Godspell, My Brightest Diamond, and Forty-Two Bananas

Since Kaylee hasn't updated this for over a month, she thought she'd share just a few of the highlights of the past week or two.

First up: Halloween.
October 31st marked not only Halloween and Reformation Day, but also the birthday of Kaylee's good friend Gretchen. Turning 19, Carsten and Kaylee realized there were only two appropriate ways to celebrate: the opera and bananas. Gretchen's older sister was here visiting, so Carsten and Kaylee took them to the Grand Rapids Opera to see Carmen (a most wonderful French opera). Having acquired free tickets to the dress rehearsal via Calvin's music department, they figured they could splurge a little afterwards by treating Gretchen to an after-opera-snack at Steak-n-Shake. The delightful occasion has been documented by a Polaroid picture, currently tacked to Gretchen's wall. Unfortunately... due to lack of an accessible vehicle, Carsten and Kaylee failed to purchase their desired gift for Gretchen in a timely manner. They were forced to wait until the following weekend...
Kaylee and Carsten, after finally finding a car, drove to Meijer (the local grocery) and purchased forty-two lovely bananas. They spent the entire following day coming up with witty, Gretchen-related rhymes to write on each banana. After completing this task with the help of colorful sharpies, the bananas were stealthily hidden in Gretchen's bed. Surprise!


Next: Luke, Carsten and Godspell.
This weekend, Kaylee was ever so fortunate as to have a lovely visit from the wonderful Luke Timothy Johnson. Luke arrived around 3:00, and had a little time to explore the campus before Kaylee got out of class. She hurried out of physics with Gretchen, and went and found Luke at the Library. She brought Luke back to the dorm, and showed him around a bit. He saw her slightly untidy room, and then got to meet Carsten. Then rest of the afternoon was spent in a walking-tour of Calvin's campus, given especially by Kaylee and Carsten. Luke then took the two of them out to a wonderful dinner at Rose's, a lovely restaurant right on the lake. The three of them barely made it back to campus in time to see the Calvin Theatre's production of Godspell. Carsten slept through much of it, and Kaylee and Luke weren't extremely impressed. Godspell doesn't make it on Kaylee's list of favorite musicals.

Finally: My Brightest Diamond.
Last night, Kaylee, Gretchen, Jillie, Carsten, and some other guy squished into Chad's car, and drove down town to the Ladies' Literary Club to see My Brightest Diamond in concert. The opening band was quite annoying, however My Brightest Diamond was amazing, and a very good performer. The performance was enjoyed by all.

The weekend is almost over, and Kaylee has three tests and a quiz to look forward to this week.
That's all for now.