Happy freakin'-Birthday...

Rachel D. and I had our joint birthday party today from 3-8pm. We baked a cake, bought ice cream, cleaned house and made punch. The plan was to play board games and eat cake and ice cream and then go to dinner around 6pm.

One person showed up at 4:30 and stayed for about twenty minutes and then left again, promising to meet up for dinner.

Rachel V. got back from rehearsal at 5 pm.

Two of my other suitemates joined us at 6:45 and we left for dinner.

Rachel D. and I played about 20 games of speed and ate birthday cake and ice cream and drank punch. By ourselves.



What the crap? What kind of a birthday party was this?

Dinner was fun and all...

But seriously???

This is not what I had planned...

What a lousy day.

He kept a shop in London town....

So I really need to get to bed, but I just had to quickly blog about the total AWESOMENESS that was SWEENEY TODD that the Rachels and I just saw at UNI's Gallagher-Bluedorn Theatre... So freaking spectacular! It was the revival where the actors are also the orchestra and if you have not seen a show like this, it is a totally new theatarical experience. I was pretty much grinning like an idiot throughout the whole show. I am so morbid.

Our seats were in the 3rd balcony, so at intermission we moved to the second row of the main floor. Like 5 feet from the stage. It was sooooooooooooo amazing! Literally, if you can't see the spit fly from the actor's mouths you're not sitting close enough. (Which is why we moved at intermission.) I tried finding out how to get tickets for those seats online, (just to compare prices) but you can't buy those seats. I think they are for season ticket holders. (Mwahahaha.)

After the show, this is a conversation Rachel D. and I had:

Me: OH MY GOSH DID YOU SEE THE SPIT???
Rachel D. : YES! IT WAS SO COOL!
Me: I LIVE FOR THE SPIT!



Okay, I need to get to bed. But for real. The show was amazing. I've never been so happy after a show so morbid. Stephen Sondheim is a genius I tell you. A GENIUS!




And DON'T say anything about the movie! There is no comparison. Go see the stage show. The movie version of Sweeney Todd should have never been made.

An update blip...

I have so much that I want to write about, but I'm terrified of posting something that will put my student teaching position in jeopardy. Nothing bad has happened, I'm having a great time! I just don't want to screw things up.

What I would like to put out into cyberspace is that if I didn't love student teaching, believe me, people would know. It takes a lot to get me out of bed at 5-freaking-am every morning. Student teaching has been a reaffirmation that teaching band is what I'm meant to do.

It's really hard living a double life as a student teacher and as a college student.




I'm taking this situation and using it as motivation to make myself better.

Birthday

Okay, I just want to put this out there, so no one else gets it for me.

Jessica is buying me Breaking Dawn for my birthday, so please don't buy me another copy.

Thank-you.

RIght now, life is good!

I don't know which is more exciting.... Really.

1. I made Wartburg College Wind Ensemble! I'm 6th chair out of 7th. Rachel D. and I are stand partners. Which is good considering we are pretty much attached at the hip. There have been some interesting elements, but high school was almost 4 years ago. I'm so over it. I feel that I've worked hard to get into this ensemble, so I'm really excited for this opportunity to make music.

2. HANK AND JOHN GREEN ARE COMING TO IOWA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




Seriously, how cool is that? The Rachels and I are going. November 16th is a SUNDAY!!!!!! We are so there. Even if there is snow. Even if there is a million things we need to get done. We are going.

NERDFIGHTERS!