OK, so after a year & 4 months, I am back.   I am not making any promises about getting back into blogging or anything, but I'm at least making an attempt.  Actually, the whole reason I am writing today is because I am at school (University of Dayton), and my class let out really early which means I had about an hour to kill before my guitar lesson.

So, what's new with me?  Well...not a whole lot.  I am just over one class from finishing grad school, which is a glorious thought!  I have taken up the guitar in the process - lots of fun but definitely challenging!  I am hoping to also learn the ukelele (you know, the little Hawaiian guitar)...it's much easier & I think it'd be a fun teaching tool. 

My biggest semi-recent news is that we got a baby!  Yes, I mean "got"....it's a puppy.  His name is Cody & he is now about 7 and 1/2 months old.  I can't post pics but they're on my facebook, if you get on that.  He is a handful but fun. 

I am still working through the life-long process of becoming a good wife & step-mom.  Seems like it takes a LOT to improve a little!!!  We have some goals on the horizon: hopefully in the next year, I will have a Master's degree, we'll be living in a house closer to civilization, and maybe even be expecting a REAL baby!  We'll see...all in God's timing of course.

Well, I guess that's it for now.  Just thought I'd post an update.  Hope everyone is doing well!

 

In my newfound freedom of time I have taken on web surfing as a temporary hobby.  I began to reminisce about all the GREAT choral pieces I sang while competing in PMEA competitions in high school (stuff I SHOULD have sung in college too...but I won't whine about that now).  I found all kinds of videos/recordings of choral pieces that brought back a lot of memories.

Anyway...people always comment about the user name I use for EVERYthing (singme2hvn).  Well....allow me to explain...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMfDqfKSM54


Enjoy one of the most beautiful songs ever written!  I'll try to add more "songs from my past" later.

Whew, what a weekend!  My poor parents had an entirely-too-eventful trip out here....about 2 hours into it they blew out a tire & tore another one.  So after 2 hours of tire replacement, they got back on the road.  They arrived around 3:30 a.m. Saturday morning with a surprise: my sister, niece & nephew.  We've had all kinds of fun getting little projects done around here, & seeing just how many people could fill our little place!

Anyway, they are here till early tomorrow morning.  Our living room is all decorated & looks awesome...curtains & everything, woohoo!  Blinds are in all the windows, doorknobs in the doors....I'm sure there's more but I'm blanking right now.

I'm glad I have a day off school tomorrow to enjoy getting a few more things done.  Craig has been such a trooper with all this family around!  I have an amazing husband!!!!