Chapter 25: 6 Shows, a Wedding and a Funeral

I'm going to get through this, I'm going to get through this, I'm going to get through this. 6 words for 6 shows. We start our "Plaid Tidings" show this Monday and run it every night til Saturday. With all the catastrophe that has surrounded this show, it'll be a sort of Christmas miracle if we jusr survive it. It has been the source of quite a bit of stress for me. I have been putting in a lot of time and effort in order to prepare for this show and God willing (and I think only under that circumstance) we'll give a performance worthy of the Shumway name. Right after the week of the show (and actually somewhat during the week of the show) I shift gears and get right into finals. Now this I am not as worried about. Turns out when you are shooting for a B, you don't need to take as much time loading your gun. That's the story of my semester. If I am lucky I'll end the semester with three A's and two B's. The more likely outcome will be two A's and three B's. At this point as long as I pass everything I'll be Jim Dandy. Oh, I skipped the funeral part. My grandpa Arah DeVar died two days ago peacefully at home. His funeral will be the Wednesday of the week of the show, so there's no chance I'll be able to go. My Dad is going and we are recording a song to be played at his funeral so that'll be good. I am not a big fan of funerals myself. They make me think of death. Ok forging ahead to bigger and better things. The end of the week of finals I am leaving the ranks of batchellorhood and getting married. Quite the prize at the finish line of this crazy race I signed up for. I am so excited for that. I am marrying my best friend and a girl who is absolutely perfect for me. I am nervous about all the added responsibility that marriage brings but there's no turning back now (and why would I want to?) After that we leave for our honeymoon and all will be well! I'm going to get through this, I'm going to get through this, I'm going to get through this . . .