Lovey was in a violin competition recently and she did so well! There were so many extra rehearsals, some at 8:15 on a Saturday morning, some at night, sometimes both in the same day! All the while she had her regular weekly lesson, dance lessons, schoolwork and a bit of playtime in there too. The week of the competition was soooooo busy and it was right before my big event for the multiples group so between that and running into town 5 times that week to take her to her performances, I was going flat out!
She was in 5 different events and placed first in 4 of them, and 2nd in the other. My Uncle Ralph & Aunt Caroline provided all her competition outfits and she looked like a star at every event! They are great shoppers and have a good eye for performance wear after their own 3 kids have gone through all these competitions! Many thanks to them for the very fine wardrobe that kept my girl stylin' all week :)))
Watching Lovey play is a treat! Despite many years in the choir, I still can't read music and have trouble differentiating between some of the songs. But I know what makes my girl happy. Seeing her at the front of the room, looking so calm and prepared is amazing! When she puts that violin up to play and starts bowing across the strings, it's like we're barely even there. At one point, she was so into it and so content that she just closed her eyes and smiled her way through the piece. It is such a delight to see her enjoy her music that much.
The judges gave her really good marks on all her pieces and she did well enough that the organizers have asked her to play at the awards ceremony. Uncle Ralph says this means she's probably getting prize money as well as a participants medal. Very exciting! We haven't mentioned it to her yet just in case. I want her to be surprised :)))
I'm looking forward to the ceremony, we're so proud of her hard work!!!
Look at that smile! she obviously loved whatever song that was!!!
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