Caroling, Caroling & Finals

Last week I went caroling at a nursing home with the student music therapy association. Lots of fun.


Then last Saturday I got to help chaperone some of the church youth group (with some others just for fun) on their own caroling adventures around town at assisted living, nursing homes, and the like.


This next picture shows the floor of our office covered by a blanket and way too many physiology notes as I studied for the final. I am happy to report that the floor is now clean again and I am done with the most ridiculous final of my education. (Ridiculous because I will never use this knowledge ever again!)


Now I have some visitors to look forward to! And the season finale of So You Think You Can Dance, of course. Yay!!

Milestones

Dun - da da - Dun!!! I am proud to announce that Charlie officially took his veterinary boards yesterday! I am soooo proud of him! The test is really long. He started at 1pm yesterday, and didn't get finished until 6pm. But he could have had as long as 7:30! Crazy. How can people focus for that long? Anyway, he said afterwards that he felt pretty good about the test. So even though he has to wait until January for the results, at least he can wait with a positive expectation.

On a much lesser scale, I also had a milestone this week. I presented at colloquium, which is a department-wide presentation on my practicum this semester. Not nearly as high stakes as Charlie's test, but it sure feels good to have that over with.

The snow here is not melting very fast, but I discovered something that I like about that fact. Usually, in our parking lot where we live, the spots are super close together and it's annoying to park so close. But with the snow covering up the lines, people park wherever they please. (Haha! Take that, parking lot!) I know it sounds silly but I am grateful for the small things sometimes. :-)

Dickens Caroling

Last weekend I sang two concerts as a Dickens Caroler and it was such a blast! One of our members made all our costumes by hand, and they looked magnificent. We sang during a dinner at the Fort Collins Country Club to raise money for the Larimer Chorale. One of my favorite parts was singing in the carriage outside the front door to greet guests as they came in. The horse always seemed to turn around and move when we sang "Away in a Manger" so it became our little experiment. We thought maybe the horse knew what a manger was, haha.

Here are some fun pictures.

This is my quartet. We match. :-)


This is our picture "ala St. Olaf Choir"


And the whole group


The quartets have more gigs around town this week and next week. It's so fun to bring joy to people's faces when they see us all dressed up and when they hear familiar carols. I absolutely love it!

December begins

Last Friday my friend Sujung had her senior piano recital and of course I went. It was absolutely amazing. So musical and such good technique, and I don't think she made a single mistake. And she played with no breaks in between or anything. My favorites were a Beethoven Sonata and 2 Liszt etudes. It takes a certain beyond-human ability to be able to take all our music therapy courses, a practicum, and prepare a senior recital.





Some of the faces I see on a daily basis. :-)




And this picture is for Melissa and Eric. I told you I was inspired by you to make this tiny snowman and as you can see I wasted no time. I started out just using my bare hands, but that didn't last long. It is supposed to get down to -20 degrees tonight. I'm not ready for that!!