After a long year of singing together, having countless bonding moments and otherwise just partying it up, it was time to say goodbye to a group of some of the best friends I've ever had.
The madrigal brethren decided that we were going to give all the ladies a little going-away/appreciation gift. So we all painted customized frames for each one of the 14 sisters, and then put this little beauty of a picture inside:
As you may be able to tell, two of us were photoshopped in. But that's ok, because it reflects the personality of the group. And it was done out of love!
One of our sopranos, who is really one of my favorite people ever, summed up the 28 of us with this:
We
are a group of crazy people who love to randomly burst into song, wear
plain white t shirts just to annoy our teacher, and sing about heart
burn. But no matter. we contain Royalty in our midst, (and not just Ms.
Riverton). We appreciate how often people say "Crazy madrigals, running
around like idiots in disco shirts and dance skirts". We sing. We dance.
We like to tour people's mansions and complain about how boring
a'cappella is. Some of us get fired from work because we are always out
singing. We are convinced one of our altos will get married first.
Carpooling is a pass-time and i think we have like, 4 honorary
madrigals. Not exactly sure what part they sing. Sometimes, WE don't
even know what part we sing. Some of us sparkle in the sun. Some of us
are only 4'11", and some/most of us are
taller. Only one of us is crazy enough to run to the Puget Sound and
back while we're on VACATION. A few of us haven't quite made it to
Mordor yet. We have a pet crocodile that sings. We give plungers and
ideal men as gifts to new comers. We play ukulele, take crazy pictures,
make people jealous, and run into large women with high mexican voices.
We have a fond love for the colors Charcoal and Lemon. What about being
recognized for all our hard work doing unmistakably ridiculous things?
The Happy Kidney Award is the highest honor. Celebrity Pictures,
One-liners, and piles of glitter.Yes, we do a lot of crazy things, but
the best thing we do is unite in song. Oh, and did i mention we're a
family? :)
This next picture was taken during the last song at our final concert. Some of us were already getting a little emotional, as you may be able to tell.
This was one of the best experience I've ever had. Not to say that there won't be other good experiences with awesome people like this, but I'll never forget these guys.
Moral of the story? Sometimes you will find opportunities or experiences that will affect your life for the better. Learn to appreciate what you have before it's gone.
