Usually when I know that the end of the year is only weeks away, I compile all of my choir stats and assist Siope (fellow choir member and friend) in double-checking the information he's added to his pictograph. The pictograph highlights what the choir's done throughout the year and has become a fun tradition to look forward to.
Well, it's the end of the year....already.
At least for the Choir.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Friday that all remaining live events for the Tabernacle Choir that were scheduled for 2020 have been cancelled. Including the beloved Christmas Concert. So just like that, the choir year has ended already. The choir "train" that is typically a non-stop train that rarely even slows down not only came to a screeching halt in March, but has now been sent to the railyard where it will sit until recommissioned sometime in 2021. I guess.
None of this is a surprise really. But there's a saying "It's not over until it's over" which carries with it some hope. And it was that hope we were all holding onto. No longer though.
The other thing I was thinking about this week, choir-related, was the 2021 tour. My family and I are planning a big family trip the summer of 2021 because my son will be home from his mission to Albania/Kosovo finally and two of my kids have never really experienced Disneyland. But since we can't take that vacation anytime in June or August due to various things going on, that leaves the end of July, which is too soon after the tour is over (it would be hard to take three weeks off of work and then go back for one week, only to leave again the week after). So I just don't know if I can go. Then again, if there's no vaccine yet, the 2021 tour may just turn into a nice "if only" thought.
That's it my friends.
Until next time, God be with you.
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