Grease
Yesterday (Friday) after leading staff devotions and teaching orchestra 2nd period, I went to the Stadtmusik Kandern (community band) tent at the horse show.
I helped decorate tables….
and spend the rest of the time in charge of the fries.
I felt incredibly greasy after frying up the “Pommes” all day. I quite literally went home and had a vegetable binge, which is a first for me. I ate a bunch of broccoli, then finished off the carrots, then cooked up some spinach!
Domino
After my veggie craving was satisfied, I started thinking toward the next event of the day: Fall Party. Every year, student council selects a theme for Fall Party, and everyone (students and staff alike) dress in crazy costumes according to the theme. This year, the theme was “Games.” A group of us decided to dress up as dominoes!
There were some really creative costumes…..
Twister
Operation
Mario & Princess Peach
Clue
Freiburg
Today (Saturday) I went to Freiburg to pick up some instruments for the beginning band. It was a fairly uneventful trip, which is a blessing because it means I’m getting used to driving the school car, which has a finicky clutch, on both the Autobahn and on the narrow, winding roads of Germany.
Light
This afternoon (2:00) I played at my first German wedding. It was similar to American weddings, although the bride and groom sat down during the service (which makes a lot of sense to me!), and there weren’t bridesmaids or groomsmen. Germans also wear wedding rings on their right hand instead of the left. There were a couple other differences, but some of them may have been due to the fact that this was an older couple (one already had kids).
The theme revolved around God’s Word being a lamp unto our feet and a light for our path. The groom’s small group of men presented him with a candle – he should burn it during dark times when he needs a reminder that God is always directing his path.
At the end, people handed out little candles tied to a small rolled-up piece of paper. On the paper was Psalm 119:105.
Festival
My day was not over after the wedding! I went from playing beautiful violin music in a wedding to belching out the bass line on tuba in band. I was “the one and only bass” oom-pahing in the square.
Kandern’s annual celebration of Budenfest begins with a performance in town by the band. As usual, they provided us with drinks after the mayor made a speech about the town’s festival and traditions. It was a low-key, fun way to finish the afternoon. 
