So we ventur
ed to see the annual DC temple lights last weekend. We were with two other couples. One was married, and the other was on a blind date. The married girl set the single girl up with one of her friends and it actually seemed to go very well. We had Mexican food for dinner which is always fine by me, and then headed to the temple. They have concerts of some kind every night during the holiday season. This night it was an adult choir from Alexandria, VA. They were all so cheery-faced with their black turtle necks
under their festive sweaters. The music was...okay...but the best part was picking out
your favorite people to watch and let them entertain you the whole time. They used their (very decorated) music folders as props for actions in songs to add a dancing feature, and would add jovial chatter between songs to give a relaxed feel. You could just see the inside jokes oozing out of them any time the director would say something funny. They even informed us that they are going to be performing again next week
in their pajamas if we want to come. AND they they are hold auditions soon. Now, they were on pitch for the most part, but it didn't seem like you'd stand in line to audition. They did all seem happy and filled with holiday cheer, so it was fun and made for great conversation.Well the lights were of course amazing. I don't particularly love the bright fluorescent purple, but the LED lights look pretty cool. We looked at a display of Nativity sets from all over the worlds and this one from India caught seemed to stand out a little. Compare the size of the baby Jesus to the rest of the pieces. I guess the maker was a little obvious about where they want your focal point to be. It's kind of freaky. We were laughing pretty hard. Now, we'll see if this night turns this blind date into something more.
7 comments:
That's how all nativities should be. Great pics, the choir sounds fun and funny. Isn't your post title from that song on James and the Giant Peach? Ha!
Where the good is great, and the bugs are so pretty! I'd like to get my arms around a hundred or so!
I didn't know they had lights all over DC temple! That is awesome, and fun times.
Oh yes, all the latin nativities have a huge baby Jesus, and many of them have adult faces--kind of scary. Luckily, they don't actually ADD the baby until Dec. 24th at midnight.
It looks like it was a fun night! How did the blind date go?
Okay, I just have to talk like a silly art history dictionary for a minute because you touched on something I totally love - "hierarchy of scale" or the weird making of one figure much larger than those next to it to point out figural importance is a CRAZY thing in art history. I've studied some wacked out art were they do this and it always makes me laugh, so I love that nativity scene!:)
So glad you had a fun time seeing the lights and I bet it was interesting to see a blind date in progress!:)
All I can say is poor Mary if that is how big he really was! That is really funny. It looks like fun over there.
Great shots. That makes me miss KCMatronics.
Wow - Josh and Kelly getting out on an date! You guys look like you had a really good time. We got an invitation to the opening ceremony for the lights this year, and oh, how I wanted to go! Alas, we are too far away. But I'm glad you got to go enjoy it for me!
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