Ten minutes....

Just thought I'd throw out the fact that the new year is only ten minutes away. :) Here's to the last post of 2010! I'm sitting in the office working on my digital scrapbook, and watching Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year! Mom's organizing photos in her room, and Andrew and Dad are at a New Year's party at a friend's house. Whoo good times! Tomorrow is a new day, and a new year! So exciting! I think this year I'm going to try and lose more weight, become a harder worker and more patient, and keep working on making my voice better. :)

2011, WHAT?!

T-mines seven hours until the new year, and I'm quite in shock. I always get a little clauserphobic on New Year's, just because you have no choice in the fact that you must go into the new year.

Here are a few exciting things that have happened this year:

Disney World trip with choir, getting to sing at Disney World

Music Man

Governor's School for the Arts

Louisianna Trip with family

Going to Splash Country and Dollywood with Dad and Andrew

Super September Saturday to Gatlinburg/Smokey Mountians National Park

Tough Church retreat with my church

Being in the church under the direction of our new music director

Both Governor's School reunions

All East

Dollywood trips during Christmas season with family

Andrew's birthday trip to Wilderness Resort and Dollywood

First solo "gig" at Veteran's Day Program

White Christmas

And....here's what I look foward to next year:

Getting my permit

New School

Auditioning to perform at Dollywood

Sunday in the Park with George

New York/Washington D.C trip

More solo gigs hopefully

New choir teacher

New voice teacher hopefully

Summer break

So, I guess I have had a very full year. I'm so grateful for all of the opportunities I've been given this year. I can't wait to see what life is going to bring me next year!!

Goodbye 2010. You've been good to me, and I'll never forget you. Hello 2011, here's to you and the new decade!! Happy new year everyone!!

Day 1 of the "Cold War"

Phooey. I have a cold. I woke up two days ago with a really dry throat, and knew the worst was about to begin. Both of my parents have been sick this month, and I was SO confident that I would not get sick! But alas, I spoke too soon. Today is what I would call my first day of my, 'cold' war. Get it? COLD, war? hehe I know. It's sad. haha Here's what I've done so far to defend myself against this lovely virus, or whatever it is, in my head:

Woke up at 5 am(not by choice) and gargled warm water, blew my nose about twenty times, and ate a Hall's Vitamin C drop. Lemon flavored. Then I spent the next half hour trying to fall asleep again.

When I offically awoke at 9 am, I couldn't breathe. Again. And my throat was extremely dry. Which is my worst nightmare, because now I can barely talk, and sing. Fun. Anyways, I ate a blueberry mini bagel, a banana, and a mug of lemon tea. I sat in bed for another two hours, then drank some peppermint tea. Then I took a nice...hot....shower.

I must be crazy, but my one guilty pleasure is a really hot, really long shower. Another crazy thing: I stole my brother's Axe Shower gel and took it for my own, only because it has a ton of menthol, and when you put it on a bath poufe, it opens up your sinuses like nobody's business. And it is this intense shade of blue that I really like. hehe I also use three different shampoos, and a conditioner. Yep. I sound spoiled. But they all work for different reasons, so I kind of have to have them! One is for body, one is for shine, I'm not sure what the other one is for yet, and my conditioner is vital! I guess I wouldn't technically have to have it, but we all have things that we don't need, right? Ok now I'm really blabbing. Anyways, the shower really helped my sinuses, but at this moment I'm stuck with a really dry throat. ehh. We'll see how the rest of the week goes. :P

Oh another thing: my Aunt B.C and Uncle Matt are here from Louisianna! They got in around five yesterday, and I think today we're going to do nothing. I was going to say what we were going to do, but then I realized that we really aren't doing anything today, so that's why I put in that awkward sentence. I think tonight is my brother's basketball tournament, so we probably will go watch him do that. As for the other twelvish hours in my day, I have no idea what we're doing. We'll see!

Merry Christmas!

Goodness. Christmas really snuck up on me this year. I mean, two weeks ago I was at the last Saturday show for White Christmas, and not even thinking about Christmas. Then there was the Christmas Tree lighting at Church, which was simply magical because we got to sing while it was snowing! It was so much fun. Speaking of snow, the next day we were out of school! An then the next day we were out. And the next day(Dad and I went to see Voyage of the Dawn Treader that day, which was SO good.) By Thursday I was getting a little annoyed, because I actually wanted to get finals, gift giving, and goodbyes over with! But alas, we were out on Friday, I'm not taking finals, and I didn't get to say goodbye to anyone *sigh* oh well. Good thing for Facebook I guess! So that was last week.
This past week has been literally a weekend of sleepovers. Sunday night/Monday morning was spent at Brittaney's house, where we made sundaes, talked about anything and everything, playing pee poker(I got second place after drinking over sixty shots of water and being the second to go to the bathroom after holding my poor bladder for over 1 1/2 hours!), and falling asleep to She's the Man. Definitely what I was call a successful sleepover. The next day(Tuesday) consisted of music lessons with Mrs. Syder, and sleep recovery from the night before. On Wednesday I left at 9 am for Knoxville to hitch a ride with Laura to Nashville for my second Governor's School reunion! We arrived at David's house at about 6:00, and were greeted by Savannah and David. Many hugs ensued of course. After everyone else arrived, we ate a fabulous dinner cooked by David's "gourmet" chef of a Dad, took a ton of pictures of us dressed up in our finest, and played some hilarious games, thanks to Staci's genius creativity. Poor David and Savannah. Let's just say that using panti hose, balloons, and ribbon makes quite the hilarious reindeer costume. Then we changed into our PJ's, and played Dirty Santa. After practically paying JJ to trade my Obama chia head for his caramel popcorn, I ended with the edible gift. Of course. Better than the silly bands I guess! At about 1 am, I passed out in the comfy chair, while everyone else stayed to 5:30. Of course. I'm pretty pathetic when it comes to all-nighters. But it's OK I guess. That morning(Thursday) we chowed down on David's Dad's Mickey Mouse pancakes and cranberry juice. OH NOM NOM. We chilled in David's room and listed to music while digesting our breakfast, before getting out of our pajamas and preparing for an outing to explore where David lives. I must say, my friends are really great drivers. I hope I can be that good....once I get my permit. :P Anyways, we ended up eating lunch at P.F Changs, which was simply delightful. I've never eaten that much soup in my life! When we arrived back at David's house, JJ and Miranda left, and Laura and I were left to wait for Laura's Dad to take us back to Knoxville. It was sad saying goodbye to David. But after a three hour drive back to Knoxville, and an hour drive east, I was home! And very sleepy. Friday(Christmas Eve!) consisted of sleeping, chilling, and the Candlelight service at church. That was probably the highlight of my Christmas. Seeing all of those people hold up their candles during 'Silent Night' was very moving. And singing the high notes in 'O Holy Night' was so much fun. Definitely a successful service. And I got to open two presents that night! Mom and Dad got me a personalized Tervis Tumbler, and black slippers(which I'm wearing right now. SO SOFT.) After watching the Holiday with Mom and Dad, I went to sleep. Which leads me to:
Christmas Morning!
I awoke at 5 am, to look at what I recieved from good 'ole Kris Kringle, and saw:
A keyboard, a HP laptop, George Bush's autobiography, some professional grade shampoo, two Trollbeads(which are on backorder, so I'll get them in January), a scarf and some socks, my new school uniforms(lovely.), a purple peacoat, and a few other little things. I didn't get a lot of things on my list, but I've recieved many things throughout the year, so I'm throughly grateful. I'm trying not to take anything for granted, because knowing God, if you let material things get in the way of your relationship with him, he'll take it all away. So I'm definitely going to put him first always. :) After picture taking and gift opening, I went back to bed, then chilled until dinner. My Mom is the BEST. We ate turkey w/ dressing, mashed potatoes(homemade!!), peas, and topped it off with pumkin pie. So. Good. And that brings me to now. I'm sitting in the basement with my new laptop, waiting for Andrew to come back down and play modern warefare on his new "kinect" X Box 360, and maybe turn on First Baptist's Living Christmas tree pre recorded on TV. At this moment, life is good. :)
Next week my Aunt B.C and Uncle Matt will be coming in from Louisianna and staying with us for a few days. A Dollywood trip will definitely happen during next week. And then next Sunday, I move into my dorm at TKA! So exciting!
Well, that's all for now. I'm going to play around with my new laptop some more, and watch Dad and Andrew jump around in from of he Kinect. Merry Christmas everyone! :)

Snow! Or not. Maybe a little? Please?

*sigh* Why is it that the last full week of school is feeling like the longest? This morning we had a one hour snow delay(no complaints there!), though it made the entire school day feel excruciatingly long.(especially chemistry. Though that class always has the illusion of never ending, so nothing new there). Even choir is starting to feel a little tedious, seeing as I won't be in the choir next semester, so everything we're currenting working on I will not get to perform, or even completely learn. And, I'm not alowed to sight sing or do sight rythms, because apparently the whole class relies on me. Wonderful. Anyways, I was very happy to leave the school and come home.
Thank goodness I had a bright spot in my day. Music lessons were exceptionally fun today. I didn't do any piano today, but worked on my violin pieces that I will be playing Friday for the ensemble recital at the nursing home. It's so much fun to 'jam' with Mrs. Snyder, especially when I actually know the pieces well!(for the most part that is. hehe) Mom said that I will most likely have to quit music lessons when I change schools next semester, which depresses me. I'm really starting to get into the violin, and I really enjoy working with Mrs. Snyder. So having to quit would be really saddening. I'm hoping everything works out so that I can keep taking piano and violin lessons!
Ok I better go. I'm getting sleepy, and I want to get a decent night's sleep tonight. AND...it's snowing! Not a blizzard of course, but it's better than nothing! Goodnight!

Last night of November, last Christmas Concert

Tonight was my school's Christmas concert. It actually went really well! I was surprised. LOL I have a feeling I'm going to be missed next semester so that makes me happy that I've left a little bit of an impact on my choir friends.
Goodness I can't believe tomorrow is December 1st. Blows my mind! I really need to start making my Christmas presents!
This weekend is going to be crazy! I have:
Ensemble practice
White Christmas(second weekend!)
Church choir Christmas specials
and studying for finals. Oh joy.
So I probably better get back to my chemistry studying. UGH. If I hear Mrs. Stansberry say that we're going to do anything with moles again, I'll scream! Thank goodness I only have two weeks left until I'm out of there!
Goodnight!

Woah Thanksgiving!

I can't believe it's Thanksgiving! I honestly feel like I should still be riding water rides at Dollywood, and wearing shorts. But alas, time does fly. Goodness that's an understatement!
I went to All East last weekend. It was a ton of fun. I finally memorized my Russian! Our director was so cool. She was super nice and made everyone want to do their best, and put all of their energy into the performence. Oh, I got to see a portion of my Governor's School family too. :) And sing with them! That was kind of the highlight of the weekend. Of course if you don't count seeing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. :D The only sad part about the weekend was that I found out that I did not make All State. I'm pretty sure I'm the only one out of my GSFTA family that did not make it. :( Oh well, there's always next year I guess. :)
I only have two more weeks of school, and that makes me SO HAPPY! No more science, no more math, and no more public school! :D
This week has been crazy. I'm working tech for White Christmas(which opens this Friday!), and let me tell you, it's intense. I've never been involved with a production that had this much set and props! It's almost too much. But I'm under great leadership, and I get to add another show under my belt, so that makes it bearable. :)
Well, I guess that's all. Mom's in the kitchen cooking for tonight's Thanksgiving dinner, Dad's finishing putting up the Christmas lights, and I'm about to do....something. I'm not sure yet. hehe I have to option of: reading, practicing my piano music, make some necklaces for Christmas gifts, take a nap, help Mom in the kitchen, clean my room, organize the bathroom, the list goes on. I think I'll see what Mom wants me to do! Having a second opinion is always great. :)
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope you count your blessings one by one, and see what God has done! Oh, and don't eat TOO much, because as my Weight Watcher's teacher said, "Gobble Gobble makes you Wobble Wobble" LOL!

I'm having trouble containing my excitement.

Ok. This week has been pretty amazing. If you exclude everything that has happened at school of course.
Last Wednesday I sang my heart out at the Veteran's Day program. My first "big" solo gig! It was so much fun. The compliments I recieved from high ranking military officers and TVA employees absolutely touched my heart. And I thank Andrea Duncan so much for working with me, putting together a medley, and accompianing me. She is one of the kindest and godliest women I've ever met. I strive to be like that. But anyways, it was an amazing day, and I will definitely look back on that day as a milestone in my future career. :)
2nd good thing: Dad took me to Dollywood on Saturday! OHMYGOODNESSILOVEDOLLYWOODSOMUCH.
And it's the Christmas Season!
:D :D :D :D :D *happy dance*
Oh, and you wanna know a little secret? I'm going to audition in January to be a performer there! That is, I hope I will! You have to be 17 to work there, and you kinda have to not have school on a daily basis, but I'm not going to let that stand in my way!
So we'll see how that goes. hehe
That is all for now. School sucks(as usual), White Christmas opens next Friday(I'm working backstage, so I'll start going to rehearsals tomorrow), and All East is on Thursday!
I'm pretty excited about All East. I really want to see my Governor's School friends! I miss them dearly. They are my second family, remember? Anyways, that'll be great.
Oh, and four more weeks until Christmas Break! I know, as torturous as it's been, it's really flown by!
I'm feeling so much excitement and hope for the near future, it's going to be so great!

Back to the Future: The Weekend

What have I done this weekend?

Pretty much nothing.

Friday I did NOTHING.(except for staring at the television for an hour during Sanctuary, which I really enjoyed] Amanda Tapping is my FAVORITE!)

Saturday was a movie day.

I woke up with My Girl

Ate lunch with Ever After

And spent the rest of the day(3:30-11:00) watching the Back to the Future trilogy.

I don't think I've ever had this much time on my hands(and this will probably never happen again BTW)

BEST. MOVIES. EVER.

Michael J. Fox I love you!!!! You're a cutie ;)

I want your hover board. And your plaid shirt.

I wish I had a friendship like Marty and the Doc's.

The novel version of the movies shall most definitely be on my Christmas list...

along with electronic candles. And other things I can't think of.

Sunday(that's today) I went to church.

Can I just say that if there's one person I'm throughly grateful for right now, it's Andrea Duncan.

I've never met a nicer person in my life. Seriously!

She's accompianing me/arranging a medley for a veteran's program I'm singing for this Wednesday.

I REALLY loved the medley that she put together, she's so patient, and nice to do this on such short notice. We rehearsed in between services today, and she gave me advice on parts of the song that I never would of thought of. And Tuesday we're going to rehearse again. I'm so excited! My first big solo "gig".

Very nervewracking. hehe.

I'm not nervous now, but once I see the facility, and once it hits me that I'm singing ALONE, and I don't even have a director.....yeah. No pressure.

I'm praying VERY HARD that I do alright.

Anyways, that's kind of what my week looks like.

Along with music lessons, math tutoring, and the occasional Zumba class.

I know, I have nothing in my schedule right now, it's crazy!

I'm having trouble comprehending it myself, to be honest.

Though in about a week or so I'll be up at the theatre every day(*happy dance*) since I'll be working backstage for White Christmas! Yay!

But anyways...

Mom's probably going to yell at me any second now to go study chemistry.

UGH I DESPISE CHEMISTRY WITH EVERY FIBER OF MY BEING!

I'd rather go listen to the Back to the Future soundtrack.....which I downloaded today.

For some reason I've recently developed a fetish for 80/90's movies..

My Girl, The Shining, Back to the Future, Alien, what's next?

awwww :)

The last thing Marty saw before leaving 1885 was Clara being saved by the Doc and them floating away happily on the pink hoverboard. :)

It made me sad when I first saw it, and it looked like he was never going to see the Doc again, after the Time Machine gets destroyed. :(

But then he comes back! Yay!

And then it's over. No fourth movie :(

Ok I'll shutup now.

Oh guess what? It's 7:50, and it's been dark for a whole hour!

I don't know whether I like this time change thing or not. Oh well.

*tear* Michael J. Fox is in tears.

But he finds his girlfriend again! Yay!

SHUTTING UP NOW.

I can't believe that the sun set at 8:15 back at the end of August, and in November the sun set at 5:50.

Not cool.

Oh, and you know what else? It's didn't get above 40 degrees outside!!!

I am not pleased.

I MISS SUMMER.

And wearing short.

Though I get to wear my peacoat, yay! :D

Ok, I better go. I hate that I don't update often, but I'm just busy. More like, I don't have a chance to get on the computer often.

He's back, Doc's back! with his TRAIN time machine! Happy Dance! And it has stained glass windows. Very classy. I love the picture he gave Marty, so sweet!

Did I mention I wish I had a friendship like that? One where you're closer than family? It must be nice.

Ok it's over. And the movie is Still an epic WIN.

Ok I'm getting off now, for real!

Though I have to say one more thing: I'm very proud of my best friend Elizabeth Thompson, for finishing her opening weekend for Dracula in Iowa. I miss her :( But she's doing really well, and I'm about to change schools too, so I'm really happy for her! I just hope I can see her during Christmas break or something.

Ok, seriously now, Pirates of the Caribbean is on, so I'm going to get off because I KNOW Mom'll want to study chemistry. Oh. Joy.

Goodnight! :)

Random post full of excitement and hopefullness :)

This weekend has been amazing! I guess I'll start from the beginning :)
Friday: For one thing, I got to leave school early, which is a highlight in itself. But where I left to go to made it even better. I was on my way to a broadway workshop, with Sutton Foster!!! Oh my goodness she's amazing. And she is so down to earth, I felt like we could of been such good friends! To be honest I wasn't entirely impressed with anyone who sang for her, but I enjoyed learning from the critique she gave them. One of the big things I learned was that in a solo concert setting, you should keep your movements subtle and to a minimum, instead of in a show setting where you're expressive with movement. It was cool to see her apply the things she taught in the workshop in her concert that night. And then after the concert, my amazing parents bought me her CD! I got it signed and was able to talk to her for a few seconds, and get a picture with her. It was a great night :) Oh, and Friday night was the season 3 premiere for Sanctuary, which is one of my absolute favorite shows! I'm proud to be a scifi geek!
Saturday was eventful as well. We were invited to visit with my Mom's cousin James, and his wife Martha. Let me tell you, they live in the MIDDLE OF NOWHERE! It was like were in the Witness Protection Society. Anyways, after we survived driving down their grassy driveway(which James said would test our religious faith. LOL!) we finally made it to their house. Their house is so cute. Margeret has a room that she uses for her hobby of weaving(I know, weaving!), and their house has a very old fashioned homey feel. They don't have a TV, so it was VERY quiet! Almost too quiet. But for the day, it was alright. Their vegetarians(so cool!), so we ate sandwiches made out of homemade bread that they made themselves, organic cheese, and lettuce. We also ate pickled vegetables(which I love!) and this homemade vegetable soup that Margeret made. Oh my goodness it was so great. After eating and talking, we went out for a hike on their property. They have ninety acres of beautiful forest, and they have a little hiking trail that they walk their dog on. It was beautiful. I couldn't stop taking pictures! The leaves were just beginning to change, so it was just..amazing. Though the trail was really steep, I survived!(thank you Zumba classes) After we survived hiking, and we all made it down the hill, we came inside and looked at old family pictures. James made coffee, but he and Mom got so engrossed in the pictures, we all forgot about it! It was alright though, looking at pictures was definitely better than coffee. Though when we finally remembered about the coffee, we all sat down and ate Margeret's sour cherry pie(which was the BEST fruit pie I've ever eaten, honest!) and drank the coffee. After much talking, the sun started to set, which signaled that it was time for us to head home. We went outside, said our goodbyes, and set off towards home. It was a really great visit overall :) For just meeting them, they are really cool! Who knew Mom had cousins? I guess I didn't, shame on me!
And then there was Sunday: My King's academy orientation. Best. Day. Ever. I met all of the High School teachers, I got to tour the school, and I got to eat lunch in the cafeteria before touring the dorms! It was great. And I got to meet the band and art teachers, and see Mrs. Thomas(which made my day) again. It's so nice to know that I can look foward to being with a choir teacher who I can share a mutual respect with, and who will be my mentor and friend. She said that she couldn't wait for me to be in her choir! Me! Mrs. Bowen really couldn't care less, if you ask me. Goodness if she ever saw my blog I would be dead. But you know what? I'm not afraid of her anymore. In 7(yes, Seven!!!) weeks, I'll be away from her from good. And I won't even turn back. OH MY GOODNESS I'M SO EXCITED!!! I didn't want to go home when the orientation was over. Oh, and guess what? I got a 7 out of 9 on my intelligence test(with 5 being the average score). :D There is a brain in my head! And a pretty smart one, too! Ahh it'll be so refreshing to be taught under teachers who will treat me as an equal and appreciate me for who I am, and not as just another student.

Thursday, we meet again....

AGH I'm so sleepy. And pathetic. I didn't even finish my Algebra II homework last night. I just kind of fell asleep with it next to my bed. I know, pathetic. But anyways, it's Thursday morning, and I'm dreading school. Though what else is new?
I haven't learned a thing in chemistry, because she likes to rant about her lack of technology.
I've learned a lot in U.S History, but the teacher's too happy and overly animated personality scares me at times.
There's an average of 6-8 kids sleeping on a typical day. Those kids run around and play nerf football while climbing out of the windows when the teacher's not there.
We're FINALLY getting somewhere in choir, now that the teacher's figured out how lazy everyone's become and how much we suck.
So yeah, that's my typical school day. Sounds like fun, right?
Oh I just remembered I have something awesome to tell you!!
Guess what I did on Sunday?
Just guess!
I went to Madame Butterfly with Dad!!!
It was. Amazing. They brought in from Korea their Butterfly, and their Suzuki was from Japan. They were my favorites. The emotions potrayed on their faces could be seen and understood all the way up to the top row. And their voice. OH MY GOODNESS YOU SHOULD OF BEEN THERE THEY WERE INCREDIBLE! I strive to have a voice as trained as theirs one day. It was amazing. The only thing I wasn't impressed with was their Pinkerton. His voice wasn't as strong as the other tenors, and for an opera singer, his space was more Tennesseish than Italian. Though I have to hand it to him, his Italian was beautiful, so I guess that's why he wasn't as loud: it's not easy to spit out all of that Italian! But anyways, Madame Butterfly is a beautiful opera, and I'm so glad I got to go see it with my Dad! :)
Ok I gotta go. It's 7:00 and I better get ready or else I'll face the wrath of my mother, who does not get enough sleep(thanks to me and my brother hehe we're really pathetic)
But yeah, I gotta go! Hopefully I'll get better with posting.(one day!)

Goodbye, 15. Hello 16!

Whoo. Guess who's going to be 16 tomorrow?
Me!
I'm very excited.
I felt like I needed to share a few thoughts regarding my reflections of the past year...
haha not! I just liked how that sounded.
Seriously though, I can't believe I'm going to be 16. Goodness my life has flown by so far! Though I'm so excited for what this new chapter in my life is going to bring. I hope:
I lose ten pounds. PLEASE?
To become a better singer, actress, and dancer.
Become closer to the friends that I need to be closer to me.
To get my driver's license! Or at least my permit!
To become a better student. Kind of.
I just hope that this year is as good as the last, if not better! I'm so thankful to have the friends that I have, the talents that I have, my family, I'm just thankful for EVERYTHING!
And I can't wait for my family birthday part tomorrow :D
So goodbye, 15. It's been fun. I'll never forget you. And hello 16! I hope we have a great ride this year, and that this year is very memorable!
See ya tomorrow, when I'm 16 years old!

Pfew!

THE GLEE PREMIERE IS ON!
And I'm updating you on the last two weeks in between reading chemistry, and commercials. :)
Ok it's a commercial!
These last two weeks have been crazy. Two weeks ago I toured a private school about an hour away from where I live, and I absolutely fell in love with it. And the choir teacher. She was so...nice. Definitely what I was looking for in a mentor. And the school is beautiful, it's really old, and it has an amazing view of the mountians! Well, after much praying and lots of discussing, my family and I have decided that I will be transferring there next semester! This means no more:
Mrs. Bowen!!
imature peers.
Disguisting bathrooms, classrooms, and auditorium.
Feeling of not belonging.
Did I mention imature peers?
Anyways, I'm so excited. I feel like I'm going to be so much happier there :)
Sorry, I'm feeling ADD. Another commercial break!
Let me think...what else have I done? Oh! My super September Saturday!
Ever year my parents take me on vacation for my birthday, and that's what we call it!
This year we rented a cabin up in the Smokey Mountians. The name of the cabin was "Heavenly View", and it sure lived up to it's name! The view was breathtaking. And we had an air hockey table, and a hot tub, and rocking chairs on the porch! And that night, I cuddled up on the couch with my family and watched Back to the Future, and you could see the full moon through the top window! It was amazing. I wish we could of stayed there for more than just one night. The beds were so comfortable! And I got up at 7 am, just to watch the sunrise over the mountians. It made me smile so much. That morning Dad made sausage and eggs in our cabin kitchen, and we had a family meal in the cabin! Then we had to leave. Sadness.
After we left, we drove to the outskirts of Gatlinburg, where there was an entire community of artists! There were stores after stores of paintings, jewelry, and these GORGEOUS copper sculptures! I really wanted to get one, but they were so stinkin expensive. A beautiful carved rose was ten dollars. Oh well. Anyways, we looked around for about an hour and then went on our merry way. After getting back on the road, we drove up to the National Park. Even though we live so close to Great Smokey Mountians National Park, we've never been before! So this new view of the mountians was absolutely incredible and breathtaking at every turn. And I mean turn literally, the drive was steep! But we finally made it to Clingman's Dome, where we hiked to to top of the mountian to get to the lookout tower. The climb was...intense. I've never walked a path that steep. And because of the thin air, I kept running out of breath, and we had to stop a lot. But once we got to the top, it was so worth it. I can't even describe the view to you. Let me just say, God is very creative. I've never known a better artist! After taking tons of pictures(to prove we made it to the top!) we headed back to the car, and drove for the Chimney's. We parked at this picnic spot Mom had been to before, and found a creek that was just telling us to play in it! I took off my shoes, Andrew put on his bathing suit, and Dad....he just jumped right in! After slipping a couple of times, taking a huge leap over some rapids, and discovering some cute crawfish, we were exausted!(and I was sore!) We were ready to go home. We said goodbye to the park, headed back to Pigeon Forge, stopped at Popeye's and Sonic for dinner(of course.) and made it home in time to study chemistry.(not by choice of course) It was an amazing weekend :)
Glee's offically been over for 45 minutes, and now I'm watching the results show on Dancing with the Stars.
Oh and another thing: Guess who's going to be 16 this Friday? Me! I'm pretty excited :) Though I really like being fifteen. Am I too young to say that I don't like getting older? I'm perfectly content being a youthful teenager who acts like an adult, can't I stay like this? Though to be honest, I say this every year. And I'll probably love being 16 as much as I LOVED being 15. *sigh* What am I going to say when I'm twenty? Thirty? FOURTY? AGH Life is going by so fast, I feel so old! haha
I better go, Mom's going to bang on my door at any moment and yell at for me for locking it. But hey, if I didn't lock it, I'd never have a chance to post!
Oh and another thing? It's going to be in the nineties on my birthday, I'm so excited! I've never had a summer birthday before. Thanks Mom, for having my birthday TWO days after the last day of summer! haha :)

Wow. I'm pathetic with entries :/

Sorry I haven't been on for a while. These first four weeks of school have been pretty intense. Oh, this Labor Day Weekend was AMAZING. Three words:Governor's School Reunion!!!! It was amazing. Here's a brief overview.

Riding with Mom and Dad to Tori's

Riding with Tori, Laura, and Tori's parents to Miranda's in Nashville

Getting smothered with hugs by everyone who was there!

Singing, eating, and watching the Opera Finale DVD. Can I just reemphasize how much I freakin' miss that class? You just have no idea. I cry every time I think about Governor's School. That subject will be saved for another post

Hair Straightening by the ever fabulous David Keck. Look him up on Youtube. He's a star.

Stargazing on the golf course. Favorite moment of the night.

Waking up three times in the middle of the night to hear tons of talking and spastic laughter. You'd just have to be there.

Doughnuts for breakfast! oh nom nom.

Watching the majority of people slowly leave :(

Zaxby's for lunch! I know we were being fatties. haha

Waiting for Laura's Mom to pick Laura, me and Tori up on the front porch.

Saying goodbye to Miranda and the Bostons.

Three hour car trip to Tori's

Saying goodbye to Tori :(

Hour trip home.

SLEEP.

That's pretty much a condensed telling of my trip and the reunion. I love them all so much. I'm not as sad now, because I feel pretty confident that we'll all see each other againn :)

Signing out now! Oh I almost forgot, I auditioned for White Christmas last night. Just thought I'd throw that out there :)

Goodnight!

Somebody hasn't been posting in a while. hehe Oops.

So....I've been pretty busy. A lot has happened since I last posted. Here's a list.(because you know how I LOVE lists.)

School has started. UGH. Though it's not too bad. Here's my schedule:

Chemistry. My teacher is crazy, and I haven't learned anything. She's alright as a person though.

U.S History. My teacher is pretty great. She loves "big letters and pretty colors" Yay!

Lunch with Mrs. Hall. Highlight of my day.

Algebra II. The teacher is actually making me enjoy that class. A little. haha Big accomplishement.

Choir. UGH. Don't get me started. I am grateful to have a class where I don't do anythign though..

My grandfather past away...

He was 97. You know, I think he's happier in heaven, where he doesn't have constant doctors appointments, and medicine to take, and he can be with my Grandmother and all of his family up there. So yes, I am very sad, but I think our loss will bring my family closer.

I started tap class again. No ballet though.

I've had a ton of homework. Oh joy.
Once again, I'm terrible at posting and writing on my blog. This is two weeks later, so I just thought I'd end it here. hehe Sorry :P

Why have I invested three years of friendship into a friend that's just going to forget about me when I'm gone?

That's how I feel. Not because she's moving, not because I tend to make myself the "third wheel", it's just because I've finally realized that our friendship is pretty much one sided. And I guess in her case I understand. She's moved around her whole life, so when she does make friends, she doesn't grow too attached to them because she's afraid of moving, leaving, and having to make a new set of friends. She's constantly uprooted, so it's impossible to have a real home. Except for her family. Her Mom is her best friend, and her family is her real home.
Bull. Sure I've never been in that situation before, but you can have best friends besides your Mom, they're in a totally different species of best friend! Maybe I'm being selfish, but why is everything that I do for her not returned? That's not exactly the best way of wording it, but that's kind of a general way of saying it. Why do I feel that the friendship is one sided? I mean, I constantly have to make an effort to get something out of her, and the more I look back, the more I realize that it's ME that's pushing through the hallway to get her attention so that I can stop and say something, never HER. You know what I mean?
IT'S SO FREAKIN' FRUSTRATING!!
I feel like she's played the game of best friend, just going along with it, but I'm having so much trouble believing her. She's never told me that I'm her best friend, so does that mean that she really doesn't care about me as much as I do her? I think of her as a stinkin' sister, I've always seen her as a sister I never had. And yet I feel like it's not returned.
Let me just say that I can so relate to Mr. Cellophane.
She talks to everyone else so easily, but why not me? I just feel like I'm this annoying fly that has buzzed around her for the past three years, and she's been trying to gently spray bug poison on me, but I just haven't seen it because I was too busy buzzing.
I really don't think she'll miss me when I'm gone. She'll just move, keep in contact with Abbie, and Preston, and James, and Mary(and Hannah), and maybe Ryan. But me? Nah. I'm not worth the effort. I'm not popular like everyone else. Sure, they like me, but they probably wouldn't want to be in a room alone with me.
It makes me sad. I wanted to finish high school with her. I've always wanted that "partner in crime". You know, the one you can always count on? The one that you share a lifetime of memories with? But I guess I've been fooled. How silly of me.
Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe...I'm just making this all up and my tendency to over analyze everything is getting the better of me? Maybe my low self esteem is getting to me.
Never mind. I don't have low self esteem.
I just wish I could get a sign from her that I'm NOT making this up.
But somehow I have the feeling that I'm not going to get it.
Oh well. "I guess I'll move on, find other friends just as good, and forget about it"
FAT. CHANCE.
I hope I'm not just imagining this. I hope I'm not trusting our friendship enough at the time because of our lack our contact since Governor's School.
I hope I'm wrong.

Long week, good week, frustrating week, second to last week.

It's been a long week. But what else is knew. Though for summer break, it is a little weird to feel this way. Because HEY, anything is better than school!

.....I just realized that I don't really feel like talking. I just went on an hour walk with Mom, and I'm sleepy. It was really neat, there was a huge heat lightening storm a couple miles off in the distance, so we had a light show the entire time we were walking. Mom was freaking out, but I loved it :)

Anyways, I'm going to go to bed. Tomorrow is the last day of the Kid's Choir Camp I've been teaching out. I'm one of the teachers for the 2nd-3rd grade class, and I love it. At first I really didn't want to do it, because I'm not teaching any of the music portion of the camp. But then I realized that deep down(really, really deep) I'm good with kids, and I love kids! Even though they can really be a pain, and extremely immature. But I guess they're kids, so I just have to lighten up a bit. Tomorrow night is their performance, and I'm so excited to see them be amazing. They're going to do great :)

Did you know that next week is my last week of summer break? I'm . Not. Happy. I'm quite miserable just thinking about it. And it doesn't help that my choir has been moved to fourth period, which means that we do not have any guys anymore, because they'd rather do weight training than sing! It ticks me off. I'm so sick of it. I'm sick of Mrs. Bowen, of the lack of discipline and professionalism . Governor's School definitely opened my eyes, and I'm not going back to my naive state of mind that I used to be in.

Ok, I really better go, seeing as I'm starting to rant, and it's past midnight.

Goodnight world :)

Plans for next week? Sleeping in, trying to make my best friend realize that she's being a jerk to me, order new music books, work on pieces for vocal competition in September, READ, practice piano and violin, shop for school supplies, SLEEP, and maybe go to Dollywood and Splash Country *crosses fingers*

So yeah, that's what the rest of my summer looks like. I'm not complaining. Though it would be amazing if I could go back to Governor's School :)

Whoo Summer. So what? Governor's School is over :*(

So...it's been three weeks to the day since we performed the opera. Can I just say that that was one of the best nights of my life? Definitely in my top five. It was magical. I felt so accomplished, I felt like I really was talented and that I had a future, and I felt this immense love that was smothering the room. Those three together make the best feeling in the world. You'd be crazy to think that I don't miss it! Sure, there will "be other opportunities", but not like this one! Sure, they'll be memorable, but this group? We were special. We were a family. And I miss that.
But anyways, whether I like or not, I'm home. And I've had a busy few weeks.
Two weeks ago: Cousins yearly visit! They're so different from me. Not in a bad way of course! They're just not insanely artsy like me. But not everyone is, so that's OK. AND they LOVE/play soccer. Which I do not. At all. If anything, I don't like soccer. But we're cousins, so it's all good :) The two highlights of their visit: Our yearly trip to see Grandpa! He's 97, and has a lot of health problems, so we only get to see him once a year :( I hate that, because I feel like I could form a really close relationship with him if I saw him more. And when I write him, my aunt is always the one who writes back. So I rarely get to really have a conversation with him. UGH! But I still love him :) Our visit this year went really well, we went to his apartment, talked for a little while, then went to Golden Corral to get the senior discount and eat all the food we wanted. We ate, went back to his apartment, and left. Same as we do every year. But it was fun! And I(reluctantly) sang in front of everyone.
I'm weird. I have a thing about singing in front of family. Not if they're in the audience or anything, just when it's only them Don't ask me why, I know it's weird..
Anyways!
Overall it was a great visit :)
Now for my second highlight of the cousin's visit: Gun shooting!
Ok, technically Abbie and Amy rode horses, while I shot guns with the men. I don't ride horses, I don't know why, so I don't know. Back to the guns. That was the first time I shot a gun. It's important to know how to shoot a gun, so that you're not clueless if you're in some sort of trouble and you have to use one. To put it in a nutshell I killed a lot of leaves!! The leaves weren't the target BTW. Basically I sucked at aiming. But I can pull the trigger! Guns are loud. I don't know where I'm going with this, but it was a fun morning.
And last week was my big Lousianna trip! I love Louisianna :)
Here's what I did(sorry if my vocabulary is slowly shrinking, I'm very sleepy.)
Tuesday: Fishing day! We fished out in the bayous from 6 am until 2 pm! We almost died from the heat. Andrew and Uncle Matt are such intense fishers that you have to beg them(mostly Uncle Matt, even Andrew fades after noon) to leave! But it was a ton of fun. And I caught a fish! haha
Wednesday: Plantation day! We went to Oak Alley Plantation and Laura Plantation on River Road between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Just in case you ever want to go :) It was amazing! They were simply beautiful. Oak Alley is gorgeous. They have 28 300 year old Live Oak trees, which are lined up along this walkway leading to the plantation. It's incredible.
Thursday: We left and drove to New Orleans that night. I love New Orleans, I love the history and culture. We at beignets at Cafe Du Mone, and walked around for about an hour before we left.
Friday: We woke up in Gulf Shores Alabama, and walked on the beach! I swam in the beach even though they advised for us not to get in the water. Though, there was no oil on the beach at all! Go figure. Overall we had a great time :)
Saturday: Home!
And now it's Tuesday, and tomorrow I'm going to this big leadership conference thingy with the family. Busy day!
Though I'd rather be singing and learning in class at Governor's School. I needed that kind of enviroment! I need the encouragement and the feeling of mutual understanding I got there! I have none of that at home....
But I can't let that keep me depressed!(even though it still is, and probably will for a long time.) So tomorrow will be fun, and hopefully I won't regret not going to be early!(since I have to be up at 4 am, Lovely.)
:)

Why is it that when you finally find your happy place, it gets taken away from you?

It's over.

We're all packing up, we've said our goodbyes, and we're about to go our seperate directions.

I HATE THIS!!

I've never felt so close to so many people in my life.

And never has the feeling been returned.

I'm going to miss them so much.

But as my Dad has been(constantly) reminding me, "all good things must come to an end, and you'll have more opportunities in the future".

Haha. Sounds like something a parent would say, doesn't it?

Anyways....

I'm feeling really distracted.

Thank you facebook. And packing. And my longing to stay here for years and years and years.

I think I'm going to sign off, but I want to devote an entire entry to how amazing and simply magical my opera night was. It was one of those nights that goes down in the Never Forget Best Time of You Life book.

Next time I write I will be home.

I'm not sure how I feel about that.

I guess we'll see when I get home, won't we?

Got to go, parents just showed up.

I'm going to miss it here so much!!!!

*sigh*

I really have to go now.

Goodby Governor's School, thank you for....everything.

I'm going to cry tomorrow night.

It's the last week. Of Governor's school.
I'm sad.
I'M GOING TO MISS THIS PLACE SO MUCH!
I'm going to miss:
The teachers
My friends
My dorm
My roommate
The classes
The overall atmosphere
Walking everywhere I go
Always singing
Getting to focus on my passion.
Yeah. I'm getting pretty depressed now.
It's gone by so stinkin' fast!
But alas, it is going to end.
My friends will go their separate places.
My teachers will be relieved to see us go.
MTSU will cheer for the absence of high school kids.
Yep, we'll be gone like that.
Or maybe not.
Maybe my friends will stay connected for many years.
My teachers will miss us.
MTSU will miss the laughter and constant joy of kids doing what they love most.
And we'll always remember this experience.
But that hasn't happened.
Snap out of it Katie Jo, you're not leaving until Friday!
And I'm not leaving without making my mark!
I want people to remember me as the girl with a dream.
I want.....people to love and respect me.
I want adults to understand me!
I want my teachers to understand my raw passion for singing.
I want my friends to love me for the crazy, over bubbly person I am!
I hope they do. I hope they will.
Once again, I need to snap out of it!
I have an opera to perform tomorrow night!
An opera that I've poored my heart into.
Why don't people have the same kind of drive and passion that I do?
They just don't understand.
And I wish my teachers would understand that I'm not trying to be a suckup of teacher's pet, I just long for them to take me under their wing and guide and teach me! I wish they would understand.(or at least tell me they did)
It's frustrating.
And it's frustrating that saying all of this makes people think that I'm a diva, or a drama queen.
DON'T YOU ALL FEEL THIS WAY WHEN YOU HAVE A PASSION AND LOVE FOR SOMETHING?
I think so.
So now you understand me.
And tomorrow night, I'm going to show the entire Governor's School student body how I really feel....
through high g's and Bb's!
I'm excited.
I just hope everything goes well!
I really want to do well.
I want everyone else to do well also!
I'm not that selfish.
Now I know I'm rambling.
I tend to do that because I try to pour out my feelings about singing to my friends, and they just tell me to shut up.
You can't tell me to shut up! :D
Ok you can. I just won't listen. ;)
ANWAYS:::
Here's what my *sniff* last week at Governor's School looks like:
Opera Finale tomorrow night, a ton of rehearsal's for Beethoven's Choral Fantasy(which we perform on Thursday) and than home.
Yeah, not much.
So now I'm back to the beginning of this huge circle I started.
I'm really sad.
Gotta love how that happens, right?
I better get off now, it's 11:30, and if I write any later I might try to figure out the answer of the meaning of life.(which is God of course, but I think you know what I mean. I get really deep and philosophical at night.)
Oh, before I go I have one more thing to tell you!
Tonight after the piano recital we had to go to(meh) all of the choir kids went to the jazz room and watched a movie. On kid popped popcorn, we all brought blankets and pillows, and watched the Prestige. It was one of those little moments that I treasure the most.
Just thought I'd share that :)
Goodnight! :)

First Week of Governor's School Down: Three to go!

So here are a few highlights of my amazing first week at Governor's School:

• Making a ton of friends
• Making one person dislike me.(do I care? No.)
• Having the amazing opportunity to sing with Take 6! They made up a melody, had an audience member choose the lyrics, and than arranged it into 6 parts! Me and two other girls got to go up and sing one of the parts. We each got to sing our part by ourself with the other parts. Getting to work with their main arranger was amazing! I'll never forget it :)
• Having the Bass singer of Take 6 tell me that I should be an opera singer. I was kind of shocked when he said that my voice was the most memorable out of the three girls(no lie!) And he asked me if I planned to be an opera singer. I said yes of course! My brain was ringing with the sounds of No way! And ahhhhhh!! It was cool. LOL
• My first private voice lesson. Mrs. Fisher was so sweet and gave me so many pointers that I can apply to any song I sing. She's also going to give me three songs I can learn and use for other auditions. So I'm excited. I wish I could take from her, I feel that I could progress tremendously under her teaching! But I'm pretty happy with just having a thirty minute lesson. :)
• OPERA WORKSHOPS: The one thing that made me want to audition for Governor's School. It's so much fun!!!! Our teacher, Mrs. Williams, arranged five operas into one big amazing show! And I must say it's pretty awesome. It's definitely my favorite class. And Mrs. Williams is definitely my favorite teacher!
• The cafeteria salad bar. They have mushrooms, cauliflower, and olive oil! Maybe this means that Weight Watchers won't disown me when I come back!
• My ten minute walks to wherever I'm going. I've probably walked more this week than I did during the school year! I kind of like it actually. Though I do miss sitting in a car, not having to move while traveling, but still listening to the radio and having air conditioning!

So that's pretty much it I guess. Tonight I have a Pops concert to go to(we've had a concert to go to every night, I love it!) And I have reahearsal for our opera project that's due tomorrow. We have to make up choreography according to our interpretation of two classical pieces she chose for each group. Best project. Ever.

And I think I've finally figured out why my internet hasn't been working! I'm like the only person in my dorm right now, which means no one's on the internet! I shall remember that next time. LOL

Well, I think I'm going to get off now! I'm having such a great time, and I know that this week is going to be as good, or even better than the last! :)

I have internet! For five minutes at least.

I'm at Gov School!!!!
Yay!!!!
Not only that, I'm loving it!
I don't think I'm going to want it to end.
I even love staying in a dorm!
Not as much clutter, if it's even possible to have clutter with a desk, a bed, and a closet(only)
Bare minimums I tell ya'
Anyways, I have to get up at 6(it's school you know) so I think I'm going to bed.
BTW, I'm in an opera, I have a concert(already!) this Friday, AND I'm literally singing from 8 to 5, which is ahmazing.
I love it here. :)
And I'm making friends too!
The good thing is there aren't too many divas
Though I may become one if I don't get moved up to soprano 1...
I CAN'T STAND SINGING SOPRANO 2, I'M FAR MORE CAPABLE THAN THAT!
But I would never say it outloud. ;)
But besides that minor annoyance, I'm pretty happy.
Oh, you want to know something funny? My dorm is the only dorm that has terrible internet connection!
Are you surprised?
Anyways, I literally get connection for maybe, a minute or so? That's why I'm tapping at the speed of sound.
And the air conditioning is bipolar.
And right now it's hot.
I just can't win!
Trust me, it's not that bad.
REALLY!
I think I'm going to bed now.
Goodnight!
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Guest what today is?

I'm leaving for Governor's School today!!!!
I'm pretty pumped.
Though a little nervous.
Why?
I'm going to be on my own!
Kicked out!
Out of the nest!
You get the point.
But I think I'll be find.
Right?
I don't care, I'M GOING TO GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS!
I get to sing every day!
I get to be around people that understand me!
And I get to go with my best friend!
:D
So yeah, I'm pretty excited.
:D
Though I do have an audition tonight.
Grr.
Here's the lyrics(and a way to practice silently to make sure I actually know this song.
Come again Sweet Love doth now invite thy graces that refrain to do me do delight
to see to hear to touch to kiss to dieeee
with thee again in sweetest sympathy
to see to hear to touch to kiss to dieeeee
with thee again in sweetest sympathy
Come again that I may cease to mourn through thy unkind disdain for now left and forlorn
(let me do that again. I hate this verse)
Come again that I may cease to mourn through thy unkind disdain for now left and forlorn
I sit I sigh I weep I faint I dieeee
In deadly pain and endless misery
I sit I sigh I weep I fain I dieeee
In deadly pain and endless misery.
Eh. I'll do OK.
If I can just remember the stupid words.
OK I gotta go now! I really need to go back to getting ready
Or else Mom will have a spaz attack.
UGH.
Bon Voyage!! Whoot Whoot! :D :D

Going to bed. Good morning! LOL

Ack. I should be asleep right now.

Stupid summer sleeping schedule.

Here's something I can't believe:

I leave for Governor's School on Saturday!

And another thing:

I have an audition for the opera I will be performing in...

on the day we arrive!

I'm in a mild panic.(to say the least)

I want to get a good part, I just don't that I will be able to showcase my ability in that one sitting!

I'm nervous.

Oh well. I made Gov. School, so it can't be that bad.....

right?

Anyways....

I'm reading a ton of books by the author Diana Wynne Jones.

Yeah, I swing that way in the way of books. Fantasy books.

Oh yes!

But yeah, they're really good.

I'm too sleepy to elaborate, maybe another day.

What am I doing tomorrow?

I. Don't Know.

And I love it!

I'm not worried about a busy schedule or ANYTHING!!

Remember when I had a choir concert, a dance recital, a musical, a piano recital, and an ensemble performence to worry about.

No more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

At least until August.

And after Governor's School.

But for now(at least for the next two days) I can just breathe.
I like this kind of leisure!

:)

And now I think I will go to bed.

But not before I finish the last thirty pages in my book.

Night all!

Oh one more thing:::

I have new clothes!

Don't look at me like that, it's a big deal!

Now I'm ready to face summer with my head held high...

and looking fabulous! LOL

Caption for picture:

Me and Elizabeth at Dance Recital

Picniked.

Pretty awesome right?

Yay for sequenced costumes!!!

Dance Recital: Done!

Tonight was great. I just finished my first dance recital! I was nervous at first when I realized, "hey. We're next aren't we?" and than I heard the music. That feeling of "yeah, I have no choice but to get out there and dance. Right now." always gets me a bit nervous. But once I'm out there and into it, there's no stopping me. I'm pleasing the crowd!
Too bad the crowd was pretty dead.
But I had such a great time! Even though I was only in one dance, getting to see the backstage life during a dance performence was interesting. It's different from theatre and singing performences. So many costume changes!
But anyways, it was fun. And I hope to dance again! Let me tell you, a year ago I would of laughed at the person that told me I was going to be in a dance recital that next year.
Oh, and to go on another subject randomly, I'm never eating chocolate chip pancakes. iHop has scarred me for life. Blech. But hanging out with friends is always great :) And I got to eat Elizabeth's broccoli, so it's all good ;) (broccoli and pancakes? Don't. Ask. LOL)
Time for bed, church in the morning!....at eight. UGH. But it'll be alright. And supposedly we're going out of town for two days, so I'm good. Even though I'm going to be missing a great cookout. But whatever...
Oh, and let me take this moment to emphasize my immense love for summer break. IMMENSE LOVE. ahhh....:)

Last full day of school: Finished!

Finally! I feel like a huge brick has left my shoulders. Tomorrow all I have to worry about is the latin final, and then I'm done with school!
And here's what I have to look foward to:
Last weekend of Music Man-bittersweet, but it's been a great run. :)
Summer break-YES!!
Dance Recital-little nervous about tap routine, but I know I'll fun. I've never worn so much sequins!
Governor's School-only two weeks away! :D

It's the final countdown!

Tomorrow. Is. the. last. Friday!!! Of the school year! I'm so happy :)
And now it's Saturday, and we've completed three more shows! It's been great. The show keeps getting better, and I'm loving every second! These are the moments that I treasure forever :) And tomorrow will also be fun! But now I am going to bed. And what will I be dreaming of? How I'm going to remodel my room this summer, my plans this summer, and how great Governor's School is going to be! Or maybe I'll just go to bed. haha :)
Goodnight! Sleeptight! And many dreams to you. Here's a kiss, and prayer, that all your dreams come true. And now, until, we meet again....audios, auivore, al vidase.....Goodnight!
That's from the Lawrence Welk Show, just in case you didn't know. ;) I'm so not a child of this generation.

1 down, 11 to go!

Opening night was FANTASTIC. The crowd was one of the most active I've ever seen. I think they were having as much fun as I was! Oh it was incredible. And today is a two show day! So exciting!

It's Opening Night......It's OPENING NIGHT!!!

Goodness. How did it get here so fast? I feel like I was just talking about my audition for the show yesterday! Anyways, to be short and sweet this show is going to be fantastic. Everyone's finally discovering their characters, the set, sound and lights are coming together, and now all we need is an audience! Ahh I love opening night. When you hear the first round of applause or the first laughter of the crowd, it's magic. It's so fulfilling, and makes all of the hard work worth it.
Well, I've got to go get ready, I'm so excited! Performing on stage never gets old. d

Saturday. The best day of the week. Period.

This is exciting. I'm writing on our new family computer! It's pretty awesome I must say. Though you know what would be even more awesome? Posting on my own laptop. UGH. Anways, that venting session is for another day. Preferably after I get my laptop back. Ok back to subject. Here's a recap of yesterday.:
Friday: STATE. Let me just say that it went by really fast. I mean, we got there, we warmed up, we sang, and we got back on the bus. Yeah, that fast. But to cut to the chase, we won! I'm still can't believe it. I really didn't think we'd get superior. But we did, and everyone was happy. After competition, we spent three hours at the mall. I don't think I've even had so much fast food in one day in my life. Marble Slab, Taco Bell, and free Starbuck's(Kennedy's Dad owned the Starbucks in the mall, so yay!)
Sad how I don't have time to finish posts anymore. I'm going to abruptly wrap this up, since I'm posting it a week later....so here you go! :) hehe sorry.....

Choir concert tonight! Should I be worried? Yes. Am I? For the most part, YES.

Though not for myself. Just in general. I better go get my costume together. Josh was nice enough to rip and paint a shirt for my "zombie" costume. Which I'm going to use for my thriller dance! I'll post later this weekend how everything went, and how we did at State. I just gotta go. See ya later! :)

Is school over yet?

It's been a long week. And I've missed my computer. AND I'm desperately longing for Summer Vacation. But I did have a relatively good weekend. Here's a rundown:

Friday: Ensemble dress rehearsal and First session of Vocal Workshop. Rehearsal went well, but I was still nervous about a few little things, but nothing drastic. And the vocal workshop was.....interesting. Definitely not what I expected! It was basically a yoga session that you use to warm up your body for singing, and speaking. I didn't see it. But I went along with it, because everyone was into it, so I figured that it would be a good experience. I was right. It was definitely different, but I enjoyed it. The only downside was that I didn't get home until 10:00. And I was sleepy.

Saturday: Second vocal session and ensemble concert: Second vocal session at nine-five, and straight to concert. The session went well, it just felt long. Though I did learn a lot of cool techniques, and I got a good workout! And then it was time for the concert. I had to be there early to go over some pieces with my teacher. Seeing that I was having trouble with a few spots made me nervous. But it was time for the concert, and I got through it! And it went really well! I feel very satisfied with my performances, especially that I was able to change from violin to saxophone accordingly. That was pretty funny. All in all it was great. :)

Sunday: Piano recital. The one performance that I get nervous and dread out of all of my performances. I went over my piece a million times that morning, until I finally got it! So I was like, OK, it's all good, just don't get nervous. And what do I do? I get up to the piano, and have a seizure in my hands. That is, that's what it looked like. Try playing piano like that! Of course I messed up, which made my nerves worse. BUT I did get the section I was having constant trouble with correct. Of course. But the point it, I got through it, and it's over, and I'm on to other things. Yay. :) And I got to end the day with rehearsal, which was great!

And this week I have my choir concert. Well, now it's more like tomorrow I have my concert, and Friday I have State! And Mrs. Bowen flew off the handle, and did her whole "it's the last straw you will be punished" spill that she goes on about once every two weeks. Except this time she's really pushed it. She's not going to let us practice for our concert, or State anymore. If we mess up, it's our problem, not hers. Smart. Little does she realize that the parents will see Mrs. Bowen as the authority figure, and a bad performance by us puts a bad rep on her. But we can't say that. Because she will interrupt
Ah!!! Sorry. I'm just annoyed because I didn't get to finish this blog. It's now 10:00, I'm home from rehearsal, and I finally have a moment of peace! It's kind of hard to write a blog when you have your brother looming over your shoulder. Anyways, tomorrow night is our concert, and to be honest.....now that my frustration has settled a bit, I think I'm just going to take it moment by moment and hope for the best. And I always have rehearsal to look forward to! Well, except for tomorrow, all I have to look forward to tomorrow is Mr. Bradley being a jerk(once again). And I have to tell him that I won't be in class Friday because of state. You know what he'll do? He'll look at me like I'm an idiot and grill me on the fact that I didn't tell him sooner. And I'll lose. Again. And I have Mr. Garlington and the massive paper to look forward to. Fun. AND Mrs. Bowen. AND reviewing for my test on physics. And all I can say is, "Can I stay home tomorrow" Nope. *sigh*
Guess I better go do homework. I'm saddened at the thought that I probably won't get to write in my blog until next Wednesday. Which means that next time I write this blog:

• The concert will be over
• we will have gone to state
• tech week will be halfway through

etc. etc etc....

Gotta go. Mom's home. UGH. 'night! :)

Wednesday, hump day, get this week over with day!!

Today has been alright. Though it started out terribly. Just to wrap it in one sentence, all I have to say is Thank you, Mr. Bradley, for further emphasizing the fact that yes: I am sick, and yes: I am having constant uncontrolable coughing fits, and pointing it out in the middle of a test does not help my stress level, it will just make the situation worse! So that was my morning. Thank goodness I have a kind and way too gracious mother(who I don't deserve BTW) who came to pick me up in second period, and went out of her way on her busiest day of the week to take me to the doctor! So thanks to her, I have a prescription, and will hopefully recover soon. Hopefully. Though the fact that the stale air in the school is filled with student's germs, the smell of drugs and secondhand smoke, and the smell of the boy's bathroom(which is probably the worst of the three.) my recovery will probably not occur anytime soon. Great.
Seeing as my grades are slowly spiraling downward, and I'm just trying to pass my classes, my Mom took my laptop away "indefinitely". Thanks Mom. So I'm sneaking around on the other three computers in the house, which is not easy when your family always knows where you are. It's even harder to blog, when you do NOT want your family to see what you're writing! So to my dismay, my blog entries will be few until the end of the school year. Sadness.
Though it's probably a good thing, seeing as my schedule is almost borderline ridiculous at the moment. Here's what's coming up in the(very near) future:
Ensemble Concert: This Saturday. I will be playing violin and saxophone, and will be singing Susan Boyle's version of "I dreamed a dream". This will be good.
Piano Recital: Next day. Who knew it was this soon? Now I'm frantically practicing every chance I get, because I'm not prepared. Yet.
Spring Choir Concert: Next Thursday. We'll do fine, as always. I'll have fun, as always. I'll just be miserable in choir everyday leading up to it, because everyone will be cranky, and Mrs. Bowen likes to take her frustration out on me. Who knew I was such an easy target? Not me apparently.
State Choir Competition: Next Friday. As in, the day after the concert! It doesn't help that we have to be ready to leave at seven a.m. And we're not ready, because we've been using all of our energy on the concert. Personally I think State is just as important, but that's just a sophmore's opinion, so it doesn't matter. hah.
Music Man: May 7. Is it really that close?! I feel like we just started! This is probably the one activity I'm enjoying the most. Even though I have rehearsal every night, I immensely enjoy it. I particulary enjoy this show because it is the first show that I dance more than I sing! And boy do I dance. It's going to be amazing, I can guarantee it.
Government Test: May 1. I think. I don't know. I'm DREADING it. I'd rather jump out of the window than take this test. Why oh why did I sign up for AP? Oh wait, I didn't. Mr. Bradley signed me up for it. He keeps telling me that I'm doing alright, but it's all a lie! I'm drowing, drowing I tell you! I hate that class. Now, there are times when the class is alright, but I was not, and am still not ready for college courses! But I have to do it. I have no choice. I've already signed the paperwork, and filled in all the bubbles! Maybe I'll faint. Will fainting get me out of the 4 FRQ's that I have to do in 100 minutes?(That's write four papers in response to four questions in 100 minutes BTW.) I can't faint anyway, I've never been good at it. Maybe I'll just walk out of the classroom. No. I'm not that brave. I wish I was! But I would feel bad about it anyway. My Mom didn't pay 86 dollars for me to fail, did she? Though she and I both know that the prospect of me getting those 3 hours of college credit are very low. I can talk and talk all that I want, but it's not going to change the fact that I still have to take the test. So I'll go fourth *raises sword* and conquer! *drops heavy sword and falls into ravine* See how I feel?
Tap recital: Week after school's out. I'm pretty excited about this. My first dance recital! And I'm tapping! I've always wanted to tap. This will be fun. I just need to get to class more often. *sigh* Why do my activities have to overlap?
Governor's School: June 3rd! Ahh I'm so excited! It's going to be great. Though I have to get over these mountians before I can get to this victory lap. It'll all be worth it in the end :)
So that's what is in my near future. Whoot. Though what's even closer is my physical science test tomorrow.....which I better go study for. Which means I better go. Now. Bye!

Nice weekend, now back to school.

I've had a great weekend. A little stressful, because I had to get my project done, but overall pretty nice. Our adventures at TVA were fun, I enjoyed filming and walking around the plant. I loved especially that we went for milkshakes afterward! When we made it home, everyone took naps, and then it was time for homework. And then sleep. LOL
Sunday was alright. I enjoyed singing the choir special "I Am", though coughing every two measures was fun. But I love the song, so it was alright. After we made it home, everyone...took naps. After church naps are the best. But then we had to wake up, and it was time to work on my project and homework. Fun. But everything's finished! And I can't wait to present my project today! Ok maybe I'm a little nervous, but how bad can it be? The majority of it is my video, and then I'll just conclude with a few words. No problem! Except for the fact that I'm a terrible speaker. Kind of strange coming from a singer, right? LOL I'll just get there and see how it goes :)
And today is going to be majorly busy, I have music lessons, tap class, and rehearsal tonight! Yeah, I guess I'm too busy, but that feeling of accomplishment in the end will be awesome! Bye now, off to school!

Yayayayayayayay Saturday!

Yayit'sSaturday! :D
Last night was ahmazing. At Music Man rehearsal, we ran through the entire show. It was rough, but now everyone has an idea of the order of the show, where they need to be when, and the overall flow of the show. I love runthroughs! Why does everyone get so stressed? I guess I don't get stressed because I have way too many other things to be stressed about! Anyways, any day I get to be with my theatre friends is a good day. Especially when they're willing to deal with my picture taking fetish! :)
And this morning I'm about to leave to TVA to work on my energy project. We had to choose a source of energy and tell why it's the best type of energy. I chose coal. Don't worry, I'll convince even you that coal is the most conveniant and best source!
Well, I'm off!

ahhh Friday. I am a happy person!

This week has been so hard. After taking two tests(one which I didn't know I had to take until the day before), than realizing that I was having trouble finding the light at the end of the tunnel(turns out I've been walking backwards) I just dropped. Though after two days of crying and tiny panick attacks, I'm feeling a little better. I guess being involved in a tap recital, a choir concert, and ensemble concert, and Music Man, is a little much. Though the ensemble ends next week, the choir concert is in three weeks, Music Man is in almost a month, and the tap recital is the week after school. So it's not like this is going to last forever. And it's Friday, so that's always nice :)
I'll feel so much better in five weeks, when school is over. Why does it feel like it will never end? Because it is draggging! It feels like every day goes by sooo. Slowly.
But having friends and supporting you helps. Especially when you're not in your right mind. LOL
Music Man rehearsal tonight! I'm so excited, we've accomplished so much in the past two weeks. It's going to be amazing. :)
Now I'm off to school! Wait.....school......;)

Weekends almost over. Bummer.

These past two days have been pretty nice.

Yesterday:

Haircut: To put it in a nutshell, I got a thirty five dollar haircut, to fix the eight dollar haircuts I've been getting for the past year. Let me just say that my hair is happy once again, and I think I'll have good hair days for quite a while. And after my layers grow out I just might get a new look for Governor's School!

TN Tech for costume fitting: Who knew that I was only supposed to be there for 20 minutes? Go figure. Instead of getting a complete fitting, they just gave us a paper saying what type of costumes we needed to get. Lovely. But, Elizabeth was going to be there until four when she would get her headshot, so Mom let me chill with her the afternoon. Score! We helped out and did little odd jobs(more like she, I just talked and made people laugh). Than we drove over to Sonic. That was fun. We talked about things we wanted to do before she left. And we talked about music, and how 90's grundge is NOT emo music, and how I've always liked it, without knowing it. Go figure. I got a pineapple-strawberry-limeade cooler. Which I made her say five times before she ordered it. That was entertaining. She got a chicken dinner. I made fun of her because getting a "chicken dinner" at a fast food joint means that she's lived in TN too long. Which is why I guess she's leaving. LOL Then we drove back to TNN Tech and chilled with other theatre people until they had their headshots, then I had to leave for the Luke 14 banquet. Overall a great afternoon. Gotta Love best friends! :D

Luke 14 banquet: The Luke 14 banquet is something my church does yearly for children with special needs. Since they probably don't get to go out and do things like this often, we throw a huge carnival-like thing with animals, a dunking booth, and tons of games. And food. That's where my Mom comes in; she's was in charge of getting and cooking all of the food for that evening. Dad and Andrew were handling the snakes and letting the guests pet them. Then Dad had to go to work and Andrew went off to chill with his friends. Thanks Andrew. And that's where I came in the picture. I arrived JUST in time for Dad to leave for work and for him to leave me with the snakes. Which I had to handle. By myself. I don't handle the snake by myself. So my Mom sent down this guy named Logan, who is in the military, which apparently means that he can handle snakes. As long as I didn't have to hold the snakes for two hours, I would of delt with anyone for all I cared! It ended up going really well. He handled the snakes, and when someone came up to the booth, I told them about the snakes and talked to them. They were so sweet. Not a lot of people realize that kids and adults with special needs have personalities, and are not vegetables. And they make you smile. Well, they made me smile the whole night. By the end of the carnival, Andrew had one me a dolphin necklace, Mom had cooked 100 pounds of baked beans(or more!) and I had watched kids squeal about touching a snake. It was fun. And as a little perk, our booth was right next to the peacock cage! Win. And right before we left, I got to pet these giant Norweigan water dogs, who were bigger than Saint Bernards. I think I want one now :)

Overall I throughly enjoyed my Saturday.

And today:

Church: We got to sing "Thou Oh Lord" again as our special, which BTW is my favorite special! I love singing the A at the end. And listening to all of the seperate parts perfectly merging together, and watching people standing up and applauding at how moving the song was. Because it is. It was great. And I got to do it in two services! Score!

And now I'm studying for a greek test(which I was supposed to have on Friday, but G didn't finish making the test. Thanks) and a government test(which apparently we weren't ready for according to Mr. Bradley. Go bureaucracy! UGH...). And I just finished studying physical science with Mom. Am I the only one who thinks it isn't fair to "teach" two chapters in five days? I think yes. And we have a test on it on Tuesday, which will be almost impossible to study for because I have rehearsal and music lessons Monday night. And if I "whine" in their words to the teacher? They'll say I need to learn to find out what I "really" want to do with my time and learn time management. They just don't get it, do they? UGH.

I better get back to studying. I just thought I'd make up for my short entries with this big one. Nice, right? LOL

Oh and one more thing: Where do I want to be right now instead of the "Katie Cave"?(which I have deemed my room.) Outside! It's beautiful outside, it's seventy degrees, and here I am, in the semi dark, studying. You know how The Mad Hatter does that dance at the end of the movie when they kill the Jabberwocky? I will do that dance at the end of the school year. I promise.

Caption for pic: I want to be where that kid is. He looks so happy. And the beach. Ohhh how I would love to be at the beach. *sigh*

Whooooh It's the Weekend :)

Well, last night we had Elizabeth's big amazing surprise b-day party. It worked. She didn't expect a thing. And of course the first thing she said after thirty seconds of shock was "I can't believe you kept your mouth shut!" Thanks, Elizabeth. LOL It was fun, about 13 people were there. Then she broke the news. Her Dad is getting a job in Ohio, and they're moving in July after Governor's School. Geez. Saying that I don't do well with bad news is an understatement. It took all of my will to not cry. And then we got out in the parking lot, she looked at me, and I started bawling my eyes out. Lovely. And why was it that I was the only one crying? Hello? My best friend is moving away! I mean, everyone else there had someone else that they considered their best friend, so they were just losing a cool friend who throws lots of parties, but I'm losing the friend who I share just about every inside joke in my book! And right before her senior year! This sucks. But I'm being selfish. I shouldn't cry! She's the one who's moving from her theatre company, her friends, the school where she sees those friends everyday. But anyways, that's how I'm feeling right now. I think I'm going to right a list of happy things.

• Elizabeth's birthday: That's a happy thing, she's going to be 17!
• It is the weekend.: That's always a good thing.
• I'm getting a haircut in half an hour. Wait. Half an hour! I better go!

Goodness I'm going to be late. LOL

:)

If I have to hear the word bureaucracy again I think I'll scream. Happy Thursday!

Whooh today is suit day in latin, which means I'm dressing up! I know, shocking. And today is also my government test, which is about(as you probably guessed) bureaucracy. UGH! So sick of government. But....I do have rehearsal today, which makes me happy. *sigh* Wish me luck! :)

Good day

Today has been a good day. With no homework, a great afternoon playing basketball before Music Man rehearsal, and ending the evening with crotcheting three necklaces, I'm going to bed with a smile on my face :)
Goodnight everyone :)

My entry for Disney D23 contest entry:

If I had the chance to spend the night in DisneyWorld, oh the adventures I would have! I would sit on a bench, right in front of Cinderella's Castle, and marvel at the beauty and let it spark my imagination to new levels. I would ride Big Thunder Railroad, and scream as loud as I could, without worrying about any strange looks. I would Not ride It's a Small World, that ride would be creepy riding it by yourself. I would wave my hands in the air while riding space mountian. I would grab a frozen lemonade and an icecream cone, and watch the fireworks over the Castle(best seats of course) I would get dizzy on the Mad Tea Party, and giggle at Donald's misfortunes at the Philharmagic. To end my marvelous night in the Magic Kingdom, I would wind up at the Castle once again, and let my wishes and dreams and wishes soar into the night sky. All in all, I would let myself become a little kid again, and wallow in the joy and magic that is DisneyWorld.

eh. I'm not a very good writer. Putting my emotions onto paper isn't a talent I have. But, I didn't think this was too bad. eh? ;)

Ugh....Mondays...back to reality.

Yesterday was incredible. Easter morning that is. We had a crowd of over 750 people in the first service, and the majority of them were moved by our songs. What an amazing feeling. The only bad part of giving my all in worship is that it takes all of the energy out of me. I came home completely drained, and a little grouchy because nobody new why I wouldn't say anything. Good thing God made Sundays a day for no work! I took a nice, long nap. When I woke up I was in a slightly better, little more groggy mood. And then I realized that I had to study for my physical science test. I studied from 4 to 11. Not fun. Apparently that's how long it takes for me to learn nuclear reactions. Lovely. But now it's Monday morning, and looking back, I had a pretty good long weekend. :)

And now we're starting over at Monday.

This week is going to be incredibly busy. I have Music Man rehearsal every day this week, which means I'm going to miss all of my dance classes. I have music lessons today, and I didn't practice at all last week. AND I have school, which is going to make all of my after school activities miserable, because of the studying I'll have to do late at night after getting home. After thinking about everything I have to do this week, ,I'd rather hide under the covers with a pillow over my head.

Now it's time to face the music. Oh. Boy. All I want to do write now is sit in the passenger seat of a car, with music blaring, windows open, and the open road in front of me. I like the passenger seat better because you get to appreciate your surroundings better. Argh. Why can't summer come sooner? I want Governor's School and all the perks that come with summer to be here!

Sleepover! What a great way to start a long weekend :)

• So about two hours ago I got home from a great sleepover with my best friend Elizabeth. It was great. Don't you love it when you have a friend who you can just chill and do nothing, without constant conversation? It's nice. Here's a few things we did:
  
• How to Train Your Dragon: Elizabeth said that I absolutely HAD to see it, so we got there before the movie theatre opened right after school. When they finally opened, we got our tickets, our popcorn and drinks(absolute neccesity when at a movie) and got our seats! The movie was amazing. To be honest I was expecting it to be good, but not THAT good. It was so much deeper than I thought, an instant plus to any movie for me. By the end of the movie, we'd devoured the popcorn, Elizabeth was crying, and we both really had to go to the bathroom. Hey, that's what you get for drinking 44 oz. of soda!
  
• Rehearsal: Yay for rehearsals! We blocked about half of Seventy Six trombones, and I'm in a dance break! So exciting. We also blocked the Columbia, Jewel of the Ocean scene, which I get to be a Watonee dancer. I'm glad to have another big ensemble opportunity, but the dance is just a little bit awkward. And then I have to catch Mrs. Shinn! Goodness. Who's brilliant idea was that? Oh well, there's no doubt in my mind it will come together. We also reviewed Trouble and Iowa Stubborn. Those songs make me smile. "You can have your fill of all the food you bring yourself!" LOL
  
• Sleepover time!: We were both. Exhausted. We watched youtube videos for a while, then we were like: "what do you want to do." "I don't know, what do you want to do?" yeah. But that was Ok, it isn't neccesary to constantly be doing something. Especially in our case. So we got on the couch, covered up in a mountian of fluffy blankets, and talked. Then we both passed out. It was obvious how tired we were, because we dropped at 12:30 and didn't wake up until 11:45! Funny how the first good night's sleep I had in a while was at a sleepover. After we both woke up, we talked. And talked. And talked! Long conversations about anything and everything and anything are great. Especially when you learn things about each other that you didn't know before. Who knew Elizabeth like writing technical papers wheras I like writing creative papers? Go figure. We kept talking until the dogs and cats attacked us, then we cuddled up to the fat cat and listened to Sunday in the Park With George and Music Man. I officially love Sunday in the Park in George. The music is amazing, and I want to get the CD. Too bad I forgot to get it off Elizabeth's itunes. Fail. Oh well. Anyways, when we realized that we were actually hungry, we made a McDonalds run for lunch. In our pajamas. At least I was in my pajamas. LOL Funny how you can see random people at fast food establishments. Like Mr. Bradley. How random. Good thing he didn't see us, I would of been slightly embarrassed if he saw me in my Minnie Mouse tee shirt and blue floral flannels. Oh well. It was a gorgeous day, and we drove back to her house with the windows down and music (slightly) blaring. Then we chowed down, chilled, and then my Mom came. And now I'm here. I hope we get to have another sleepover soon, it was so much fun :)

Now I think I'm going to keep chilling and maybe watch Sherlock Holmes. I love that movie. I still can't believe I missed the opportunity to chat live with Robert Downey Jr. while watching the movie because I don't have the DVD or the blu ray player! UGH. Oh well, I shall crawl into bed with my sovenier popcorn bucket(filled with popcorn. duh.) and my sovenier Cirque Du Soleil filled with lots of water(water is good for you ya know) and watch the movie on my laptop. I sort of wish I was going to see Joseph with my friends tonight, but I think I'd rather veg and do nothing. Sometimes that's the better option if you ask me. It's been a great start to my weekend, especially since today we get to celebrate the fact the Jesus died on the cross for us. Which most people probably don't think about. It's just another day for sales and no school. Gotta love this generation. *sigh*But to end this entry on a good note here's what I'm looking foward too in the near future:

• Governor's School: I'm sooooo pumped. Can you hurry up, please?


• Music Man rehearsals: They're so much fun. It's going to be such a great show.


• School ending!: Only seven weeks left! I hope I survive.


• All State!: It's going to be so much fun. I just hope that they got our acceptence letter and gave us a slot in the competition. *crossing fingers*


• First trip to Dollwood of the season!: Dollywood opened last weekend, and I can't wait to visit my "second home" as I call it. When you've been a seasonpass holder since the age of two, and when half of the employees know your family just from visiting the park, it really does feel like home :)
  
• Worship on Sunday!: Our songs are amazing. When you get to sing a song that the lyrics are "I can see Jesus, high and exalted, he is seated on his throne, and the train fills the temple. And all of the angels cry Holy, all the saints cry Holy, all creation cries Holy, Holy is the lame! All praise! Unto the lamb, who sits on the throne, honor and power dominion and praise! Unto the lamb, who was and is, and is to come!" I'm so excited.
  
• Watching Sherlock Holmes. Whooh! Yay for movies. And I think I'll stop typing and set up the movie on my laptop now. Happy Good Friday everyone!hehe. Gotta love Sherlock Holmes.