Ouch...

Well...I have a herniated disk. That's the circle. It's supposed to be inbetween the bones instead of protruding. Just like my Brandy, except like 10 of hers are like that. Okay, only 2. I have to get an injection like an epidural to relieve it. Thank goodness.

My kids are about to be here for their one o'clock class. Have a good day!

let's see how this works...

I suppose I'm going to try this again. I was always told it's dangerous to keep a blog...but what the heck? Just don't put bad stuff in it and it will be fine, right? We'll see. If I hear anything from anyone...it's over. People seem to always have something to say about everything!

Let's see...I've been teaching for 3 total weeks. This is the start of week 4. It's Monday and I don't like Mondays. On Sunday nights I always have dreams of not being prepared enough and having to run around looking for things for kids to do. I am under so much stress at my job. I'm a long term substitute, which means that my contract only goes until the end of the semester and at that point they decide whether or not I can come back for the next year. Therefore, my job is to impress EVERYONE. It's so hard. I'm pretty sure that I've been doing a good job of that so far, but I feel overwhelmed at times. I feel like if I don't have a good lesson someone (being one of my students) will tell their teacher and that teacher will tell the wrong person and then I'll be in trouble. I doubt that my students would do that...but what if? Surely there's not a kid that knows what you're supposed to know when you get into college. Not that I HAVE bad lessons or anything...just what if I do something wrong? Every teacher messes up. That was something I learned in student teaching. Sometimes the people I was student teaching with would say something and I would think, 'We were told NOT to say that in college...' , and then the more I observed and taught myself, the more I know that what happened in college and what I learned in college sometimes gets thrown out the window. Teaching is the hardest, most fun thing I've ever done in my life. I feel like I've grown so much in the past (almost) month and if I grow that much as a person in that little of time, imagine what will happen in the years to come.

Alright, I'm done. The bell rang and I have to go watch my students in the hallway.

Have a great day! We'll see how much I update this thing...maybe I can get to several times a day like my Brandy!!!

Hello everyone.

I only update when big things are happening...so here it goes.

I'm the new elementary school music teacher at College Heights Elementary.

I guess I'm a grownup now. I guess it's time to get off this thing.

Thanks to all of my readers. All like 2 of you. And thanks to those of you who believed I could do it.

I'm a big girl now!

Bye.

ummm...

Well, hello.

I'm alive. Lots has changed in the past however long it has been since I've updated.

I'm student teaching at Wylie. Started at the elementary, now I'm at the high school and junior high. I love my day job. Quiznos, however, sucks. Not for much longer, though. Real world, here I come.

Chris and I moved in together. It's wonderful. He's quite the bed hog, however.

That's about it. Wyatt is still growing up. New picture:

I feel the same way too, kid.

More in a year or so. Bye.

You'd think that whenever I got out of school I would have more time to write...I guess I shot that theory.





Let's see...I've been working. I've been playing. I got in a wreck on the 4th of July and Geico totaled my car. Let me just say that all Geico has is good advertising. Everything else sucks. I want my Corolla back, that's all.





I cut my finger on the slicer at work and it hurts to type.





I still live in my apartment.





I still have my Chris.





Wyatt is growing up and getting into everything. Picture:

He's my cool buddy.

Nothing much else to say...I turn 23...twenty FRIKIN three...on Monday. I'm sad. I'm that much closer to 50 as far as I am concerned. I am going to Six Flags with my family and Chris though! :)

I start student teaching at the end of August. Nervous? Yes. I had a dream that the teachers were mean to me last night. Surely that won't happen.

I'm out. I'll update in another 4 months or so. haha.

I'm still here.

Has it really been over a month this time? Sorry. I just can't keep this thing updated anymore.

Well, my senior recital has come and gone. I'm in the middle of finals week. It is almost 8 am and I've been at school since 7am studying for my music history final at 8:45. My piano proficiency is at 8:30am, and my Forms and Analysis final is at 12:30.

I have never been so happy in my life.

I'm done. Really. Not done with this semester. I'm done with college. On Friday at 1pm, I will have officially completed all courses needed for an instrumental music education degree. Not to brag, but damn! It's been quite a journey. You have to have a true love for music to complete it, let me tell you. If you don't enjoy listening to Gregorian Chants and orchestral music from the Renaissance, you won't make it. Haha. I'm actually sitting here listening to some bizzare 20th century music...because it is the last music history test I will ever take!!! I did a hard-core score identification project last night...which I actually thought was fun. Am I a loser? No. I just found my niche and made it my career. Good call, Rachel. So the only thing I have to complete is all that testing to make sure I've been paying attention the past 4 years and student teach, and I'll have my degree in my hands. Degree. That sounds so grown up. I'm not scared, don't get me wrong. I'm super-nervous/excited. Real world, here I come. I made it to the other side.

Am I really about to be on a salary?!?! YIKES!

Chris and I have never been better. He took me shopping yesterday for a "completion of classes" present. No one has ever done something like that for me. I'm crazy about him. Still taking things one day at a time. We're finishing school before we do anything to A) make sure we can stand each other for a long period of time (like 5 years), and B) save money and not be broke because we got married in college. I think it's a pretty stupid thing to do, but to each their own. I'm happy with him just being by my side. That and the lack of pressure keeps him around.

I'm officially listening to the weirdest song I've ever heard. Riley's "In C." Check it out.

Still living in my apartment. It's looking more homey these days. I just had to break it in. Oh, and you don't realize how much crap you have until you move it into a small apartment. Oh, what I would give for another closet. It's just me and the dog for now. I have crazy neighbors who always have the cops around. Kinda makes me feel safe in a way. Then in a way, it doesn't.

I'm still night managing at the big Q. It sucks to say the least. People aren't sure how to get off their ass and work (sorry), so I have to pick up the slack or the customers suffer, and that is not fair to them. It was most stressful during the peak of everything being due, but now that it has come and gone it's getting easier. I guess having a real work ethic can suck sometimes. My crew is always amazing (because I make them work...muhaha), but the managers...we won't even get into that. :) Thank God I'm getting a real job...

Anyway. I have to memorize some composers of the 20th century in the next 21 minutes.

I made it. That's really all I wanted to say. Oh, and I'm really, really, really, really happy.

Bye.

just a little nervous...

Hey guys.

I don't have much time, but I need to...type, I guess. I'd rather talk, but I'm limited to myself and this mac in front of me.

My pre-recital jury is in a couple of hours. My stomach is in knots. I'm more worried about this pre-recital than I am the actual recital. This is where the "panel" (including all of the important people, we'll say) decides whether I can cut it on a recital or not. I've talked to others who have done this already, and apparently it is common to screw up in these and still get passed. I don't want to screw up though! I have done nothing but practice all weekend. I did absolutely no homework, and I definietly should have considering we are leaving for band tour and the end of the week! There is no way I could of concentrated anyway. I've done nothing but play this weekend. I sound solid for the most part. The only thing I am insanely worried about is getting off with the piano. Ugh.

This will all be over come lunch time. I'll be sure to let you know how it goes. As if YOU care. Who is you anyway?

Wish me luck.