"And the night is young, the night is young..."
Hah, wow! What a weekend! Howdy, kids! Did y'all miss me? Let's get right to it, then...
School is just school. Not much to say there, except in terms of Drama and Forensics. Wednesday was ad-booking, and the group I was with went to Old Town Gaithersburg, which was not too bad, really. Anyone interested in my classes??? ...didn't think so! Moving on...
Friday was really awesome, I thought, and a lot of things came together, which was good. I came up with the idea of reintroducing the classic Liz Carreon ice breaker of the newspaper battle, and everyone seemed to enjoy it, which was awesome! Tanya and Ricky sure did battle it out, it was great to watch. Then, Fr. Javier's talk was good... but, although it was good, it was nothing new to me, really, so I didn't get too much out of it honestly, but it was still good to hear. Afterwards, I rode with Fr. Javier to Grean and Walter's house with Walter, Luis, and Ruby, since that's where our parents were having their weekly Bible study. We ate some real good food, and even after everyone left, I chilled with Grean, Walter, and Luis, and we just talked about stupid stuff, but it was funny. We didn't end up leaving until well after 1 in the morning, though, so I just went straight to bed.
Saturday morning, it took me a lot of effort to wake up as early as I did, but I had to for the sake of getting to practice. Although quite a few people were gone, I feel as if we got a lot accomplished. Lily's warm up routine was definitely longer and more intense than what Nique would do with us, but whatever it takes to get us warmed up, I suppose. On the plus side, I am still in the dance for "Manhattan," with Meredith as my partner, and we got the blocking mostly done for the opening sequence. And as we worked, I started to really like this show more and more... yeah, I really do, actually. It has a really good story to it, and so far, I am having fun with the musical numbers; the music is really fun to sing, and the dances will be kickass. I think my level of enjoyment with the show so far is (slowly but steadily) outweighing any disappointments I may have felt initially, so that's a boost for me.
OK, so, I left practice weary, but I came home to eat some, and as I was falling asleep in the kitchen watching TV, my mom says that we are leaving to the movies, so I end up seeing Big Momma's House 2 with my mom and brother. It was actually really good, and still funny, though in different ways than the original. Recommended, definitely. Then, we came home to regroup with my grandma and my dad, since we were invited to our relatives' house in Damascus for a birthday party for one of my uncles and my cousin's husband. The party had a lot of good things in store for me, and let me start by saying that it was not just the good food and the good music (some of which I danced to). In one conversation with one of my cousins about my college plans, I find out that she actually went to Dickinson College, and I had no idea! She graduated from there in '03, actually, so it really wasn't too long ago. I think I am definitely going to notify the admissions office and see if it improves my chances, because in case you didn't know, Dickinson is my top choice... =)
We left the party pretty late, and even though we came home late, my grandma still wanted to pray the rosary. I ended up going to my room and doing th Divine Mercy Chaplet instead, so I still felt satisfied. I think that adding prayer to my daily routine is helping me a lot, and I know I am going to need it in the next few weeks...
Woke up for Sunday school today, went to church, and afterwards, had some good Salvadorean eats at my aunt's house. My body still hurts a lot, but on the plus side, I think tomorrow's rehearsal is mostly singing. Yeah, I know... going to school on a day off. Blown. Then I should think about doing homework, too...
OK, and I know my entry has been pretty long already, but I just want to reflect on something more... I'm graduating soon! I dunno, it's kinda weird... should I be excited? I know I am and all, but still... it was weird to get the school newsletter in the mail and find out that our last official day of school is May 25th, and then going to the school website and taking a look at how close that really is... that and how close the senior events are... it weirds me out a bit. The true end for me... it's so close, yet there is still a long way to go, things to do, goals to achieve... hahahaha, that last one was not entirely true, but still. It all just felt good to get off my chest, but I would still like to talk to someone about it, preferably a senior, preferably a fellow Colonel. Comments, anyone?
I'm peacing out now, y'all. God is good, all the time!
School is just school. Not much to say there, except in terms of Drama and Forensics. Wednesday was ad-booking, and the group I was with went to Old Town Gaithersburg, which was not too bad, really. Anyone interested in my classes??? ...didn't think so! Moving on...
Friday was really awesome, I thought, and a lot of things came together, which was good. I came up with the idea of reintroducing the classic Liz Carreon ice breaker of the newspaper battle, and everyone seemed to enjoy it, which was awesome! Tanya and Ricky sure did battle it out, it was great to watch. Then, Fr. Javier's talk was good... but, although it was good, it was nothing new to me, really, so I didn't get too much out of it honestly, but it was still good to hear. Afterwards, I rode with Fr. Javier to Grean and Walter's house with Walter, Luis, and Ruby, since that's where our parents were having their weekly Bible study. We ate some real good food, and even after everyone left, I chilled with Grean, Walter, and Luis, and we just talked about stupid stuff, but it was funny. We didn't end up leaving until well after 1 in the morning, though, so I just went straight to bed.
Saturday morning, it took me a lot of effort to wake up as early as I did, but I had to for the sake of getting to practice. Although quite a few people were gone, I feel as if we got a lot accomplished. Lily's warm up routine was definitely longer and more intense than what Nique would do with us, but whatever it takes to get us warmed up, I suppose. On the plus side, I am still in the dance for "Manhattan," with Meredith as my partner, and we got the blocking mostly done for the opening sequence. And as we worked, I started to really like this show more and more... yeah, I really do, actually. It has a really good story to it, and so far, I am having fun with the musical numbers; the music is really fun to sing, and the dances will be kickass. I think my level of enjoyment with the show so far is (slowly but steadily) outweighing any disappointments I may have felt initially, so that's a boost for me.
OK, so, I left practice weary, but I came home to eat some, and as I was falling asleep in the kitchen watching TV, my mom says that we are leaving to the movies, so I end up seeing Big Momma's House 2 with my mom and brother. It was actually really good, and still funny, though in different ways than the original. Recommended, definitely. Then, we came home to regroup with my grandma and my dad, since we were invited to our relatives' house in Damascus for a birthday party for one of my uncles and my cousin's husband. The party had a lot of good things in store for me, and let me start by saying that it was not just the good food and the good music (some of which I danced to). In one conversation with one of my cousins about my college plans, I find out that she actually went to Dickinson College, and I had no idea! She graduated from there in '03, actually, so it really wasn't too long ago. I think I am definitely going to notify the admissions office and see if it improves my chances, because in case you didn't know, Dickinson is my top choice... =)
We left the party pretty late, and even though we came home late, my grandma still wanted to pray the rosary. I ended up going to my room and doing th Divine Mercy Chaplet instead, so I still felt satisfied. I think that adding prayer to my daily routine is helping me a lot, and I know I am going to need it in the next few weeks...
Woke up for Sunday school today, went to church, and afterwards, had some good Salvadorean eats at my aunt's house. My body still hurts a lot, but on the plus side, I think tomorrow's rehearsal is mostly singing. Yeah, I know... going to school on a day off. Blown. Then I should think about doing homework, too...
OK, and I know my entry has been pretty long already, but I just want to reflect on something more... I'm graduating soon! I dunno, it's kinda weird... should I be excited? I know I am and all, but still... it was weird to get the school newsletter in the mail and find out that our last official day of school is May 25th, and then going to the school website and taking a look at how close that really is... that and how close the senior events are... it weirds me out a bit. The true end for me... it's so close, yet there is still a long way to go, things to do, goals to achieve... hahahaha, that last one was not entirely true, but still. It all just felt good to get off my chest, but I would still like to talk to someone about it, preferably a senior, preferably a fellow Colonel. Comments, anyone?
I'm peacing out now, y'all. God is good, all the time!