Welp, I got tired of Xanga and decided to give this one a go. Xanga is just...so...I don't know. Xanga-ish. Seems like it's for a younger generation. I'm all grown up now!
I guess we'll start with the basics. I'm Rachel, I'm about to be 22, I go to Abilene Christian University (but don't tell anyone that, please), I'm an instrumental music education major, and I love every minute of it. I'm probably one of the biggest nerds you'll ever meet. I get excited when I hear a cool chord progression in a trombone quartet I'm listening to. Yes, I listen to instrumental music. The "music" of today honestly makes me sick, and it makes me even more sick to know that these untalented people are getting more money than I'll ever have an opportunity to make, and I'm a hundred more times talented than they are. I know that probably sounds really cocky, but it's the honest-to-God truth. I play the bass trombone, recorder, and a little piano. (That's me and Goldilocks, my bass trombone, to the right.) :-) Music is my passion, if you haven't figured that out yet. There is nothing better than listening to the beautiful sound of a trombone. I'll be graduating in about a year and a half if all goes to plan, and then I'll be looking for a job in the area as an elementary school music teacher. I feel like it's my calling. I'm crazy about kids. My brother just had a baby boy, and he stole my heart from the minute I saw the first sonogram. Allow me to show him off; his name is Wyatt Alan Martin.
Oh man, I'm so crazy about this kid!
He was at Cook's hospital for the first couple of months he was alive 'cause he was premature, but he was under the best care possible and is now home!! Aunt Rachel is probably the proudest aunt in the entire world, hands down.I have the most amazing boyfriend/best friend/companion in the entire world. I don't have a picture of him, unfortunately. He hates pictures, and I'm not too fond of them either, so yeah. I'm sure he appreciates me not following him around with a camera all the time anyway! We have a pretty crazy story, but everything finally worked out for the better and I am so incredibly happy. It took a lot of patience, I'll tell ya that, but it was TOTALLY worth it. I'm crazy about him. I actually trust him, which is a weird thing. I'm not one to trust guys. I was a guy-hater there for a little while, but he showed me that not ALL guys suck. I can't thank him enough for that. He makes me happier than I have ever been, even after all this time. I usually dump guys after...oh...2 months, tops. I've kept this one around. My entire family likes him, which is also weird. I'm okay with this weird, though. :-) Maybe I can convince him to take a picture and I'll try to get one up here. He's oh-so-hot though, the dark and mysterious type. It drives me crazy, in a good way. We have a great relationship and I can't wait to see where we end up.
What else...I work at JCPenney's, and it sucks. I work in the Catalog and Credit department, which basically means I take of everyone's special needs. I place catalog orders, help people with their credit card bills, catalog returns, inventory, and do everything a normal associate does. I don't mind it too much, but the people I work with really really REALLY suck. I'm quitting soon, however, which makes me very happy. Summer band starts on the 20th of August and there is absolutely no way I'd be able to keep the hours I'm working now and keep my 3.7 (which I brought up from a 2.3, thank you very much). So yeah, that's me. I live with my grandmother for the time being, but I'm hoping to find my own place soon.
I'll write more when something interesting happens. My life is pretty repetitive, however. It's a good repetitive, though. Take care, everyone!
