On Mother’s Day weekend, my HAP group and I decided to go to Seasons at La Jolla for our second choir session. Cathy, the activities director, welcomed us with a big smile on her face when we arrived. Before walking inside the assisted living facility, I thought many of the residents would be too busy to attend our choir session this weekend, because of the holiday. Luckily, I was able to see a lot of familiar faces, as well as some new faces. One of the residents I did not meet last time even welcomed me by grabbing my hand and sharing a few words in French. Although I do not understand French, I could tell she was saying great things about me, because Cathy says that she only speaks French when she’s super excited! In that case, I just nodded my head and gave her a bright smile. :)
Unlike our last visit, I noticed that the walls in the dining room were decorated with colorful flowers and butterflies made out of paper and cloth. I’m not sure if these decorations were exclusively set up for Mother’s Day weekend, but I truly hope these decorations are left in place all month long, because they are really beautiful! In regards to the actual choir session, Gene, the hired music guitarist at Seasons, joined us for our second choir session. We sang the same songs as last time, and a few new songs. Some of the new songs that I enjoyed singing along to this time around were ‘All You Need is Love’ by the Beatles, ‘Let Me Call You Sweetheart’ by Bing Crosby, and ‘Over the Rainbow’ by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole. When we sang along to ‘Oh, Susanna!’ by Stephen Foster, one of the residents brought his harmonica and played along to the rhythm of the song. It sounded lovely! I can’t wait to come again next weekend!
Unlike our last visit, I noticed that the walls in the dining room were decorated with colorful flowers and butterflies made out of paper and cloth. I’m not sure if these decorations were exclusively set up for Mother’s Day weekend, but I truly hope these decorations are left in place all month long, because they are really beautiful! In regards to the actual choir session, Gene, the hired music guitarist at Seasons, joined us for our second choir session. We sang the same songs as last time, and a few new songs. Some of the new songs that I enjoyed singing along to this time around were ‘All You Need is Love’ by the Beatles, ‘Let Me Call You Sweetheart’ by Bing Crosby, and ‘Over the Rainbow’ by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole. When we sang along to ‘Oh, Susanna!’ by Stephen Foster, one of the residents brought his harmonica and played along to the rhythm of the song. It sounded lovely! I can’t wait to come again next weekend!