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!)