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| A lot has happened since my violin was stolen last month.
Today I was hired as the Dulles Middle School Orchestra director for the 2008-2009 school year. DMS was my middle school back in the day, so to now be the director there is extremely humbling and exciting. I hope and plan to carry on Miss Townley's legacy of teaching children to love music for their entire lives. Miss Townley, by the way, is the reason I am a I also went to Turkey. It was great. I have a scrapbook and plenty of journal writings on the trip so I won't go too uch into detail here. The country is beautiful. I fell in love with the country and had the wonderful opportunity to visit Ephesus and the last home of the Virgin Mary and St. John's Basilica. It was all so overwhelming and life changing that its hard to sum up into words. Here are a few pics from the trip that will not do it justice.      
And today is also historic for me because I came home to a UKULELE!!! My dad suprised me with one as a congratulations on the job. Its a soprano cutie and I am shocked that my dad knew my heart so well to get me one without ever having mentioned it. I have an amazing father. | |
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| My violin was stolen out of my car today.
Although I am extremely heart broken and feel an extreme sense of loss...I am so grateful for ever having the opportunity to have had such wonderful experiences with it.
Playing at Sugar Creek, First Baptist, Arabic Church, with the Loving Ones, with the DLF, Winter Wallace, at the prison, on the streets, at HBU, at Harmony Elementary, at Brazils with strangers, at drums circles, at Taft, open mic nights, civic symphony, campanile...
I miss the violin already, but its been a good 4 years. That lovely instrument was really put to use and I can thankfully look back over the time I had her and feel like if was well worth the time and practice. Time to move on to the bigger and better and not remorse over material possessions of the world, no matter their temporary worth.
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| Ack!!! I just had my violin senior recital. Not only is it soooo over, but I had such a great time on stage. Adrenaline pumping through my veins the whole way through...it was definitely not as painful as I imagined it would be. AND my students did freaking amazing!!! They stole show and rightfully so. 80 people attended which means practically everyone I love who's here in town came out to support my big day. I felt so much love, so much support. Every time I fumbled up a note, I didn't freak out because I knew everyone in the audience was there cheering for me in their hearts. It felt right. Jesus was sooooo there too it was not even funny. Psalms 100 totally chilled me out by reminding me to make every note a joyful note for the Lord. Tonight goes in the record books of most fantastic nights of my life. I dreaded this day ever since my freshman year in college, but now that its over, i so wish I savored it more and didnt worry about it so much. I had fun. I am thankful for all my violin training. I am no pro violinist, but soon, I'll be a pro on the podium and thats were my heart rests. Pictures to come. I love my friends and family. La la la life goes on! | | |
| travel to turkey, record my demo, graduate, get a bike, get a banjo, read the five books, lose 5 pounds, apply for teacher jobs, teach, die happy. | | |
| I found the recital dress tonight! | | |
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