Life as a Vapor: Legacy

It's been waaaaay too long. Sorry about that. What can I say? LIFE happened. I know. It's horrible. Well, some great stuff has been happening. I went to Allstate Orchestra the second week of February and placed Principal Violist in the highest orchestra! Which was sort of frightening at first, but ended up being the most fun I've ever had in orchestra in my life. It's such an amazing experience to go play with the best, most talented young musicians in the state. People who love music, who have PASSION for music, and who can play incredibly well. It just makes the whole orchestra sound amazing, makes the pieces you play epic, and creates an awesome musical atmosphere. I had grown rather tired of the orchestra I play in in town, and Allstate reawakened in me my love for music. More to come about my love for music!!
The weekend after Allstate, my junior class took a field trip to the Tuskegee Airmen Field, the Tuskegee Institute, and the Voting Rights Museum in Selma. It was a very interesting field trip. I had no clue as to the great amount of people involved in the Tuskegee Airmen. Thousands of volunteers in all vocations. After we had gone through the voting rights museum, they had us walk across the Edmund Pettus bridge, just like the protesters walked across it on Bloody Sunday and the Montgomery marches so many years ago. Anyways, the photo that is now the background of my blog was taken halfway across that bridge by my friend Jacob. I love that picture. The way you can see the rays of sunlight peeking through the clouds to touch the earth makes me think of God reaching down to touch the earth. It's a glorious sight.
Well, now it's the last day of spring break. And this has been probably the best spring break I've ever spent. I got a prom dress on Tuesday!! And then a puppy on Wednesday!! The puppy is a golden retriever named Lucy. She is seven weeks old and incredibly cute!! I discovered a new restaurant, Mei Wei. It's an asian bistro, not too expensive, and VERY good. And today I discovered a new band! Arcade Fire. Their album, "The Suburbs," won album of the year at the Grammy's. I heard that on the radio and thought I'd check it out, and now as I'm listening to their indie rock album, they're growing on me. Well, here's some photos of my experiences!