Yesterday after church I drove up to Blauen, a girls’ dorm in Marzell. The dorm parents had their weekend off, so I was supporting the RAs as another adult presence at the dorm. It was a student’s birthday, so she was “creeked” after lunch. The birthday creeking at Blauen is tame compared to HBR’s terrifying birthday song and forced creeking, although the birthday girl is required to hug every other girl in the dorm once she’s wet! Nothing major was going on the rest of the afternoon, so I just relaxed in the sunshine while having conversations about faith with two of my orchestra students. What a beautiful day!