Summer

So mom and I got back from Ireland this past Wednesday and I will post more with pictures very soon. But here's a little bit about what we did..

Wednesday we left for Dublin and it was a very long day because we had an overnight flight so those always make for a very long day. Thursday we arrived in Dublin had a 3 hour wait till our flight to Shannon, arrived in Shannon and had a performance the same night. Throughout the rest of week we visited many different places such as Bunratty Castle, Blarney Castle, Guinness Factory, many Cathedral, Cobh (Cove), Cork, Dublin, Galway.. and many more places

So I am now off the Colorado for the whole summer I leave tomorrow (Monday) morning from Milwaukee at 11:10 am.. I am really excited, anxious, nervous all at the same time.. I will update more of my experience out there as the summer goes on I will have my computer and cell phone with me so please write and keep in contact!!

God Bless!

Starball 2009 / Big Band

I forgot to update on what's going on with school. It's finals week and I am taking a much needed break, I have two more finals to go tomorrow; one being my very last music theory exam and I have a presentation on small group process.

So 1 more day left and then it's finishing packing up my house and my room and getting it home. Back in April we had our Starball (our sorority formal) and it was a lot of fun. We had to use one mini van from the school because our 12 passenger van that the school owns broke down the night before.. total bummer it took us about 2 hours to get everyone to the hotel that we were having it at. But it was still a good time and getting people home and to the bars took just as long afterward but again it still was a really good time, everyone had a lot of fun!

So as soon as I can I will get some pictures up..

I also had a very exciting week about 2 weeks ago. I was on the committee for Marian's Big Band event and this year I was the Hospitality Chair (making sure they had food, water, etc.) and this year it was the Drew Davis Band and Josh Gracin. I got to meet Josh Gracin and the Drew Davis Band, I was on cloud 9 the entire time.. it was so amazing even though I didn't get to enjoy most of the concert, because I was making sure the bands had everything that they needed. But it was absolutely amazing! I would really recommend their music.

I hope everyone enjoys the nice weather when we do get it even though we needed the rain! Have a great summer vacation!

Update....

Hello..

It's been quite awhile since I last updated. I thought the saying was "April Showers bring May Flowers".. well it's May we shouldn't be getting April showers now!

So.. 7 days till Mom and I leave for Ireland I am really excited but nervous. The itenarary is packed full of all kinds of fun things that we are doing.

Wednesday (20th)
--> We fly from Chicago to Dublin (overnight flight) and Dublin to Shannon

Thursday (21st)
--> Arrive Ireland / Performance at Galway Cathedral

Friday (22nd)
--> Cliffs of Moher / Bunratty Folk Park / Killarney

Saturday (23rd)
--> Ring of Kerry Tour / Performance in Killarney

Sunday (24th)
--> Blarney Castle / Performance in Blarney / Cobh / Cork

Monday (25th)
--> Waterford Crystal / Glendalough / Dublin

Tuesday (26th)
--> Performance in Dublin / Books of Kells / Guiness Factory

Wednesday (27th)
--> Return to USA

So that is what we are going to doing in Ireland!
I can't wait like I said earlier I am very excited, anxious and nervous all at the same time!

Colorado, here I come!

So it's almost April already and that means the end of the semester is coming up fast and than summer vacation. I have found a summer job, which I am really excited about, I applied at a YMCA center in the Rockies (Estes Park) and I was hired. It's not exactly the job I want, but I can't complain, it's going to be an amazing experience and I am really excited! I will be there from June 1 - August 21. So I will keep in touch and should have more time for keeping my blog updated!

I hope everyone has a fabulous week!

Catching up...

It's been a long time since I have updated, I didn't realize how much time has actually past. I have been really busy with school and work and other things. In the past month and a half, a lot has happened!

The last time I wrote was middle of February and I was sick. I am starting to feeling a little better, still dealing with the headaches and stomaches, but they are getting better, as my stress level goes down so does the stomaches and headaches. I am learning different ways to deal with both of these. So February not much else happened.

Than March came.. and this year, definitely came went out roaring. I can't believe that we got snow this past weekend.. at least 3 inches.. crazy, but you would never be able to tell, it's all melted already.

Spring Break came and it was amazing. This year I participated in another mission trip, I had the opportunity along with 16 other women to go to Washington, Pennsylvania and work for Habitat for Humanity. The experience was quite an experience, we 'mudded' and sanded the drywall, it was very messy, but fun, learning a new skill is always fun for me. I don't know if I could do it for awhile though. So we left the Saturday March 14 and stayed in Toledo, Ohio for a night and then continued on our way to Pennsylvania, we ended up getting lost, but thanks to Ethel (my GPS, yes we named her), she got us there safe and sound. We stayed in a beautiful church the whole week on either the floor or air mattresses (most of us broke down and bought an air mattress while we were there). Friday (20) we took half a day to work on the house, it was also our last day and we spent the afternoon in Pittsburgh, which is a really pretty city, and we had dinner and than returned the church only to go to bed and get up the following morning at 4 am to be on the road at 5 am. We returned safe and sound to Fond du Lac at about 4:30 pm (Central time). I was so blessed to have had this experience, I learned about myself as a person and how God really does work in mysterious ways.

<-- Here are some pictures from the week

Top: Our entire group

Middle: Outside of the house (I think we are on Lunch)

Bottom: Dinner in Pittsburgh (I am sitting with our advisors)

So that is about it.. still trying to make decisions about school and everything.. so keep me in your prayers that God leads me in the right direction!