Etsy Finds || Tea Time

Etsy Finds || Tea Time

Top L-R: Tea Cup Candle, Tea Time Banner, Cupcake Wrapper

Middle L-R: Tea Cup Stickers, Floral Tea Towel, Cosmos and Tea cups Art Print 

Bottom L-R: Silver Tea Set, Tea Party Sugar Cookies, Wooden Tea Box 

My birthday is coming up.  #justsaying

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Free Fun || Public Library

Free Fun || Public Libraries

Anyone who loves books must surely love libraries, right?  The library in my hometown wasn't the greatest.  It always smelled musty and dusty, and it wasn't very big.  But, as a kid, I loved checking out the Boxcar Children Series, The Hardy Boys, and the "Eddie" books (my favorites).  Free books!  What's not to love?

I didn't know what to expect from the Dothan public library.  Dothan isn't a "small" town, but it isn't a big city, either.  I don't know what happened to the original library building, but apparently it has recently been rebuilt.

It's pretty large and new looking.  I love the wide open space and large windows.  They had a very good selection of books and I ended up checking out 5 books!  They had a separate room for children's books and a play area.  And there were many computers, desks, and comfy reading-chairs.  I look forward to going back!

I tried to take some sneaky pictures without anyone noticing.

I added a pirate book, "for Peter," but we all know I'm going to love it. lol

I've already read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and highly recommend it.  I haven't heard of City of Glory or City of Promise before, and I'm not sure if they're a series and which comes first, or if it really matters.  The Last Runaway looks pretty good - Civil War meets Quaker woman... Would you like me to post reviews of these books when I'm done?

Do you ever go to your city's public library?

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Vacationing

I'm here in Auburn visiting my family and contemplating about life in general.  I took day trip to SJ to look at a potential place to live and catch up with some friends.  Peter got to meet a few of my friends and, luckily,  he likes them.  We had a fun time.  I am happy at the thought of seeing those friends more often.  

I am having better feelings about moving than before.  But my health still isn't 100%, and I still don't know what's wrong with me.  Mornings are great, I feel perfectly fine for a few hours.  Then after lunch I just crash.  I get so overwhelmingly tired that I almost can't function.  I have to sit down or lie down and close my eyes, maybe sleep a little.  It's very strange.  It doesn't happen every day, but when it does there's nothing I can do to control it.  Eating doesn't help, drinking juice doesn't help, caffeine doesn't help.  Tylenol or Advil helps a little but not enough.  It's very frustrating.  I'm not sure how I will be able to be in school full-time, but I will think about that when the time comes.  I will need to remind myself to try to take it easy and not over work myself.  

ANYWAY, on a better note, here are some pics of my vacation in NorCal...

Summer To-Do List and a little honesty

This post began as a simple to-do list.  It then evolved into a "heart-to-heart" of sorts as I am sorting through my feelings about this coming Fall...

Sigh, where did the year go?  It seems like only yesterday I moved home.  In just a few short months I will be moving back to SJ to finish my Master's in Choral Conducting.  I have mixed feelings about it.  Back in March, when I decided I would make the move, August seemed so far away.  Now it is very close!  I don't feel ready.

Going back to school has never been so painful for me.  When I was at APU, I would anxiously wait for summer to be over so that I could go back.  I looked forward to it.  I loved it.  My one year at SJ was filled with so much heartache, so much darkness, so much stress and unhappiness - that's all I can think about.   Most of my friends knew that I went through a rough time when I broke up with my boyfriend of almost 4 years, but the fact is, that was just a small part of it... There were many many more reasons why my time there was so hard.  When I think back about living there it's as if all the memories are enveloped in a dark cloud.  There were happy times but those memories are often drowned out by the painful ones.

I'm nervous.  What if my health has only improved because I've been home?  What if the stress of school triggers a relapse?  I love my doctor in San Diego.  He'll be so far away!  I am so paranoid.

I keep trying to remind myself of the pros of moving back to SJ.  My friends and family are constantly hearing me say things out loud like, "Well, maybe this time I'll be able to do more sight seeing, now that Peter will be there," or "At least in San Jose it never reaches 120 degrees Fahrenheit," or "When I move back to San Jose I'll be able to hear Joey lead worship again!"   I'm really looking forward to seeing Dr. A and my friends again, having a boiling crab party (mine without shellfish, of course), getting froyo at Santana Row, painting pottery at Petroglyph, and in the Spring conducting Faure's Requiem.

I keep telling myself that it's only two semesters.  Two semesters is nothing.  I can do it.  MEANWHILE, in the 2 months I have left at home, there are a few things I need to accomplish...

1.  GET A TAN!  I've been pasty white for almost 2 years.  I need a healthy dose of sunshine!

(wouldn't this be nice?!  From google search)

2.  Organize, sort, get rid of stuff, pack up my life.

Some good tips for moving:
http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/cleaning-organizing/moving-tips#category1-1

http://www.realsimple.com/home-organizing/organizing/moving/moving-checklist-00000000000208/index.html


3.  Try to finish Form and Analysis workbook.  I can't believe I wasn't required to take this class in Undergrad!  My goal is to finish the book on my own and then hopefully the head of "Music Systems" (Theory) will waive the remedial requirement.

4.  Plan, design, build my new website with Peter. (More details to come soon, will require lots of collaboration with YOU and others!  You'll love it!  Stay tuned!)

Hint:

From google search

5.  Find an apartment/roommates in SJ.

This would be nice.  Probably expensive though.

6.  Have fun and try not to stress about the future!

From google search

Shakespearian Insults

Found this on Pinterest.  I have no idea where it originated or to whom to give credit.  However, it is pretty awesome!

Next time you're mad at someone...

(There are a few people to whom I'd like to say, "Shut up, thou goatish, clay-brained strumpet!!!")

The joys of google+

This is why you should join and USE google+!!!  There are so many fun things to do in the hangouts!

p.s. I love Rebecca!