One Week Already?

Today is the first day of the second week of my third year at Wenatchee Valley College. I skipped months in there, but that is pretty "tight" the way that worked out (btw, "tight" is apparently the new word for "cool"). I love all my business and math related classes and I am ecstatic at the thought of being able to excell in the business world (someday, after much toil). I am in the process of applying to Whitworth University in hopes of getting accepted, so that I can apply to their Business Program, in order to get a Business degree, to get a job, to make money, to travel the world, to find my FH, to marry the man of my dreams, to finally have some kids for all the awesome names I have collected over the years. And that is just one of my goals.
Last week went as smoothly as can be expected for the first week of school. On Friday, I went to Trinity Teens at the Eiferts. Had a blast. The parents made plans for the year of Trinity Teens, changed the rules, and may even change the name. It started out as First Friday. Saturday I WAS going to go to the Whitworth Homecoming Football game with Grandpa Tom and his brothers, but was not allowed to go because if I was able to go to that in spite of homework, then I should be able to go the the Bible Quiz. But if I did not want to go to the Quiz, then I couldn't go the game. It was a lose-lose situation for me both ways. I was very disappointed. But I ended up going to the Cross-country meet with Gretha and Anna. We saw Kayla run, and she ran great. We also saw Hannah, but she wasn't running, because she was sick that day. Anna and I met a friend of Gretha's, who was very nice and polite. I almost greeted him like I knew him, but stopped myself just in time. I know a lot ABOUT him, I just never actually met him. He probably had never seen or heard of me in his life. Then we went to the Owl and had a milkshake. We finally had our get-together after months of saying we needed to BEFORE school. Then the Halls invited us to a BBQ as a Barger substitute on short notice. We had delicious pork ribs, grilled by Mr. Hall himself. Then on Sunday we sang for the prelude like we always do. I volunteered to sing Alto because Melanie was going to move one of us Sopranos to that part for the song. But ANNA had to take it away because she did not feel like singing high that day. I was not happy about that, because sometimes I like to sing Alto, and this was a chance to do it for an actual prelude, not just for fun during the service.
I am going through a jazz phase music-wise right now. I love all the oldies. I prefer them to most of the modern music these days. I absolutely love swing dancing and I really want to learn the art, but the parents must have a problem with the music...I really can't understand it. I am the odd one out of the family in this case, because I am the only one who really appreciates jazz.
Campus Crusade is starting up again this Wednesday, and I am excited to get back into it. The only problem is it starts at 7:00pm and I have a night class till 7:45. If I could convince enough people that they would like it at 7:30 instead, I would only be 15 minutes late instead of 45. But I don't know how that will go. Also, my parents are somewhat opposed to Campus Crusade because it is not Church-based. It is mostly independent, not affiliated with any one church, and I can see how this would be preferable...but I still love it.
Choir rehearsals are back! They have been for a while, but I am still excited. I am the OFFICIAL Attendance Keeper, and I have a super system all worked out, in line with the new attendance policy. I need to ask people to tell me instead of, or in addition to, Melanie, because I never seem to hear about people's whereabouts until choir is started, then I feel clueless. Speaking of Choir, Mrs. Appel's Funeral was absolutely glorious. I cried almost the whole time. She was such a dear lady. I will miss her.
I need to ask Mrs. Unger if she will hire me as an English Tutor in the Tutor Center. I know they have them in the English Write-labs, but I don't want to be stuck in one of those dismal dark dens. I much prefer the Tutor Center atmosphere. I also need to see if I can be a Computer Lab tech. I want to make as much money as I am alowed to with financial aid. I also need to look more into Student Senate. I would really like to be more involved, but I don't know how much I can handle, and how busy I will be.

A good day

Today started out like a typical Sunday morning since we started having service at 8:00 am. I got up at 6:30ish and got ready (I took a shower last night, so I didn't have to do much). We were supposed to be at church at 7:15 for choir rehearsal, but for some reason, my brain did not register that this was so. We didn't leave 'till 7:16...Takes 15 minutes minimum to get to church...got a Tardy already and it's only the first Sunday in Michaelmas term! I apologized excessively to Melanie..But anyways, then we went to line up to sing the prelude, I was the very last to go in, and the first to go out. We sang the prelude, then Pastor Gene exhorted the congregation, and then began to pray, like he does every Sunday, that's when we file out quietly. Well, I was not so quiet. The platform or whatever you call it is three steps up from the main level, not to bad, right? Well, my sole was slick and the carpet was too, and I did not make it to the second step...I landed with at crash, that everyone heard, and several people looked up to see what caused the commotion. Boy that was exciting...Several people asked if I was ok during the Passing of the Peace, but I actually did not get hurt at all, just pretty surprised is all. :D

Oh yes, G-pa invited me to go with the brothers to Whitworths homecoming football game, I surely want to go.

Celebratio coming up this weekend!

Only One Week?

This is surely a feat. I have only gone one week without a post. Record for me. :)

I am just about to head to the first official choir rehearsal for Michaelmas Term. It will be a good term, Melanie will be a great conductor, although we all miss Mr. Justin sorely...:( I am the official attendance keeper for our choir, no pressure.

Last Friday I went to Spokane for a Whitworth football game with Grandma and Grandpa. On the way over, we had dinner at the Corner Cafe in Whitman, I think. I stayed with the Woodroofs again! I met their cousin Stacey and her mom. They are very nice people. Saturday we had a very nice Woodroof breakfast, puttered around the house for a while, then went to the game. We lost...7 to 27 I think it was. Sunday we went to Moscow to visit Aki. We had to leave early to be in time for the Trinity Reformed Church service at 9:30am, so I didn't get to say goodbye to the Woodroofs, except Sarah. Aki didn't know for sure if we were coming, so when she saw me during the Passing of the Peace in the service, she squealed most raucously. ;) Then we went to lunch at a Thai restaurant that was pretty delectable. Then we went and saw where Aki is living with the Appels. It's a quaint little house in a quiet neighborhood in Moscow. After we left Moscow, we went back to Spokane to see Ray and Judy at Judy's house to pick up their kids and grandsons to take them back to Leavenworth, cause their car was having problems. I shivered in their pool for a while till they came, then we headed for home. Stefan and I rode in the back seat, which turned into the "quiet seat" (because neither of us were talking much) to the "sleeping seat" (because both of us fell asleep on the way home, nobody else did).

Finally we got home, after the rest of my family had left for Bellevue to fix a leak in Grandma's new roof. I had a lazy Monday. They came home that night. And today, I have been doing laundry. I cleaned Samuel's room and he gave me $5! I can't think what else I did today, but in a few minutes, I go to choir!

Life: how mysterious

I'm so excited! School starts up again on September 20th. That's only 19 days away! Summer has flown by so fast it seems like forever since I graduated last Spring. Now that I have my AAS, I am doing the Business Transfer this year. It is packed with math, economics and politics. LOVE it. There is some business in it too.

To pass the time this summer (the time that was not spent having a blast at all the camps I went to...), I've been exploring computers: setting them up, taking them apart, trying to hack into them (because I forgot the password...), trying to sell stuff on the internet (craigslist, ebay, half.com): junk from freecycle, old textbooks, ancient baseball cards, and all the other random stuff that people might buy online.

Last night we rehearsed Howell's "Requiem" for the impending funeral for dear Betty Appel, who is dying of cancer. All of her family is with her for her last weeks, or days. Her husband, three sons, their wives, all their children (her ten darling grandchildren), her mother, and her brother. It will be so hard, but it will be glorious! May God be praised.

Aki has gone back to school. Now she attends NSA in Moscow, Idaho. This is Josie's second year. Becky, Melanie, Sukey, Sarah and I plan to take a trip over there to visit them sometime, after Reformation Day, most likely.

Gretha and Anna and I HAVE to get together before school saps our sanity. I have a chronic saying, "We need to DO something!" and Anna has a chronic response, "You ALWAYS say that!" and Gretha comes up with the plan, day and time. Dear Gretha. She thought that since the Drive-in Theater is closing for good, and none of us have been there, we should go there before it is no more. She's not sure what movie we are going to see...she's still looking into their showings. :) I just love those girls. <3<3<3

I get to babysit three of the cutest boys (the Gildehaus's!) once in a while. I watched them all day on Monday, and I just noticed how much Austin is talking! He had quite a conversation on my cellphone with who-knows-who, but he had all the appropriate pauses for the other person to have a chance to speak. So far, the only intelligible words I can decipher were "what" and "why?" my name, which he pronounces, "Gah-kee" and of course, "mommy" and "daddy". I think I'll wait around for Austin to grow up, and then I'll marry him.