Field Trip

I went to see Brian yesterday and had a lot of fun. He tried to make me less nervous to conduct in front of people by showing me how fun it actually is. However, I am so afraid to mess up or that I'm going to forget what I'm doing. I don't want to be the reason that everyone gets confused and the song ends up falling apart. I don't wanna frustrate people that already know what they're doing. I'm just psyching myself out, though because no one is going to judge me. They know I know my music, and that I am just learning something knew.

Brian has a graceful way of conducting, just like my mother does, and someday I wish to be as good as they are. I would love to conduct a big choir somewhere down the line because I'm told u get a rush standing up there and actually doing it!

EVIDENCE

I finally figured out how to make a brochure using word! You go to file and down to page setup. Then, you change the section that says pages from normal to book fold. I started working on my brochure again now that I actually know what I'm doing. I almost finished the cover page yesterday, but it still needs a little work.

Besides that, I am treaching my mom and brother 2 songs called "Bless the Broken Road" and "Light Your World." I can't wait until we have everything together! I have to go through my videos and see which ones I'm going to incorporate in my presentation, and I need to print out my pictures for the collage I plan on making.

I can't wait to see how everything turns out. It's almost the final stretch, and I'm getting kind of nervous! I hope everything goes according to planned!

Back to Work

The end of the school year is coming, it's getting hot out, and pools will be opening soon. This weekend is Memorial Day weekend, so that means it's time to go back to work. I have a class on Saturday to renew my CPR certification, but after that I'm good to go. I like being a lifeguard, yet this summer is supposed to be extremely hot, which is really going to suck. I hope that I get put at one steady pool for most of the summer because I'm tired of having to figure out how I'm getting to and from all these different pools. Last year, I didn't quite mind, considering Sam Messner was my supervisor, and if she needed me elsewhere, she would make sure I made it there okay. I'm ready to go back as soon as possible, though. I could really use the money. =]

EVIDENCE

I started working on "Bless the Broken Road," with my mom and brother. I am so excited to be in charge for a change! We're making pretty good progress so far, but of course, it could use some work. You can make anything better with practice. Also, I'm trying redo my brochure because the first draft I did didn't come out right. I'm sure I'll get it down within a few days. Some things just take time. Finally, I've been camcording some more of my progress, and the more practice I've had the better I have become. I swear I will figure out how to put the videos up soon! Music is my world, and no matter what I will always take an interest in it!

LIFE

I think I've decided that I'm going to take a year off of school and get a full time job. Even though I really wanted to go straight to college, it doesn't look like it's gonna happen. I may take a few classes over that year, but that's probably it. I scheduled an interview at a school called Sanford Brown tomorrow, and now I have to call back and cancel. I always thought I would have my parents support when figuring out college stuff, but either way they just don't seem to be happy.

Besides that, the only other thing that has been on my mind is how much I'm going to miss choir. My last choir concert was last week and I couldn't help breaking down and crying several times that night. Choir is or was my life, but now it's time to move on to something new.

Sponsor

I went to see Brian today and since my project is in less than a month, we started working on the songs I'm going to be teaching my mom and brother. It should be relatively easy after I pick up on everything because right now, I wouldn't know exactly where to start. I think I'm gonna run it with all of us first and see how everyone does sight reading. Then, I will go through it part by part. After that, maybe we will adjust the dynamics. I can't wait until I am finished, so I can hear what I have accomplished.

My Choice

My boyfriend leaves for school tomorrow! I'm so excited for him, yet I know I'm going to miss him so much! 3 hours away isn't that bad, so why am I freaking out? Well, anyways, I'm not coming to school tomorrow because I'm going with him and his parents up to his school to drop him off. It's going to be so weird leaving him there, but I'm glad he decided to take such a big step and go back to school.

Besides that, I need to just focus on school and finishing out my senior year. It's almost over and I don't wanna mess up on the final stretch. That would really stink, and I'm definitely not going through this whole year again. I have to work on bringing up my math grade because I fell behind. I missed one set of notes and ever since then I don't understand any of the new stuff we're learning. I asked for extra help from a classmate, though, so we'll see if that helps. I can't fail math for the year or I won't pass! I'm normally really good at math, but I guess Statistics just isn't my subject.

EVIDENCE

I will be going to church again this Sunday to work with the church choir. My mom promised that this time I will feel more comfortable because I already did it once. She said she's going to help me every step of the way, so that I learn the right way, rather than teaching myself something that requires more knowledge than I contain. (haha!) Someone will be camcording the whole experience again, and I will be putting the videos on here soon because I think my dad just about figured out how to do it!! =] Yay!

Sponsor Visit

I went to see Mr. Lupchinski again on Thursday. First of all, it was an absolutely beautiful day out, so I was really excited to get out of school early to walk over to School #4. When I got there, all the children had 2 sticks (instruments) in front of them. This was unlike any other time I went over there. Therefore, I knew this class was going to be a fun one.
Mr. L started with naming animals and asking if the kids knew which animals made that sound. Everyone was so eager to get the answer correct and get a ticket. After that, Mr. L played the song for them and showed them where to sing and where to play their sticks. Some kids couldn't control their excitement, and I can understand why. I wish I got to do that kind of stuff when I was in kindergarten. Next, Mr. L recorded them on his radio and played it back for them. This was fun, but also a way for Mr. L to see who was talking when they weren't supposed to be. Time went by way too fast because right after Mr. L recorded the kids, the class over.

I had a great time! =]

EVIDENCE

Last Sunday, I went to church with my parents. Well, my mom had mentioned that she talked to the choir about me teaching some songs and directing them. I didn't really think we were gonna start Sunday, though, considering my friend Bobby and his parents came to our congregation because Bobby's dad, Pr. Gregg, was scheduled to hold service. I haven't seen him in a while, so I figured we could catch up. Yeah, we caught up a little bit, but then my mom had an announcement made at the end of service about a choir rehearsal afterwards, and that's when I knew that I was going to have to stand up in front of Bobby, a much more talented musician than I, and I was totally intimidated. I'm not normally a shy person, but as soon as I stood up in front of the choir, I froze. I was petrified and felt as if I had no idea what I was doing. Also, my brother Steve, is filming every step of the way, so he had the camcorder in my face. I don't know what it is, but if I know there's someone filming me, it makes me 10 times as nervous, even in my video production class.



Anyways, it took me a while to get into the swing of things, and even then, I was ridiculously nervous. Unfortunately, Pr. Boller wasn't in Cinaminson that day; however, my mom made sure that the choir was aware of what was going on (she's our other choir director.) I can't wait to get the hang of directing the choir because it seems like a lot of fun.


Mr. Abrams,
I will have the video up as soon as possible, but I couldn't figure out how to transfer it from my camcorder.

Blood Drive

Last Thursday, was our second blood drive of the year. I already gave blood at the first one with no issues, but this time was a little different. I absolutely hate when they prick my finger to test my iron. Well, this time they had to prick my finger twice because my iron was too low for their standards. Thank god the second time, my iron went up because otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to donate at all, which would have really upset me.

This time, I even wanted to do the thing where they separate your plasma from your red blood cells, or something like that, but they wouldn't let me because they said I didn't weigh enough. That's not fair because other people that did it weighed just as much as me. They just looked like they weighed more. Oh well, at least I was able to give blood. Did you know that every pint of blood that you donate can save 3 lives? =]

Give blood.

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