Fancy a nightcap?

A few delightful happenings in my life...

1.  I moved into an apartment with my friend Keli Rhea.  She's pretty awesome --another music major, though focusing on vocal performance rather than instrumental-- and is very easy to live with thus far.  I say 'thus far' because I totally expect to have a blowup at some point or other, but I'm sure we'll survive it when it comes.  I'm completely unpacked, excepting my dishes, because she has quite a few of her own (though her pots and pans leave something to be lacking, but I'll deal), and thought there were skeptics, I was able to fit every single thing I own in this room.  And my room is organized.  And clean.  I also don't have a bed, so I'm sleeping on seven layers of blankets.  Which brings us to number two...

2.  I bought a bed.  Yes, I know, I said, but I only just bought, I don't have it, yet.  It should be arriving at the store for pick-up (because I prefer that to finding a note on the door about it being delivered while I was out so I have to go to some storage place or whatever to pick it up) sometime next week.  I'm pretty excited, because I decided on a bunk-bed, planning for visits from a sister or friend or something, and though it was a little more expensive, I feel rather proud of myself for the planning aspect, and I figure it'll be worth it in the long run.  However, I never imagined that I could be looking for a bed for over an hour.  Seriously, it's just a bed, isn't it?  Well, apparently not.  But mission possible and yay and weird, because despite my age, I feel way too young to be buying my own furniture...guess we all gotta grow up sometime, eh?

3.  I have a job.  Nothing fancy, mind you; I'll be working the overnight stocking shift at the local Wal*Mart.  The hours are pretty good, even considering overnight, and the pay is decent as well, plus I've been guaranteed at least thirty hours a week, so maybe I can actually put something away in my savings.  Yay?  Since the shifts are going to be kind of long, I bought really comfortable tennis shoes to wear, and I have designs on becoming best friends with the peanut butter and jam sandwich I plan on eating every night for my 'lunch break.'  It's healthy, anyway.  And so, yeah, my schedule will be a little weird, planning out sleep and such, but I'm pretty good at that anyway.  And once my new bed comes in, and I actually have a mattress to sleep on, I'm betting I'll be great.  Though you could say a prayer for me anyway; I wouldn't say no. :)

4.  I'm considering devoting my life to musical theatre.  Okay, okay, I kid.  But Sweeney Todd is really pretty awesome, and though I've been singing the songs for months now, I'm still not sick of them, and I get so excited every night before a show, and I just love it.  Sometimes I wish I had a bigger part, but singing in the sextet is pretty awesome anyway, and I love the outfits, and the crazy, and Johanna is the greatest...(though I may be biased, considering that Keli Rhea is Johanna, haha)... The theatre announced its next season, and though I may not try anything for the fall, there are a couple shows in the spring I'm excited for.  And I've decided to volunteer as assistant costumer anyway, whether I get something or not, and that will be a blast in and of itself, because our costumer Zach is just delightful.  So I'll keep up with it anyway, whether I sing or not.  I'll always have the concert choir and chamber singers, at least...

5.  I officially started looking at grad schools.  Yes, I know, I still have some time before that.  But I'd like this to be something that actually happens, and not just some fantasy I make up in my head.  And, of course, money not being overly plentiful, I plan on working for some time before I move on, because even with loans, I'll need all the help I can get.  But I started looking today, and called a few places to ask about their programs, and well...I'm excited.  I've only looked in Seattle so far, but I'll branch out from the dream schools soon enough, I'm sure.  If I was really daring, I'd look in Paris or Prague...but we'll see.  We'll see.

Sometimes I think I have too much going on...
I'd say it's about time for a drink, wouldn't you?

Love to you all, and good night!