Future

So,
I just read the requirements for an M.M in Piano Performance and Pedagogy at the University of Oklahoma, the "mecca" for prospective piano pedagogy students; I think I'm going to throw up.  It is so nerve-wracking.  Not that I actually have to worry about it for another year and a half, but still.  Aaaaaa!

I had such a great time watching Smoke on the Mountain this evening. It was as hilarious as I remembered and everyone played their parts really well. Excellent job!
Seeing another show made me realize, yet again, how much I miss shows, how much I miss everyone in Overlook, and how little I get to see them.

*glare*...stupid school. why do you have to get in the way...*glare, growl, grumble, snarl*

Okay...anyway,

Tomorrow is advising day which means:
NO CLASSES! I only have an appointment with Dr. Adams tomorrow to plan out my classes for next semester and plan my future in piano. After that I plan on getting breakfast with TJ and running around Franklin doing errands until 4:30 when I have to go to work. Yay work.

I'm thankful for the day off this week. October is an easy peasy month except for midterms. Fall semester in general is great. We get SO many breaks. YAY!

Anyway, I think I'm going to read for a little bit and go to bed.

Love,
Abigail

What I do when I can't sleep....

http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon_video/28552-Its_The_Great_Pumpkin_Charlie_Brown.html

running

Argh...I want to go run, but with the freezing cold, biting wind, I'm afraid I'll get sick.

I started running this summer and as soon as school and work started I stopped. I'm kind of irritated at myself for stopping and now I really really want to. It was enjoyable. I had time to think and it really helped relieve stress and tension.

I hope this wind lays off soon. :) Want to give my new running suit a test run. :D Had to get it in the kids section because I couldn't find any other ones to fit. It doesn't look kiddie though. :D

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Love,
Abigail

At work

I love working morning shift. Except when I'm really sleepy. Then I drink waaaaaay too much coffee. Then I get hyper. Then I crash. Not fun. :D

I don't really know what to blog about, but I wanted to blog about something.

Oh today is "Treat Abigail Like a Princess" day. I declared it an official holiday.


Love love love.
Abishmell

Colbie Caillat - Fallin' For You (official video)

Love Colbie Caillat and her music. This is one of her newer songs and it is really cute and upbeat. Love it.

-Abishmell ;)

Little Random Thought Bursts!

*Almost finished with that pirate coat. I'm so excited! Soon it'll be time to go put the rest of the pieces in a little dirt and tear them to make them look old and ratty and pirate-y.

*Fall break was amazing and I am SUPER glad that this week there are only three days of school. Its nice after a wonderful six-day break!

*I think that if I have time this weekend, I'm going to make an apple stack cake...except I don't have any dried apples to cook. Fresh fruit doesn't work well, but I guess apple butter or apple sauce would work pretty good.

*Life is awesome! School is awesome! Work is pretty good...coffee anytime makes it all worth it.

*Rachel and I had fun on our monthly girl night. We got all dressed up and went to the Frog and Owl, got offered drinks (of course we said we weren't old enough and politely declined), ate some pretty darn good pasta, walked up and down main street, went to Big Lots, and then went to my house and played on the internet. We have started this thing where once a month Rachel and I plan a fun outing for just the two of us because we miss each other A LOT. :(

*I love piano.

*I love Chai Tea

*I absolutely positively love flannel shirts. I don't wear them all the time, but when I do, they put me in an automatic good mood.

*I got blue contacts. They don't make my eyes freaky blue though. They just bring out the blue that I naturally have around the edges of my green. Pretty exciting!

*When I read a book sitting outside, I always like pretending I'm Belle. It's quite fun! I sit and sing to myself "OHHHHHH isn't this amaaaazing, its my favorite part because you'll seeeeee, heere's where she meets prince charming but she won't discover that its HIM til chapter threeeeee."

*I desperately need sleep so I'm going to bid you all adieu. Buenos Noches.

Love,

Abigail :o)

Random Wish

First of all, let me confess that I am listening to Christmas music right now...Yes, I know it is barely October but I have the strange urge to listen to the Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack.

Now, on to what I really want to say.

I reaaaaalllly want to go to Disney World. I think I'm going to plan a summer trip down there. I love Disney World. I just finished looking at some pictures from my last trip and I would LOVE to be there right now. :D

Sewing Machine

Just spent an hour figuring out how to:

--Wind a bobbin

--Thread the bobbin

--Thread the needle

--Make sure everything worked!


It has been a Looooooong time since I've actually done all this. Now I can really get to work on that pirate coat! Yay!!!

First Day of Fall Break

As I sit here typing this, I'm enjoying a cup of fresh-brewed chai tea. I'm on a chai tea kick and I just bought some delicious new loose tea leaves at this great store in Downtown Asheville called The Spice and Tea Exchange! They had everything; 30+ kinds of tea, sea salts, and any kind of spices that you can imagine. Downtown Asheville also has A LOT of rare book stores. I think I got dragged into three. They were wonderful though. Then Teej and I ate luch at this new Indian street foods restaurant called Chai Pani. It was surprisingly good, but a little too heavily spiced, which is untraditional. :(

I also realized today that I have a strange urge to give dollar bills to street musicians...not plain old bums...but street musicians. Everytime I walked by one I would want to pause but TJ wouldn't let me, which is probably a good thing. Haha. I'm so torn on this subject. Most of them appear to be grubby bums who probably just want cash to go buy some booze. Thinking about them like this makes me not want to give them money, because I don't want to enable them. On the other hand, what if they really are hungry. It's just such a difficult issue!!!!

After we finished downtown, we went to the mall and shopped which was super fun! I bought a few new fall clothes, some new perfume, and this really amazing dress that I absolutely LOVE! :D I love the mall, but shopping makes me really tired, so after shopping we had to eat again. Went to Olive Garden because I HAD to have their salad and breadsticks! If you can't tell, TJ and I love to eat. :D

Coming home we got stuck in I-40 construction traffic...yay....
It was okay though cause we had good music...Taylor Swift...to listen to.

Fall break is off to a great start! I can't wait til Rachel and I go on our monthly dinner date! It's my pick this time. Where should we go? Any suggestions? I'm thinking maybe Rumor Haz It in Clayton.

Spiders

Spiders absolutely scare the living daylights out of me. I LOATHE them with an intense, fiery, passion. I have seen more HUGE spiders in the past two weeks than I have in my entire life. When I see them, I run screaming "KILL IT KILL IT" like a little girl, to my Daddy. He ALWAYS rolls his eyes and says you really need to get over this...but
I CAN'T. Spiders are probably one of my biggest fears.

Another thing I hate is diction.

I hate it so much I dropped the class and I'm going to take it next year. I just had too much on my plate this year. It is amazing how my stress level decreased.

I also have this dumb health and wellness class where all we do is busy work. I'm healthy; I'd rather dance my butt off than sit in a stupid lecture.

Ugh, anyway. On a lighter note, tomorrow is the last day before Fall break!

*Angel Choir sings HALLELUJAH*
Speaking of hallelujah, watch this video. Its fun! :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCFCeJTEzNU

Can't wait till fall break...That means this semester is half way over! WOWWWW...
I'm dying to go shopping. I think I'm going to go this Thursday and buy a bunch of new clothes for fall! YAY!!! I'm turning into a clothes horse...

Anyway, I'm procrastinating. I have a melodic dictation to do and then I need to sleeeep.
Goodnight!

Love,
Abishmell