23/3/09

Hmm Saturday, oh yes - I had my second ever lesson with Mr Mystery Student Julius! His technique really isn't very good but I'm beginning to tell he's very musical and possibly quite advanced so it's a shame he missed so many lessons because I think we could have got quite far by now. Oh well. Technique is important so we have to sort that first. He seems to want to keep his arms plastered to his sides like in those silly deodorant adverts they used to show on tv. Either that or he's just plain lazy! Haha. It was nice to see him again though! In the afternoon I went with the family to this fair kind of thing where there was food from countries all over the world and you could buy coupons and get a little bit of everything. As a result, lots of eating happened! We left about half 7 and I got dropped at a bar so I managed to see most of the 2nd half of the England vs. Scotland game. Well done England! Carys and Sam joined and we stayed for the Wales vs. Ireland match. Very exciting to watch! Lots of drama. Well done Ireland, sorry Carys/Wales! So that was fun.

Sunday was a busy day at home. It was the monthly West African lunch, this time at our house so in the morning there were cakes being baked and lots of things bubbling away on the stove. The tent was all set up in the garden so we spent the morning laying tables and getting everything ready - drinks, food, etc. Then people started arriving, bringing more food and the feast began! I ate lots, again. What a foodie weekend it has been! All the kids ended up in the pool, I would have sunk! All very delicious stuff. And as a result I've hardly eaten today - food overload! Haha. But it was a great afternoon with lots of fun had, even a bit of gentle dancing towards the end! The washing up got done very quickly by all the extra hands hired for the day so Siya and I put it all away in the evening and the house looked practically as good as new by the evening! Everyone totally exhausted though and sleepy from too much food. Fun day! Oh, and Happy Mothers Day to all mums! It doesn't exist out here but I explained it to my mum here and definitely liked the idea. Hope it was a lovely day for all!

So I was still full when I woke up, so decided that was the time to write out the missing parts of the cello ensemble music I found seiing as we had a rehearsal today. What a boring job it is! But at least it's done now. Couldn't have done the rehearsal without it really! Got to school at 1 for a duet rehearsal with Sam first. We've almost decided which pieces we're playing in our concert which is useful! At least now we know what to look at so putting it together should be less of a problem. Then the cello ensemble rehearsal went really well. We were minus Disan but that didn't matter too much. The pieces are pretty easy and they all read them well. Next we just need to add in some dynamics and they'll be fab! So it's looking promising! I think Sam is going to play Requiebros by Cassado for his solo piece, and I'm playing 3rd movement of Saint Saens cello concerto (hopefully!) Carys is yet to decide... Lamin (Dad) arrives home this evening I think, and Manding (Mum) is off to Dubai tomorrow. And we're off on safari for 3 days on the 1st April. So it's all go! :)