The Sound of Music

Wow, it's been a while. So this month is musical crunch time. All exams are happening. I have my music jury tomorrow so that's gonna be fun. The next two weeks exams and play practice will ensue. I just had my choir performance at the Winspear last night which went quite well but I ended up getting home at midnight. Yuck. The night before last I lost my wallet and had to go back to the school to get it which landed me home at 11:30. Oh the Joys of being forgetful. The musical (Joseph and the Tecnicolor Dreamcoat) is almost perfect put I need to get my headshot in. I just keep forgetting. My voice instructor finally has good things to say about me and said that I sounded like a young, Puccini soprano in my practice performance. I actually managed to impress her. Never did I see this day coming. So yes, things are going better. But I need a break. I am not doing another play next year. This is just too much for me to handle. However, at the same time it's the only thing keeping me sane. I'm also working as well as play performances over the Christmas break aka I don't get a Christmas break. Take my advice, DO NOT pull a 'Rachel' and deny yourself a Chritmas holiday. This is going to be the death of me!

Movin' Right Along

Despite the stress of school and pressures of life little Rachel is still chugging along. The end of the school semester is closing in and the play opens in a month! EEK! I will be performing one of four songs for my peers on Friday and I find myself in a slight panic. I have one song that I can sing off book. Heh, the other three are coming, but slowly. It certainly doesn't help that one is eight pages long and that none of them are in English *sigh* all I wanted was one song in English. Maybe next semester. Anyways, i've gotten the majority of my Christmas shopping done. Yes, already. My December is too packed think about shopping. Had to write a letter today telling my supervisor that I wouldn't be available to work until December 18th. Ouch! They won't fire me though, they need me too much. Not that i'd be broken hearted if they did. Also, i've made the decision to purchase a camera. Not a super expensive one. Just a couple hundred dollars. I've always wanted one, and I need to start taking pictures. Especially now that I have a blog to put pictures on. haha. Well that's all of the incredibly exciting news in my life!

Bouncing Back

November is official blogging month but i'm afraid i haven't been able to blog every day like I wanted to. Anyways, the past week has been a huge struggle for me. At school I have been getting low marks (despite my constant efforts) and my life is way too full for me to cope with. On friday Stephen asked me if I would be able to drive him to the airport and I agreed. When I arrived at his house he met me at the door with a dozen roses and gas money. He knew that I was having a rough week. What a sweetie. Speaking of Stephen, he is getting his hair cut tomorrow! (Although somewhat reluctantly) I'm excited though! haha. Thursday night I had a breakdown and was seriously considering dropping out of school. I felt like God wasn't taking care of me and I told Him how I was feeling about my life. On Saturday night the church service focussed on confession and I poured out everything to God that night. All of my sins and all of my feelings. Next thing I know people are giving me money and i'm being serenaded in encouraged from every direction. God made it clear that where I am is right where He wants me. I've been blown away by His grace. It happened really fast. My head is still spinning. I went from severe depression to being filled with hope and ecouragment. I didn't think that I could ever feel like this again. So with a renewed hope and faith in God, I am continuing to stay in school and dream big. God will reveal His plans for me all in due time.

Too Much!

Alrighty, so school is really starting to wear me out. I have no life. Which is to be expected I suppose, but all I do is work. I barely have time to do all of my homework. It doesn't help that my teachers are so discouraging. And not to mention my director for the play i'm in. I feel she is too harsh. I'm a sensitive person so i don't take to harsh HARSH and uncalled for criticism very well. I need to do something to cheer myself up. Perhaps be around some more positive people. I am counting down the days until the end of the semester. The torture needs to end! If anyone is reading this please keep me in your prayers, i need all I can get. In other news, my history essay is now completed. woot! I never want to look at in again. Except perhaps to see a big A+ on it haha. Hey, why not shoot for the moon right? Only one more huge assignment to go! Also, the play is coming along quite nicely. It's going to be super cheesy. I love it. I will write a longer blog later, but I have to get up early tomorrow so it's bedtime for me!

It's Worth a Shot!

So starting a blog sounds like a good idea. Especially since I despise my own handwriting!
I think this will be a good place to let stress out and talk about my day. Since I am a university student, work and am involved in a play, I am really busy, but hopefully I will be able to have enough time to write in this blog. Sarah just got married. It honestly blows my mind. It also makes me want to get married even though I know the time is not right for me right now. I suppose all weddings make people feel that way. I'm so happy for her though. She is where so belongs. On a not so cheery note, I missed more play practice because I had a midterm to study. Astronomy (oh joy). I probably won't have any sort of social activity this week as I have solid study, work and play practice. I really should get out though. At least once a week. Church is starting to come second to work and that is not okay with me. Especially since we just had a sermon about taking time once a week to relax. I am in fact breaking one of the ten commandments! I don't think most people realize that over working yourself is a sin. There simply doesn't seem to be a way around it though. Well I have that midterm tomorrow so it's off to bed with me. I think i'm going to enjoy this. I'm better at writing than I am speaking. A toast to my first blog post!