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Oh wow, so here I am, back on LJ! I check my Friends Page from time to time, but I've decided to start posting every so often again. I doubt anyone will read, much less be entertained, but oh well!
So, my summer has mostly been classes thus far. I've taken Death & Dying and Buddhism, then Nutrition, now I'm in math until August 2. It was very disheartening to know that I'd miss out on my summer in Escanaba, on the shores of Lake Michigan, and strangely enough, be missing my old job at the lighthouse and museum. However, I assumed that being stuck in classes every day would at least make the summer feel slower. Not so. Realizing that my senior year is creeping up (beginning NEXT MONTH!! YIKES!) is more than my poor brain can handle.
Smooth segue into the next topic here... I'm truly amazed at how much I've changed in these 3 years leading up to my last at CMU. In lots of ways, of course, I'm still the same old Angela (some of that's good, some of it's not in my opinion), but anyway, I'm extremely grateful for the things that have changed. Friendships, relationships, hopes, ideas, goals... nothing is the same as when I came here.
One of the strangest things that's happened to me is how my relationship to the cello has changed. I came into CMU with my cello being my whole entire life. I wanted nothing more than to be a performance major, practice, perform, and so on and so forth for my whole life. Yeah, ok, well... not so much anymore. There came a time when I realized that life is more than being focused on ONE thing and I've decided to let my life revolve around more things than just my cello. I cracked out of my dork shell and got into, well, maybe just as dorky things I guess. I now have actual hobbies and interests... go figure. Anyway, not to mention the biggest and most life-changing event...
Meeting Brian was, no doubt, the greatest change to happen to me this past year. And to think, it's already almost been one whole year we've been together! I definitely attribute past life experiences to help me realize how wonderful Brian is, how lucky we are to be together, and how to appreciate him in every way. We've gotten to do so many fun things together in this past year: New York City during Christmas time, staying at the Grand Hotel in April and having a blast visiting Mackinac Island (again!) earlier this month. Not to mention we get along with each other's families so well. But adventures aside, what's more important to know that we are completely perfect together!
What's most exciting is knowing that there is a big move in my future... out to Danbury, CT! More details on this later. I wanted to keep it under wraps for the most part, but what's the point, everyone will know eventually... since I won't be in MI anymore lol. So, yes, after graduation in May (well, praying to God everything goes according to plan and I CAN graduate) we'll be living in Connecticut. Danbury's population is about 85,000 and there are lots of great things to do there involving nature, parks, art, and music (yay!). And, me being the loser I am, I looked up the city website and found out something neat: the town was once called "Hat City" because it produced nearly 25% of the country's hats early in the century. Danbury has a lot of historical stuff from WWII and the like, so since I will most likely be jobless for a while when I first get there, guess who will be hitting up all the musical and historical attractions?
All right, time to end this post. I'll have to make my entries more frequent so they don't get this painfully long. Back to watching the Yankee game! ...And yes, becoming a baseball fan is definitely a new development in my life.
So, my summer has mostly been classes thus far. I've taken Death & Dying and Buddhism, then Nutrition, now I'm in math until August 2. It was very disheartening to know that I'd miss out on my summer in Escanaba, on the shores of Lake Michigan, and strangely enough, be missing my old job at the lighthouse and museum. However, I assumed that being stuck in classes every day would at least make the summer feel slower. Not so. Realizing that my senior year is creeping up (beginning NEXT MONTH!! YIKES!) is more than my poor brain can handle.
Smooth segue into the next topic here... I'm truly amazed at how much I've changed in these 3 years leading up to my last at CMU. In lots of ways, of course, I'm still the same old Angela (some of that's good, some of it's not in my opinion), but anyway, I'm extremely grateful for the things that have changed. Friendships, relationships, hopes, ideas, goals... nothing is the same as when I came here.
One of the strangest things that's happened to me is how my relationship to the cello has changed. I came into CMU with my cello being my whole entire life. I wanted nothing more than to be a performance major, practice, perform, and so on and so forth for my whole life. Yeah, ok, well... not so much anymore. There came a time when I realized that life is more than being focused on ONE thing and I've decided to let my life revolve around more things than just my cello. I cracked out of my dork shell and got into, well, maybe just as dorky things I guess. I now have actual hobbies and interests... go figure. Anyway, not to mention the biggest and most life-changing event...
Meeting Brian was, no doubt, the greatest change to happen to me this past year. And to think, it's already almost been one whole year we've been together! I definitely attribute past life experiences to help me realize how wonderful Brian is, how lucky we are to be together, and how to appreciate him in every way. We've gotten to do so many fun things together in this past year: New York City during Christmas time, staying at the Grand Hotel in April and having a blast visiting Mackinac Island (again!) earlier this month. Not to mention we get along with each other's families so well. But adventures aside, what's more important to know that we are completely perfect together!
What's most exciting is knowing that there is a big move in my future... out to Danbury, CT! More details on this later. I wanted to keep it under wraps for the most part, but what's the point, everyone will know eventually... since I won't be in MI anymore lol. So, yes, after graduation in May (well, praying to God everything goes according to plan and I CAN graduate) we'll be living in Connecticut. Danbury's population is about 85,000 and there are lots of great things to do there involving nature, parks, art, and music (yay!). And, me being the loser I am, I looked up the city website and found out something neat: the town was once called "Hat City" because it produced nearly 25% of the country's hats early in the century. Danbury has a lot of historical stuff from WWII and the like, so since I will most likely be jobless for a while when I first get there, guess who will be hitting up all the musical and historical attractions?
All right, time to end this post. I'll have to make my entries more frequent so they don't get this painfully long. Back to watching the Yankee game! ...And yes, becoming a baseball fan is definitely a new development in my life.