Somewhat unexpectedly, a work colleague couldn’t do a meeting in Salt Lake City so they asked me to cover for my colleague. I was so happy to do it because Lillie’s orchestra concert would coincide while I was there. I wanted to surprise her. So on the morning I would see her I texted her this picture of the Wasatch mountains and said the mountains look so beautiful to me today.
We texted and she was excited to learn I was in Utah. I was excited to see her too!! Especially to see her last concert before she leaves on her mission.
I finally caught up with her on campus later in the afternoon!!
I took her back to her apartment to get ready for the concert. She looked so pretty in her black concert dress. She has used that for all her concerts since high school.
Then it was time for the concert. I was so proud to see her name asterisked as the concertmaster and principal. She has worked so hard on perfecting her playing skills and I am proud of her. It wasn’t always her favorite thing.
And she was going to have a little solo duet
The venue looked so beautiful all decked out in Christmas!! It really filled up too!
And then when I found my seat, I was front and center in front of Lillie. That’s her empty seat since she would walk on stage as the concertmaster!!!
I was so close, I could see her every move.
A bunch of friends came to see her and I was happy to meet all of them. I will miss her concerts and violin playing for a year and a half while she is on her mission. I am so glad I was able to see this concert. I will remember it for a long time. The orchestra sounded good, they performed with high caliber, and Lillie eloquently lead the violin section as well as the entire orchestra. All of that made me so happy for her and I was reminded how lucky Kim and I are to have her!!
I hope these video clips come through so you can hear and see what I felt and saw!!
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