Well kids, I have a treat for you today; I'm going to have a short(er) post!  I know, I know...highly improbable, but I think I can do it.  Even though my life seems to get busier and busier, I'm going to leave out all that other junk that you've already heard a million times and just focus on one topic today, and that is the University Singers' formal.

Each year, the University Singers has a formal at the Elks Lodge here in Muncie.  It's hosted each year by Jan Richard, an original cast member from back in 1964.  She's like the group's eccentric aunt; we love her dearly!  This year the theme was "Color: And Lots of It!"  My role this year was that I was the DJ, which you can see below.  My date was a great friend from back home, Angela.  Dinner at Johnny Carino's started the evening for a lot of us, which wasn't the best experience by far.  Even in calling ahead, we weren't able to be seated until 7:45, giving us 45 minutes to order and eat.  Well, by the time we finally got to order, it took them over 45 minutes to get our food!  Not to mention they messed up one of the orders, so they had to start all over with him.  Nonetheless, we all finally got our food (the Chicken Parmesan panini was just delicious!) and get to the Elks almost an hour late. 

When we arrive, the student coordinator, Chelsea (one of the Cardinal 5) had organized a coloring contest to go with the theme.  All across the room were pictures and crayons.  Each person was encouraged to partake and show off their skills.  In the end, with Jan judging, the winner ended up being not a cast member, but a cast member's date!  I didn't get to see it, but I saw others that were quite good, so I can only imagine what coloring skills she has!  Shortly after that announcement, our formal King and Queen were named.  The lucky couple was Joe Young and Chelsea Schafer.  Joe is one of our guitar players.  His date, Christina, won the coloring contest.  In the end, fun was had by all and another formal can go down in the books as a great success.  As usual, I will conclude this post with several photos from the event.  I hope you enjoy!

The seniors: Tara, Myself, and Meghan!                       Derek and his date, Ashley, participate in the coloring contest.

Our Queen and King, Chelsea and Joe.                           Me playing the DJ and my sidekick Jake.

All the lovely ladies that attended formal.                                    And who can forget about the gentlemen?

And finally, Elle and myself.  I snuck away from my date to steal a dance with her!