Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence.”
- Emma Bombeck
Well, it is almost Thanksgiving. The tests all of the students at Fenn have been frantically studying for are over. Our grades for the term are locked in, and now we are all awaiting the freedom of Thanksgiving break and for the bitter cold from the Arctic circle to come swooping down breathing it's frozen breath over every tree, building, and blade of grass. In buffalo they are freezing under 75 inches of ice and snow. I remember back in fourth grade when we had over 50 inches of snow (I think). I thought that was a lot but now in buffalo they are getting hounded. When people ask what my favorite season is I rarely have an answer. I love Summer because I have time to be free and I spend a third of my time at Falling Creek Camp in North Carolina. I love Fall because of the colors and school has just started. In Winter you have snow and nice cold weather. Meanwhile in Spring you have new life, and all of the snow is melting giving water to fill in the brooks behind houses and creating flooded rivers perfect for white water rafting.
For Thanksgiving my dad's family always gathers at one his five brother's or sister's houses. I see all of my cousins there, and we do the same thing for Easter and Christmas every year. I look forward to these gatherings for they are a chance for all of us to bond and spend time together.
Another thing that the beginning of winter brings is the end of the fall drama which was The Elephant Man. Despite not having rehearsed the full play until the day before the production, we did quite well. I liked my roll as Carr Gomm; Administrator of the London Hospital. Tyler Arle did a fantastic job as Joseph Merrick and Anthony Duane had a great accent and did an excellent job as Frederick Treves.
With the end of the previous term come a new term with new arts. Drama moves on from a serious drama to a light and happy musical. Curtains will be the production and it is a musical comedy about a play within a play. The cast of Robin Hood of the West (or something like that) are all ready for the grand debut except for the lead actress (a terrible singer and performer). After the opening show terrible reviews are received and the lead actress is found murdered. A detective who has always wanted to be a performer is soon on the scene investigating the murder while meeting these famous actors and actresses he has always dreamed of speaking with.
The leaves have fallen off the trees, ice is beginning to form on lakes, ponds and streams and winter weather is on the way. Already when you get into your car in the morning you spend the first five or so minutes longing for the heat to turn on. Christmas music is on the radio spreading holiday cheer. I can't wait to see what comes with winter.
For Thanksgiving my dad's family always gathers at one his five brother's or sister's houses. I see all of my cousins there, and we do the same thing for Easter and Christmas every year. I look forward to these gatherings for they are a chance for all of us to bond and spend time together.
Another thing that the beginning of winter brings is the end of the fall drama which was The Elephant Man. Despite not having rehearsed the full play until the day before the production, we did quite well. I liked my roll as Carr Gomm; Administrator of the London Hospital. Tyler Arle did a fantastic job as Joseph Merrick and Anthony Duane had a great accent and did an excellent job as Frederick Treves.
With the end of the previous term come a new term with new arts. Drama moves on from a serious drama to a light and happy musical. Curtains will be the production and it is a musical comedy about a play within a play. The cast of Robin Hood of the West (or something like that) are all ready for the grand debut except for the lead actress (a terrible singer and performer). After the opening show terrible reviews are received and the lead actress is found murdered. A detective who has always wanted to be a performer is soon on the scene investigating the murder while meeting these famous actors and actresses he has always dreamed of speaking with.
The leaves have fallen off the trees, ice is beginning to form on lakes, ponds and streams and winter weather is on the way. Already when you get into your car in the morning you spend the first five or so minutes longing for the heat to turn on. Christmas music is on the radio spreading holiday cheer. I can't wait to see what comes with winter.
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