That bit with the dog was amazing. It was the middle of a nice night in Jasper, very quiet, and as we were momentarily stopped everybody on the bus was either quietly stretching their legs outside or waiting to carry on. Out of nowhere this large, shaggy, friendly dog ambles onto the bus. It walked the entire aisle and back, pausing momentarily to sniff interesting things or people, then hopped off and sauntered away. Nobody said anything, but for a moment we all looked at each other and I could tell we were all thinking the same thing — “Did that actually just happen, or did I hallucinate it?” [May 16, 2012]
This year, for the Orchestra/Band trip, we’re going on a bus to South Carolina. That’s about 14 hours, if I’m correct. Normally, the idea of going on a long trip on a bus isn’t anything to bother me, but because of what I heard about the first band trip two years ago, I’m a bit worried. I think I’ll be taking a lot of iced coffee with me for the trip…