Last Jazz Tour

I am currently on the bus on my way back from my very last UWEC Jazz Tour. It has been hitting me over the past few days how much I will miss this stuff. I know when I go to grad school it won't be the same. I also know that to the 'real world' outside of Eau Claire will be different too. Kind of difficult thing to grasp; partially because I get so attached to the people/things I love. I tend to get very attached to traditions and value them a lot.

Speaking of traditions; we pantsed Will Horn. Nobody has felt like doing the 'pantsing' thing for awhile. It seems to be one of the many traditions that have kind of changed since I got to UWEC. (not really a bad thing, but its just watching a tradition die is kind of sad.)

I'm trying to catch up with everything...my meeting with the school of ed faculty is coming up early on Friday morning. Nervous for that, even though I know that I haven't done anything to intentionally show that I don't care about teaching. I DO care very much about being a great teacher, which is why I am in the program here. Lucky for us our bus has wi-fi. I've been able to finish up most of my homework stuff while on tour. I've never been on a bus with internet before. Even though it was pretty slow, it was great to be able to get so much done. :)

We are watching "HOUSE" right now. Its pretty interesting, I've seen all the episodes we've watched thus far, but I still like them.

I'm sleepy; 4 - 5 hours of sleep each night is not enough. :/

Time to sleep a bit before we get back to Eau Claire; Trombone Choir concert tonight immediately when we get back. WHOOOOOO!

Love,
Rachel Catheryn

Time for Turkey, Trombone and Cohort...

...three things that should never go together. This post will be very trombone/grad school heavy; so stop reading now if you're not interested. (Seriously...stop now). :)

I just mailed in my grad school supplementary materials for Eastman and Indiana, however it says on the University of Iowa site that their applications aren't due until July 15th. For some reason that seems off to me...anyone else?

Anyways, I am gearing up to head home for Thanksgiving. Done with classes, took care of lots of little details in the past 2 hours, and now I'm going home to nap. Because of the thematic unit for Cohort I was up until 5 a.m. working my butt off in the 24 hour computer lab; an experience I never wish to repeat. EVER. Good news is now I have that out of the way. The bad news is I still have a LOT of work to do for FED 490, since I haven't done ANYTHING for that class yet. I also have to catch up on a few other Cohort things...it never seems to end.

Jazz tour is Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week; I'm excited; it'll be nice to get away for a bit. Becker will be home the following week; I'm also very excited about that! :)

We had studio class on Monday and Kyle played and sounded great on the Martin Ballade. It convinced me that I have to really keep pushing myself so that someday I hopefully will be able to sound like he did; just really consistent and controlled with his playing. Baby steps; one day at a time. :)

I'm beginning to look ahead at where I'll be next year. Honestly, it is a little scary realizing that I don't know what lies ahead. Usually, I have a generalized plan to follow, and right now everything is up in the air. SCARY.

Enough blogging, time to nap and then head down to see the family. :)

Love,
Rachel Catheryn

Wow, so true.

You Feel at Peace With Your Family

You like to persuade your family that you are right about things. You like to be the leader in your family. You feel like some members of your family are too unhappy. These family members tend to create unhappiness for everyone else. While your parents made mistakes, you forgive them and accept them for who they are. You are honest and very outspoken with your family. You sometimes hurt feelings by saying things they don't want to hear.

How Do You Really Feel About Your Family?

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Grad School Update

Eastman application: CHECK.
Indiana Part I application: CHECK.
Indiana Part II application: CHECK.
U of Iowa application: In progress


:)

The Most Glorious of Sunsets...

...is in but 2 short days. I really enjoy the Bone Dinner. It reminds me of the great memories/people from my freshman year. Hopefully, these kids will have some of the same memories, just without having to deal with Colin. :)

Tonight I'm working hard on the homework; catching up on everything and hopefully making a trip to the gym. My side feels better today after a horrible relapse yesterday where it hurt to hold up my instrument. One day at a time, and ibuprofen = amazing.

Tonights goals include:
-Finish PDP for Cohort
-TTC Classroom Management
-Research "Academic Festival Overture" for the conducting competition
-Work on my solo for the Bone Choir concert in early Dec.
-Begin my Eastman "Personal Statement" for my application
-Work out

Its going to be a long night, but I'm excited to tackle all of this. On that note, its time to go!

Love,
Rachel Catheryn

p.s- I get to see Becker again in 27 days!!! WOW! :)

Annnnnd I'm here.

I'm in Houston. It was REALLY good to see Becker again. He looks great; has lost some weight since I last saw him. Sounds equally amazing on trombone....wow, I have lots of practice to do to get where I need to be. Made some MAJOR strides trombone-wise since I've been here though...so that is very exciting.

More later...I fly back to Wisconsin tomorrow afternoon. I don't want to leave.

Love,
Rachel Catheryn

Ooooooh!

You Are Red

You are lively and fiery. You embrace the world and live passionately. You are moody but generally enthusiastic. You love so many things. You are able to have a lot of drive and focus. Some people would call this obsession. You are aggressive about getting what you want in life. You look out for yourself first.

What Primary Color Are You?

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