Breathing Hope!

Well now that it has been a week since I have written I decided it was time to write once again! I always promise myself that I am going to write more often and it never happens!! In the last week a lot has happened, especially with the crazy weather that has been hitting the north east! The hurricane was not bad out here out LVC but was so devastating in many other areas; my heart goes out to all of those who have been affected by the storm. Here at LVC we had two days of class cancelled and as I am sure you can imagine that set us college kids into a crazy state. We all caught up on sleep and work, well maybe just some work and hung out together. I think the most common thing I did was sleep and watch movies. In the two days without class I slept a total of almost 22 hours! It was amazing and much needed!! Since we were lucky enough to not loss power in the valley movies and video games were huge. All day Monday and Tuesday we watched movies and Monday night some of us hung out c...

I am such a bad blogger, it has been way to long since I last wrote! My apologize! Things have been crazy in the world of college. Between classes, assignments, field work, and music ensembles it seems I have no time to eat or sleep anymore. My relaxation consist of watching movies while writing papers. Probably if I didn't watch movies while doing my work it would get done a little bit faster, but it keeps me from going crazy by having  the movie playing while I pound my head into books. This past week has been crazy from 8am till late at night when my homework is finally complete. A good nights sleep consist of 6 hours, and that's a lucky night. Today is always my crazy day, the day of madness, Wednesdays are always the peak of madness in my week. It seems I have so much to do that 24 hours in one day is simply not enough, that is partly do to the fact that my Wednesdays are always filled with non stop activity from 7:30 when I wake up till at least dinner around 5:30. It is...

Today's photo challenge is a picture of who I am missing. I am missing my friends, some of the most amazing people in the world!!! We have been through so much together, but somehow we have stayed friends, even when it seemed impossible. I miss my girls, the people I have trusted with everything and the people that know far more then most. When I look at this group of girls we have many things in common but also many things that make us unique. We all met because of music or an extra curricular activity and each person in this photo was in marching band together. We all have been through hell and back, together! Each of us are in college (with the exception of Meara because she is a senior in high school this year) but with a different major, we have future musicians,teachers, scientist, and doctors. People who could change the world. I miss the conversations, the fun, and the crazy thing we did together. All of us still talk, I have talk to each one of these girls since going...

Fall break came and went very quickly, as most breaks do. it amazes me how quickly it came and went. I apologize for my epic fail to post during fall break, but it was a very busy 4 days that didn't allow me much time. My break was filled with family and friends. It was great to see some people that I have not seen in so long. Friday night I enjoyed going to the football game at my high school with one of my dear friends Kate. It was so fantastic to see her and many others. This was the first time I got to see The PHS marching band this season, and let me tell you they are looking fantastic this year!! I am so proud of the work all of them have done and loved seeing all of their smiling faces, especially the fluties :) I also got to see my best friends family (a.k.a. my 2nd family) as well as some other friends and "families". I was thrilled to see some of them and to catch up. After the game I spent some much need time catching up with Kate! Saturday involved a lot of t...

  Chicken Tender Thursday.... ahhh life is good!! If you are an LVC student you know exactly what I am talking about. It is the day we live for here on campus and the lunch that no one will miss. Yes it is the most unhealthy meal ever but it is completely worth it!! Today's chicken tender celebration was especially fantastic because for me it marked the end of all my midterms! I have survived my first exam week as a college student and boy am I glad its over. I think this week is the most stressful and sleep deprived week I have had as a college student. I have been locked away in my room studying and going completely crazy for 5 days; the relief of knowing its over is like the world being lifted off my shoulders. Tomorrow marks the beginning fall break which after this week is much needed. More post to come over break...

After today, I know 100% that I made the right choice! I know that I am at the right place. I now know I can trust myself a little bit more. After Today I know that when I "grow up" I am going to teach. I said that to my mom after the first day of first grade, at that point in my life everyone wanted to be a teacher so everyone thought it was a stage. 13 years later I am saying the same thing. You may be asking why the revelation today?? Well in the last two years I have had al ot of revelations, about myself and my future. Experiences,people, and a change of self have helped me to begin piecing together these revelations. Today's Revelation occurred when I had my first field experience in a pre-k classroom. Although I am not looking to teach kids that young it is helping me to get a feel for what is to come, and I love it!! The energy the kids bring, the creativity and the mutual learning that occurs between the students and teacher makes all the work seem like its not ...

  One thing I can't stand... Well this falls on the perfect day! The amount of school work I have right now might make me go crazy!! It is midterms week and trust me it is in full swing. I have an exam in almost every class and if I don't have an exam I most certainly have a major assignment that seems to all be due on the same day!! I have been fully welcomed to the college world at this point... I have no motivation even though I need all the motivation in the world right now to move it and do all these assignments. The only thing keeping me from going completely insane is my 1 hour of practicing I can fit into my day, which is a stretch. Once this week is over, i can begin to regain all sanity and once again have something called a social life. Well all for now. Back to the books!!! Friday please come faster!!!

The Pride of the Valley 2012    The "Flute" line coming onto the field The band in the Stands This weekend my life consisted of band and only band. We had our normal Saturday morning rehearsal before a home game which was great although the score did not turn out as we had hoped. My parents came to the game which was nice to see them in the stands once again like they were in high school. The stands as always were a ton of fun especially with the excitement of the game yesterday. There were definitely plenty of ups and downs. After the game I went to dinner with mom and dad, it was nice to get a chance to talk to them and be able to spend a bit of time together. After spending time with them I quickly fell asleep, it had been a long and tiring day. I am fighting off a cold that has come from much of the band who also has a cold, trust me the band shares everything, including germs, so it doesn't shock me that I fell asleep so quickly.  The...