And here....we...go.

Cohort today was really fun and interesting. I expected to be nervous to get up in front of the class again, especially knowing that students would be intentionally misbehaving for the sake of working on 'Classroom Management'. Instead it turned out to be a hilarious day. Some of my favorite moments were Koble tripping and dropping the F-bomb loudly, Mike Renneke and Amy Stanfield falling in love and Mike sneaking over to sit by her during class, Steph Benson getting a note and bursting into tears (very convincing) and Jake Baus getting up to go look at the 4th graders playing kickball outside the window. Twas fun.

Tonight is going to be a busy busy night for me; I'm mostly packed for Houston; just need the essentials that I can't pack until the morning of. I have about a billion things due for Cohort tomorrow, so I'm going to be tackling those one at a time. They'll get done. Luckily there is no Chip Valley tonight, so I'll be able to dedicate lots of time to getting everything organized so tomorrow will be as stress free as possible.

Here is my next few days:
Tomorrow (Wednesday):
8 a.m. - Cohort
10 a.m. - Pack the car
11 a.m. - Music History Seminar
12 p.m. - Jazz
12:55 p.m. - Brass Tech make-up playing exam
1:05 p.m.- Brass Tech with PAO (WAYYYYYYY better than Ormsby; we've only had 1 class too!!!)
2 p.m. - Wind Symphony
3 p.m. - Leave for Madison
7 p.m. - State Honors Orchestra performs at Madison
9 p.m. - Out for drinks with Sandra & Andrew!!!

Thursday:
7:15 a.m. - Routine
8 a.m. - Seminar "Lessons to Successful Sightreading/Sightsinging"
8:45 a.m. - Music Teacher Education---At a Tipping Point? Seminar
9:30 a.m. - Lesson with Mark Hetzler
11:30 a.m. - Jazz I Performance at WMEA (Monona Terrace---come check it out!!!)
12:30 p.m. - Leave immediately for Minnepolis
7:15 p.m. - Flight leaves from Minneapolis
9:50 p.m. - Arrive in HOUSTON

I'm SO excited....really can't wait. (Minus the plane flying part; I'm going to HATE that).


In other news, I bought a new pair of jeans last night. BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: I am now a size 4 jeans at American Eagle. Don't laugh!!! This might seem like a silly thing to some people, but to me it is a big accomplishment. I know I probably am also a size 6 or an 8 there depending on the style of jeans....but the fact that I can comfortably wear a size 4 is a nice reminder that my hard work has paid off. Can't wait to start working out again since I've been sick lately.

Alright friends; I'm out of here! I'll probably write either from Houston or post-Houston trip.


Love,
Rachel Catheryn