The Show Choir

An unwanted vacation, some obnoxious teenagers, and the impromptu performance that welcomed me back to the world.

The Embassy Suites, Waltham, Mass

There are many ways to start a story. Too many. Or at least too many ways to start this one — so I’ll do what my betters always encouraged — I’ll start in the middle.

It’s spring break and I’m staying with my husband and our two kids at an Embassy Suites in a small industrial neighborhood outside of…