Time for a Xanga update. Saturday/Sunday was move-out. It was stressful, but praise God I have such awesome friends who helped me, and everything was fine. (I was just tired.) Amber and her roommate Mitzi came up on their roadtrip and stayed with me from Saturday till today (Tuesday). We had a blast!!! Saturday we pretty much just worked on packing stuff, and we ate at Marathon Grill and had cheesesteaks there. After that we came back to 318 Van Pelt for the last time, and we watched Singin' in the Rain. In the morning we got up, finished packing and got everything moved out either to storage or to Bri's, where I'm living this week. Mike was a big help in this process at well - he ain't big, but he's strong! (heh heh!) We grabbed lunch at Greek Lady, sat on a bench for a little while and called our moms to wish them a happy Mother's Day, then we went to church. After church we walked around campus and the surrounding area, taking tons of fun pictures at any place that looked fun to pose at. We had eaten a late lunch so we picked up such grub at Wawa and headed to Bri's. The next morning we got up at the crack of dawn for our trip to NYC. Let me just say that I totally feel like a grown-up now because I navigated our way through NYC all by myself and only made one wrong turn! We spent the morning in Central Park, which was a blast, ate lunch in Times Square and did a little shopping, took the train to see Ground Zero and St. Paul's Chapel across the street (which ministered to relief workers and victims for 9 months after 9/11 - really powerful place to visit), then walked down to where we could see the Statue of Liberty. Coming back up we detoured slightly to walk down Wall Street, then took the subway back to Times Square. We had dinner there, then headed home. It was a loooooooooong day, but tons of fun! We slept in today, then drove to see the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. After that they hit the road again, and I took the subway home to Bri's. I'm having a blast living with Bri! We made dinner tonight - macaroni and cheese, and broccoli!! (boosting my hematocrit... hehe) After that I went and hung out with Michelle - always a good time. Michelle is really awesome. Michelle, if you're reading this, I think you rock. :) After that I came home, tried out Bri's massaging seat topper thing that she got for her back, and we played a good ol' game of Spit, which she won at. All in all, this time of year ROCKS. It's fun hanging out at college without having to do... college. Heh heh. Although I am quite happy because I found out today that I got an A+ in sociology (not really sure why...) and an A IN THEORY!!! Wahoo!!! I really wanted to not get an A-, I was right on the edge and needed to do well on the exam. Yippee!!! Ahhh, music is so awesome!!!!!! I'm so excited about all the music that will be in my life in the very near future!!!!!!! I should also go ahead and explain why I made a little addition to the Rascal Flatts post the other night. I got a really awesome email Saturday night that made me feel so much better about going home. The #1 person I was afraid to see is apparently very anxious to see me, and if she's excited to have me home I really have no reason to think that my church or anyone else won't also lovingly welcome me home. I feel very hopeful and I really have a feeling that a lot of things will change for the better this summer in a lot of relationships. The first of them, hopefully, being my relationship with God. That's still a struggle, I can always use prayer for that. But I know He's still there and He will never abandon me. I'm excited to see the work He will do this summer. Ah well, it's late and I'm getting up early to go to the gym with Bri, so... sleepy time for me. I love you all to pieces. Pick which one applies to you: I miss you!!! / Let's hang out this week!!! / Can't wait to see you!!! Peace. :) |
Friday, May 06, 2005
SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!!!!! I'm DONE with EXAMS! They all went pretty well, especially THEORY which was today! I got an A+ on this crazy analysis paper/project for music theory, in spite of my horrendously nerdy title ("So-nata" Boring Sonata: Mozart's use of phrase structure, form, and voice-leading to create a sonata that is anything but cliché), and some great comments, including... "Excellent work," "Good job!" and "I'm glad to hear that you're going to continue your study of theory." Hehe, did I mention that I'm DONE with my WHOLE FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE?!?!?! Craziness... Some fun events, some packing, a fun weekend with Daddy in Philly, then home I go... As for now, there's a bowl of soup from ABP, the biggest roll they had, and a big jug of Wawa green tea calling out my name... Grace and peace to everyone!!! If anyone still has exams, AP tests, papers, etc., best of luck to ya. Lemme know how I can be praying... Love you guys!!!!! |
Monday, May 02, 2005
Well, today's Xanga is on a topic that I actually haven't written about in a really long time... maybe never on Xanga. The topic? Musicianship. Okay, so a little more than a week ago I had my last hearing for music theory. I worked really hard, prepared really well because I wanted to do really really awesome and show how much I'd learned. Boy, what does that sound like... heh, sounds like me at the end of my first year in choir (junior year), trying out for chamber. What happened then? Well, it wasn't horrible, but I made one little mistake on the sightreading and was totally flustered for the rest of the audition, clearly limiting my performance ability and making it quite a miserable experience. Yup, that's what happened. For one thing, my actual lab instructor wasn't there because of family emergencies, so I was being graded by a sub and my lecture professor. I think the nervousness came out when I made a little mistake on the sightreading and had to stop - it was kinda downhill from there. It wasn't horrible, just a lot of hesitation and starting over and being insanely nervous - when I had to do the piano stuff, my hands were shaking. Of course I left feeling really bummed out and wanting to cry because it sucked and it felt so awful and I wanted it to be so good and... and... thanks be to God, it hit me that this is just the next challenge I had to overcome. I realized that it was just like junior year, and it all made sense why things had happened. And somehow I actually thought to myself, you know it's not that big of a deal, your grade will be fine and this hearing really has no lifetime consequence unless you let it destroy you. Fortunately I had plenty of other things to think about that day too. So, I today I got to go pick up my lab exam and my comments for the hearing. I got an 89 on the hearing, which is definitely lower than what I'd like to expect of myself, but it didn't surprise me. What did surprise me - pleasantly "Christina, this was not your best hearing, but it was apparent that you had done lots of preparation and that your skill level is high. Both Dr. Butler and Mr. Harris mentioned that you seemed very nervous... ::Time out:: Did she just call me a musician? ::Time in:: "Christina, this grade does not reflect the level of work you have done this unit or in past units. All semester you have given it your all, and I am very pleased with your work overall. You have worked hard for more than a grade, but for knowledge and skill that you take with you. Just don't forget that. Thanks for a wonderful semester!" So it looks like I didn't have to prove myself after all. Some of you might know that I'm contemplating doing Music 10 next year, since I have decided to minor. Music 10 is basically free lessons (I would do voice) for a year for a grade (1 cu for the year) - you have juries at the end of the year. The more I think about it, the more I really want to get back into classical singing and train the voice that God has given me. Paul (Ferree) really encouraged me this weekend when we were talking about it. I've been unsure of my reasons for wanting to do it and if it would really glorify God. But working hard to develop something beautiful for Him could really be a blessing to God and to people around me. I still have to pray about it a lot, and I have the whole summer to decide, but I just... something in me really wants to do it. I watched the DVD of the Requiem concert from last year at BHS, and I watched myself sing Recordare and just thought, "I really want that voice back, and I want to go further." This can't be the end of it... Thanks for letting me share this guys. (Well, heh, you didn't really have a choice, but... whatever, yeah. |
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