

In years past, I've sometimes put this list into a poem or a song. But, it doesn't particularly matter how you say it, it's what you say...

I'm thankful for a lot of things. THE END!

Just kidding! Although that is true, I know I should give you a little more detail.

I'm thankful for my mom and dad and all the times they yell at me. Even though none of us like it when it's happening, I know it helps me in the long run. I'm thankful for my loving, insanely annoying sisters for teaching me that it's necessary to be patient and level-headed. If you would like to keep them around, that is. 

I'm thankful for my true friends that I know I can always count on. I'm thankful for all the trips we're able to take and places we visit, which I know is because my parents have worked so hard. I'm thankful that I'm able to help others, whether it's serving the homeless Thanksgiving Dinner, helping organize food at my church, or anything else I've been, and will be, able to help someone with. I'm thankful for my extended family, even though we fight and annoy each other quite a bit, we have a great time when we spend time together. I'm thankful that God has blessed my family and friends with good health and long lives. I could never write EVERYTHING I'm thankful for, so I hope this will suffice. I hope that I can continue to be thankful for these things and be thankful for much more...

I hope you had a great Thanksgiving!

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Kendra <3