01 | April | 2009 | Jenni Elyse

The first counselor in our bishopric came over tonight and extended a calling to me. Judging by the title, I’m sure you’ve guessed it’s a “piano” calling. This one scares me even more than my old calling did! I’m the new accompanist for the choir. 8O

When he asked me, I think I almost fainted. When I was the Relief Society pianist in my old ward, I knew I’d just have to play hymns in the hymnbook. Even though I was nervous, I was a little more receptive to the calling. With being the accompanist for the choir, I might have to play anything! I’m so scared! I don’t feel like I learn new songs very quickly and I get so nervous playing in front of people, especially when there’s singing involved. (Luckily, I don’t have to play for the Easter program in two weeks!)

If I still had my piano, I may feel a little better, little being the key word, because I could practice as often as and whenever I wanted. And, even though I’m going to get access to the church to practice, I don’t know how often I can go to the church since it’s used for other activities during the week.

I’m really going to have to put faith in the Lord to fulfill this calling and not have a heart attack while doing it. Wish me luck! :?

I was tagged last week by my friend Leah Marie, but I forgot to do it. I’m repenting and doing it now! :D

The rules of this tag are as follows:

Link to the person who tagged you.
Share seven things about you that people may not know already.
Tag seven people to share seven things about themselves.

I love tags and I love sharing things about myself. However, this one’s going to be difficult, even though it’s just seven things, because I’ve already shared so much on my blog. I’ll try not to repeat. ;)

This is the first time I’ve ever been consistent about losing weight. I’ve gone on “diets” before, but I always stopped doing them about a week after. I’ve been living my healthy lifestyle for nine weeks now and I’ve lost 13 pounds!
I’ve never read more than one book at a time. I think it’s cool that people can read different books at a time, but I just can’t. I like to concentrate on one story.
I went to three different elementary schools, two of them during the fifth grade. I also went to three different middle schools.
I’ve been put out by anesthesia three times. The first time was to have my wisdom teeth removed. The second was for a medical D and C. And, the third was for sinus surgery.
I’ve never listened to a book on tape/CD before. I tried to listen to The Book of Mormon once, but my mind wanders a lot so I have a hard time concentrating if I’m not doing the actual reading. (Heck, sometimes I have trouble when I’m reading too.) However, I’m going to try to listen to the Harry Potter series and the Twilight Saga since I know them so well.
I used to listen to Garth Brooks, Blackhawk, and Tim McGraw. Now, I can’t stand country and wonder what I ever “heard” in the music. (Although, I’ll admit, I do still like one song by Blackhawk–”Goodbye Says It All”–probably because it’s more pop than country and it has good harmony.)
I like to draw, but I’m not very good at it. I can look at cartoon-type drawings and copy them really well, but I’m not creative enough to come up with my own designs. When I was about 14 years old, I drew a picture of Belle from Beauty and the Beast from a picture of her on a kid’s cup. I could never get her face right. I still have the drawing and it’s still faceless.

I tag Amber, Ashley, Debbie, Christie, Jen, Kayla, and Meagan.