I Heal Your Hopes, I Feel Your Dreams, And In The Dark I Hear Your Screams

NEW TSO ALBUM IS OFFICIALLY AMAZING!
i mean, it obviously was before, but...
i mean, now i've listened to it and it's just... so... brilliant...
my favorite song is, right now, at least, Believe.
but Child of the Night is a close second. i wonder if i could sing the soprano part for it... it's two girls. i'd need an alto. but it'd be fun.
Moving on.
Concert went well. it was fun. i was supposed to be chaperoning... but... uh... hehe... yeah. that didn't happen.
instead, i stayed in the dressing room with the girls. see, i was the third group on, and my group was the first. so i walked out with them, stood there, then had to be ready to go on right after them. because the freshman girls had, like, two songs. so then i walked around to the front of the auditorium, walked in, performed, and then came back to the dressing room. i changed into my Madrigal Dinner costume, fixed my hair, fixed my makeup, helped the other girls lace up, and went out. then i rushed back, changed into my velvets, re-fixed my hair, re-fixed my makeup, and rushed out.
i do mean rushed.
see, i was still in the dressing room fixing my hair when the song i am supposed to walk out halfway through came on. so all us girls freaked out, and rushed out putting in earrings and fastening bracelets as we went. i was still shoving bobby pins into my head. and trying to put in one earring.
it was mighty humorous. and then we were sure that not all of us were out.
like, i glanced up at the screen, and i'm pretty sure i still saw people weaving through concert choir when we were supposed to be out. hehehe. not that the people in the audience would ever know.
on more serious notes.
One of my fake fathers, a man from my church named Brad, had a mild heart attack yesterday. i found out this morning. pray for him. he's really important to me. like i said, he's kind of a father to me and Danielle. he's awesome. He's at St. Vincents.
Quentin's dad's funeral is tomorrow at 2. and i'm going. because Quentin is very important to me. i wonder if he's here today. i both hope he is and hope he isn't. i hope he is so that i can see him and hug him and make sure he's okay, and i hope he isn't because he doesn't really need to be, and he doesn't need any crap today.

Today, i'm thankful for...
1) my boots. i have the most amazing hiking boots in the world. they're warm and protect my feet.
2) Brad. he's a good man, and funny, and sweet, and he treats me and Danielle like daughters. ie, we get in trouble. hehe. not really. usually. :D
3) Booker. i'm not sure if i was already thankful for him, but i am. because he's the best teddy bear ever. he and Mr. Bunny, that's Joelle's stuffed rabbit, are best friends. and he's snuggly. i like snuggly things.
4) Pastor Jim. i may have already said him, too, but he's the best pastor ever.
5) Shelby. for those of you who have EVER come to my church, that may come as a surprise to you. but it's true, i'm thankful for him. he's a good man. he may not understand girls, or have much tact, or anything like that, but he does try very hard to do interesting things with the youth group, and... like i said, he's a good man.
6) Tyler. my buddy since we were both two, three days older than me, my confident, and an all around decent guy. he cheers me up when i'm down. which is a good thing.