September recap:
- I took a swimming class this semester. It was a great life lesson: "One stroke in front of the next." Swimming 500s seemed almost impossible at first....but you just keep swimming, and the next thing you know, you're there!
- I finally got the ball rolling with actually getting my degree....you know..the paper. The school STILL thought I had classes to take, which is better than what I thought it thought...which was that I owed money. So that's all taken care of now.
- I saw Mykel for the first time.... that woman is amazing and has changed my life...for-ev-er!
October recap:
- Ocktoberfest!
- We did our first school wide field trip..... I took my kids to ARC, and we had to take the public trans. THAT, my friends, was a huge mistake. Take the bus from Carver to the campus took an hour and a half...where just normal driving would have taken about 20 min. *facepalm* Well unfortunately for me...I got bus sick on the way there...and it never went away. So by the time we headed back, I was already in a state. About halfway through I thought for sure I just wasn't going to make it...but somehow kept it together....got all my students stuff out of the classroom, then promptly went to the office where I proceeded to puke and feel awful will 10:30pm. Will I be doing that again? I think not...
- I also ate maggots for the first time...for the last time... I hope. I was driving to work, eating what I thought was a normal breakfast bar... though it seemed a little old, but still tasted fine. HALFWAY through eating it, I looked at and saw MANY maggots crawling in and out of the crust. At the same time I saw them, I was chewing, and crunched down on one...realizing that I was eating them as well. Talk about feeling sick to ones stomach after that. I knew that it was just protein, and I would be completely fine...but it definitely messed with my head....or rather....my stomach. Fear factor, here I come!
November recap:
- German choir annual concert. First thing that happens when I show up is people are already upset because we're singing last instead of opening the concert. And then on top of that, there was major traffic and one of the guest choirs director was going to be late. So I split up our set so we would open and close (which is what I wanted to do in the first place...but thought it was too short of a set to do that...but it worked!), and it ended up being a really good concert.
- I also met a guy there who is wanting to connect Sacramento with a city in Germany and make them sister cities.. and he wants to bring his choir over and join us for our next concert. Which I think is a fantastic idea and am looking forward to it! :-)
- I got my first voice student.
- Thanksgiving! Simple and non complicated and healthy.. I had too many gigs and subbing gigs to go down to Holister.
December recap:
- We got a doggie! Herschel. He's cute, huge, and a total love bug. --->
- This years excitement with the Dessert Concert went something like this:
"Should I wait?" She asked.
"No..Let's just do this." And the vomiting commenced!
I puked again as we pulled into the parking lot... Then I got out, and she went to relax at a pub. I told one of the students to let Wendy know that I was there, and went and got set up at the piano...and informed her husband that I was sick and hanging in there.
Shortly thereafter, I felt it coming on again, so I popped off into the bathroom for round three. By this time it was around 6:50pm. I heard Wendy outside the door looking for me. I washed up and managed to catch her before she vanished backstage.
She asked if I needed to not play, and I said that I would make it... It was either I play, or the kids go a capella... and I would much rather play than leave them hanging. So we set up a trashcan next to the piano, and she informed the kids that if I stopped playing to just KEEP GOING! And then away we went!
I spent the whole first act reminding myself to breath..and somehow managed to make it threw the whole thing.
As soon as the lights went up, I dashed back into the bathroom for a violent round 4.
Wendy informed me that I had reached rock star status.
By the time act 2 was about to start, I had half the mind to make myself throw up again, so I wouldn't be bothered midway through the act. But thankfully, I made it all the way through...and then was on the upswing by the end.
It was a great experience in that now I know I can get through it...despite my body wanting to fall over and give up. I just breathed, and I made it through. PHEW! Life points for me.
- My platelet count was 39 at last check....not bad.. not bad...
- Steph and I found an awesome pub called Karma Brew... I asked for a slice of some kind of pumpkin bread... He gave me TWO, plus a side of grapes... PLUS a cup of FRESHLY brewed tea. And then to boot....brought out a different freshly brewed tea, just in case I didn't like the first one. I loved them both, and drank both. It was awesome.
- I decorated our Christmas tree!.... It's not a "real" tree in the since of the type...but it most certainly is real in that it's alive... And still is... In fact, I need to take the decorations off and put it outside so it can get some more light.
- I danced my way into the New Year at Midtown Stomp. This picture is from a few days prior singing at blues for karaoke night. For New Year..it was a sleep over... so I thought everyone would be wearing pjs. I walk into the place, only to find it's practically a 1920's speakeasy...and I am literally the ONLY one wearing pajamas... Blue plaid, to be exact. It was a little awkward for me at first...seeing all these girls in beautiful dressed and looking swanky..and here I am in pajama bottoms, a tank top, and my hair in two braided pigtails. But then I thought, "Fuck it... I'm here to have a good time. I'm going to rock these pajamas." And rock them I did. I had a wonderful night, and it was a great way to start off the new year.
My 2015 theme: "If you want it to change, do something different."
And that's what I've been doing almost all of January...and so far, so good. I've been doing LOTS of ballroom dancing. I went to an impromptu ITP meeting, and then an impromptu "picnic" with literally no one I knew save for one person...and I fell in love with everyone there. I'm going to visit Rob in a few days...flying there with mom...which will be interesting, seeing as how I have a cold right now and am SUPER stuffed up. Oi! Then I'm moving back to the folks place to do a juice fast with mom and Jess, and then house sit for them.. and I'm going to donate my hair to locks of love and get a pixy cut, and get ear rings.. and apply to grad school... Many adventures await.
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