Update on Life and Stuffs

Well, another semester is now underway, and knowing that I've only got 3 more core classes to take before I can graduate from Kingwood with my associates degree is helping me to stay on track this semester. I'm only taking 14 credit hours this semester, 9 of which are for a couple of my core classes; Government 1, and American Literature: Civil War to the Present, which is an online class. So far, the classes aren't too difficult, but I don't expect it to stay that way. It's almost October, so I'm sure it will get more challenging as the semester goes on. My other classes are private voice lesson (with Sloat, of course), Concert choir, Chamber Singers, Chorale, Dance Performance 3 and Modern 1. My teacher for Dance Performance told us on the first day of class that, as part of our grade for this semester, we ALL have to choreograph a 2 to 4 minute solo for ourselves, and then it will be presented to her and Ms. King, and if they like it it will be selected to be in the Student Showcase in November and maybe even in the Faculty Showcase at the end of the semester. I am determined to choreograph a dance solo, and I've already started working on something but now I'm not so sure that Ms. Llanes will like it. I really do want to do a solo performance for the show, but at the same time I'm so freaking nervous about dancing in front of people that I don't know if I'll have the confidence to do it.

This semester, I have made a promise to myself. In order to stay on track with my classes (need to do good in these last 3 classes so I can keep my GPA up) I have decided to NOT DO ANY SHOWS this semester. Yes, shocking, I know, but it's what I have to do. I realized it when I was registering for my classes this semester that since I only have 3 classes left to take (providing I pass government and American lit this semester) I really need to focus on school so I can do good and keep my GPA up. Why you ask? So that in the spring, when I go auditioning for universities, my transcript looks good. I've already picked out 5 schools that I want to audition for, and they are;

UT Tyler
University of North Texas
Texas Tech University
Texas State University
and
West Texas A&M

As for the rest of my life, it couldn't be any more amazing and wonderful. I'm in love with the man of my dreams, and he is equally in love with me, maybe even more so. It's the best feeling in the world; loving someone and being loved back. And knowing that we're already planning our wedding for next summer is so unbelievable that I sometimes wonder if I'm in a dream. No, he hasn't purposed yet, but he has told me he definitely plans on it. He's even asked my parents for their blessing. Mom is thrilled but dad is still hesitant, and I think it's mainly because Eric and I haven't known each other for very long, and because I'm the baby of the family. It's strange; I never thought I'd have to worry about planning my wedding, but now, here I am at 22 and I'm now actually having to think about what kind of wedding I want. I've decided now where I want to have it, what colors I want, and what theme I want :-) it's really a strange feeling, knowing that soon I will be someone's wife. I honestly never thought it would happen to me.

In a couple weeks we'll be going to the Texas Renaissance Festival. This is my third time going, but I've never gone in October. The last 2 times I've been it was the last weekend in November, and it was freezing cold. This time, we're going to the 1001 Dreams weekend, and I'm really excited. I'm going with a bunch of my friends, my parents, Eric, and his parents. My best friend Cassandra and I are making costumes for ourselves. We're going to be fairies, and we've even made our own wings... er, well, actually Cassandra is the one who's been making the costumes, since I don't have any time to do it myself. She even made our wings. I'm hoping it won't be too hot when we go, and I really hope it doesn't rain the weekend that we're going. That wouldn't be fun, walking through the fair grounds and having to watch out for mud.

Well, I guess that's it for now, although I'm sure I'll be writing another post soon enough :-) I'm going to post the song for my dance on here, and I hope y'all like it (it's Michael Buble, so why wouldn't you like it? haha!) Until next time, dear readers.