Whoa Nelly! What a day! Our itinerary sure did not go quite as planned- well, actually, not at all. After waking up to heavy snowfall, we assembled at Kalona Mennonite Church to perform a slightly shorter concert. Not surprisingly, the good people of KMC are very faithful in the support of their church and Bel Canto. Many people braved the elements to come and give us a warm welcome. We gave our concert with very few mistakes- only a few voice cracks here and there. While changing, we all contemplated the idea of whether we would really be going to Madison, WI that afternoon. While returning from changing, Mitch and I were ambushed by an army of grade school boys throwing small basketballs (who were coerced into the act by Drew, of course!) The wimp that I am, I quickly ran back into our changing room to leave Mitch to fend for himself. Jason quickly chased after the boys. I didn’t see them anymore, so who knows how that ended.
We were informed that we would not be going to Wisconsin after all and that Linea’s parents were going to host us for the afternoon. After a blizzardous bus ride, we arrived at Linea’s house in Iowa City and made our way to the basement. We decided to sample some Disney classics, starting with the Lady and the Tramp. Ice Age was next, which was quite enjoyable. The rest of the afternoon was spent with a variety of activities- pool, guitar, laughter, Facebook…It was soon time for pizza (but not just any pizza- Papa Murphy’s). Linea’s parents were graciously able to find homes for all of us to stay in for the night. My evening was spent looking at old Hesston yearbooks and recent IMS ones (Yes Bradley, we even saw some of you. Apparently Bradley’s clothing of choice was a wide selection of cardigans adorned with one inch wide ties). Tomorrow we are headed to Freeman, SD to honor Bethany’s church and school with our sweet melodies. Once again, I say Whoa Nelly!
~Joel Kratzer
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