Lost

OH MY GOODNESS!!!! The episode of "Lost" tonight was so good. I was sitting on the edge of my seat ("bed") the whole time. The ending was the most dramatic and I honestly don't know how I am going to wait a whole week for the next episode. I have to find out what happens. AAHHHHHH!!!!!! Anywhoos, this happens to be the first show that I have ever watched religiously. I have seen every episode since it started and it is definitely the highlight of my Wednesdays. I started watching just because Dominic Monaghan was in it. I love him. He is an awesome HOBBIT!! Then I became hooked because of him AND the story idea. Last week I freaked out because over Thanksgiving break a 2 hour "Bachelor" special took the place of "LOST". GRRRR!!!!! Oh well, at least I didn't miss anything. I was first scared that maybe I had missed an episode because it had been moved to a different time, but that was not the case. I highly suggest this show for everyone, except little ones. It can get a little scary sometimes. *wink wink* (I'm a wimp, I know!!)

Coffee House

Phew!! The Newman Center Coffee House was sure a lot of fun but it was also a great deal of work too. I sing in the "Newman Voices" which was the featured choir for that event. We had 2 huge rehearsals the week before that lasted 5-6 hours each. Man, my throat hurt after those rehearsals. The day of the concert we had another rehearsal and then a soundcheck. He (Our director) kept telling us to not speak and especially scream or shout the entire weekend of the concert. That is kind of hard for my friends and I to do. The concert went great and we got a standing ovation. I had so much fun hanging out with my choir buddies.

Thanksgiving Football!!

I must admit...There's not much in the world that can beat Thanksgiving tackle football with all of your closest friends. Well, technically we did not play until the Friday after but we had an awesome time. About fifteen people showed up at Gebby's house on Friday around 1:30 but only eight of us wanted to actually play football. (It had snowed earlier that week and some people did not want to get wet and then become really cold.) We ended up driving to Nick's house to play football. Six guys, Claire and I played for about an hour or so. I have to admit...it was pretty cold outside but it was really worth it. The final score was...A TIE!!!! GRRRR!!!! No winner!! Oh well. *shrugs* Anyways, it was so slippery that it was hard to run with the ball and not end up killing yourself, (I have the bruises to prove it.) so that was why each team only scored twice. As we were walking back from the field towards Nick's house (where the rest of the group was hanging out) I decided to do my traditional slip 'n' slide move down a hill of snow on my stomach. Since I wasn't wearing a jacket or even a sweater, my stomach was so cold that it tightened up really bad and got red. I also got some bad scrapes on my elbows from ice. I love being stupid!! It was very cold but was so much fun, besides the guys are really cute and offer their jackets to the girls. I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!! When we got back to Nick's we all changed, ordered pizzas, blasted music, danced and played pool until late that night. What a wonderful was to spend Thanksgiving!!!

Chicago

Well, a few weeks ago I traveled to Chicago to visit my best friend Allie at Loyola and my other best friend Andrew "Gebby" at Northwestern. I had so much fun!! I did alot of shopping, particularly book shopping, with Allie in the heart of Downtown Chicago. I bought "The DaVinci Code" and "The Romanovs - The Final Chapter", both are amazing books. Then she and I met up with Gebby and we went out to dinner at an italian restaurant that he had heard about. We talked for a long time about everything that had been going on while at dinner and even had a heated argument over Presidential Elections. My candidate won!!! Anywhoos, we then went out to a movie, "The Incredibles" (AMAZING MOVIE!!!) and then Allie and I headed back for her dorm. I have to admit, it was really hard to come back that morning. I miss them so much but we had a lot of fun and we talk every night so I am never far apart from them. They are the greatest!!!

Theatre Tech and Design

Yessss!!! I have an exciting new job and I am thrilled about it!! Since the first week of school I have been volunteering at the Theatre Tech and Design Scene Shop. In high school I was stage manager for a few productions but for the rest of them I did set building and painting. It was so much fun. So just recently, I switched my major over to Theatre Tech and Design because I realized how much I really loved it and missed it. As soon as I officially switched to that department they offered me a job. They said that they knew I would eventually realize that this was what I wanted to do for a living. Supposedly the guys even had a poll going on how long it was going to take me to switch over. Anyways, they offered me a job because they love my work. I am beyond thrilled because not only am I getting payed to do what I love but I am also flattered because technically I am not allowed to get payed in the shop until I have one Tech class under my belt. They said they are going to go against the rules so that I could work and get payed for my time. I love it and even when I start classes next semester they are going to try to keep me in the shop as an employee. They said that they will talk to the board about it. Yeeha!!

New Roomie

Well, just a few weeks ago I switched rooms and roommates with a girl on my floor, so I am on the same floor but now I have a new roomie. She is awesome. Don't get me wrong, my last roommate was cool too but because of schedule conflicts there was a little tension there so we decided to do the switch. My new roommate and I get along great and we are becoming even greater friends than we were when we lived down the hall from eachother. There are no more schedule conflicts and everything is running smoothly. She can sleep so heavily (old roommate = light sleeper...the problem) that she can't even tell when I get back from work at 4 in the morning. It works out really well. I love you hon.

Incubus Spot Light

About a week ago I was given the opportunity to do the coolest thing and the scariest thing of my entire life. I was offered to sit in the truss seat for the Incubus concert, here on campus at the Convocation Center, and run the stage left spot light. WOW, that was absolutely terrifying. Getting up there was not the scariest part...getting down was. I was so freaked out to climb down the ladder. In order to get to the truss seat for stage left, I had to climb a fifty foot rope ladder on stage right and then crawl on the truss (WHILE IT IS SWINGING FROM THE CEILING!!!) towards my seat. I think what made it easier for me to climb up the ladder, rather than down, was that their were girls from my floor and other friends in the crowd. They kept cheering me on as I climbed, that really made my night. Thanks Guys!!! Anyways, the view I had from that seat was amazing, I could see the entire crowd and what they were doing. Too bad I didn't have a radio connection with security, I could see where all the fights were in the crowd. That probably would have made their night a lot less hectic. There were four other people up on the truss with me. Two were on the downstage truss and focused on the lead singer all night, one was right next to me at upstage center focusing also on the lead singer, one was upstage right and she focused on the bass and then I focused on the guitarist. What an amazing night. I did get a little spooked, but I would love to go up there again. It did help me start to get over my fear of heights. WOW!!!

My Nephews

Alexander and Christopher


This is a picture of my two nephews, Alex and Chris. Alex is 3 years old and will be 4 years old in February. Chris is 10 months old. They are cousins and are the love of my life. There is never a dull moment with the two of them because they are so energetic. This past summer I was Chris' nanny three days a week, it was the best job...if you can really call it a job at all!!! Chris can now crawl lightning fast and can be quite a handful for his mommy and my sister, Pauline and his daddy, Todd. They are remodelling a loft in Chicago and because of this, they have to block off certain parts of the house from him. He can also feed himself and is learning to speak his first words. Alex lives in Indianapolis with his mommy and my sister, Amy and his daddy, Micah. He can speak not only English fluently but a little bit of Spanish and Italian. Micah can speak a little bit in both those languages so he is teaching them to Alex. Alex can count to ten and speak some common phrases and words in Spanish. He is also learning some common words and phrases in Italian. One weekend when Alex and his parents were staying at my house for a visit, he started saying "Where are you momma?" in Italian, because my sister had gone outside to get something from the car. It was amazing and very cute to hear him saying that. (Unfortunately, I could not understand what he was saying at the time until my brother-in-law praised him for doing a good job and then translated for me.) I love my nephews, they are the cutest in the world!!! *sniff sniff*, and I miss them!!!