New Post!

I realize it's been a long time since my last real post.  Things got really crazy over Christmas break and haven't really slowed down much since.  I also haven't had the urge to write since then, either.  


So let me update you on what has happened since my last post:


I passed all my classes last semester and made the Dean's List for the second semester in a row with a semester GPA of 3.8 and 7 A's and 1 B.  I was pretty proud of that accomplishment.  I've successfully raised my overall GPA to a 3.116, which I am very proud of and very happy with, because I can now apply to grad schools and be accepted, if that is what I wish to do.


I started this semester strong and have so far maintained my good grades.  I hope to make the Dean's List again for this semester.


I am gearing up for my Senior Recital in a few weeks at the end of the month, and I am starting to get really nervous - not for the singing; I've got that down - but for the program notes.  I have so much work to do!


I just had surgery to fix my sinuses last Tuesday and am so far doing really well!  I can breathe through my nose now, which is nice, because it was really swollen and stuffy for a few days after the surgery.  And I can smell now!  It's so nice, because I hadn't really been able to smell since May of 2010.


I met a wonderful guy, who is now my boyfriend, at the beginning of the semester.  He is in my ed. class and he is terrific!  He is so sweet and kind to me!  And I spend as much free time with him as I can.  His name is Craig and he is from Green River, Wyoming.  He is a runner on the track team and the cross country team here at school and he is a Special Education Major.  He is just a few months younger than me and he is tall and skinny. 


He is so caring and wonderful to me.  He took me shopping to Scheel's the other day, so I could get hiking boots and whatnot and then last night, he took me hiking (it was the VERY first time I had been hiking!) to Bridal Veil Falls in the canyon and showed me the ice cave that formed behind the frozen waterfall.  It was beautiful and so much fun!  He bought me flowers in a vase and flowers I could take home and plant for Valentine's Day (Irises and Lillies in the vase and Purple Tulips to plant!) and after I got out of surgery and made it back to Spearfish, he brought me a Purple Hyacinth that I can take home and plant when I get home in the summer!


Craig is sweet and thoughtful.  He carries the heavy bags when we go shopping and one of the very first dates we had, he made me chicken noodle soup, because I had a cold, and we watched a movie at his house and talked 'til late at night.  We have a lot in common and we really enjoy spending time together.  And he told me the other day that my cooking was better than his mom's!


I haven't really talked to Jake since the semester started, and it's really nice.  I don't have someone I'm relying on to be there who is constantly letting me down.  I don't have to worry about feeling bad because of something he said or did.  I realized that people like him have no place in my life.  Well, I realized that a long time ago, but I finally decided to put it into practice.  I have no use for people who are just going to let me down, belittle me and make me feel like less of a person.


In other news, I'm performing Friday morning (I guess that's tomorrow...) at 9:30 as a preview for the competition I will be competing in just the day before my recital.


Well, this has gotten to be a long post and Craig is back from practice and I want to spend some time with him before he leaves for Spring Break.


Toodles!