One of the major things I marked off my to-do list this semester on September 18th was the Praxis. If you get out your reading glasses, or get really close to the computer then you can see that...
I PASSED!!!! WHOOO HOOO!!!! Marking that off of my "Things I need to do to graduate" to do list was a wonderful feeling.
After the Praxis on my to do list came "Figure out observation stuff". In my blog about TB tests and Sonic Blasts I mentioned that I had to do 205 hours of observation. At that point I had 35 hours listed in my file. Now I am happy to say that I will have 330 observation hours when I finish in December! Where did they come from, you ask? Well independent hours can come from any time you work with children...including babysitting, children's choir, camps, VBS, etc. I had 41.5 of those hours, and since I worked at a student conference for 7 weeks over the summer, I put 200 of my hours from that down. I've also been observing on Wednesdays and other days that classes get cancelled. I'm almost there!
The next big thing on my to-do list was my Senior Piano Recital. Want to see the awesome poster my brother made?
Didn't he do great? I agree :) My recital was this past Friday. This is the thing that has seemed untouchable for 4 years. I felt like I'd never get there. But it came WAY faster than I thought it would. As I've prepared for it and thought about it over the past several months, the thought has always made me a little queasy. I'm done, and it still makes me queasy to think about! 50 minutes, on stage by myself, in a formal dress when I'm used to practicing in shorts and a sweatshirt, playing everything from memory while people watch me? That's still nerve racking. But somehow, I WASN'T NERVOUS that day! Yes, I was very happy to get it over with. However, I wasn't miserably anxious like I thought I'd be. I say somehow, but I know how. Not only did it put me at easy having my family there and hanging out with them, but I know that the prayers that were prayed on my behalf helped the most.
This week I had several lasts:
-last paper in college
-last time to play piano at the University of Mobile
-last time to sing in the University Singers
-last Christmas Spectacular performance
-last time to wear a velvet top choir dress (hopefully)
From here, I have write a lesson plan, do a group project, take finals, and participate in wedding festivities for one of my best friends. Not much left!
It's so crazy to me that I'm almost done with classes in college. Although part of me feels like it can't come soon enough, the other part of me feels like I just moved in yesterday. I do know one thing though. I would not be where I am today without the support and encouragement from family and friends the past few months. When I thought about the fall semester in the summer, I felt overwhelmed. I knew it'd be a hard, long, and stressful journey. However, I have enjoyed the journey, and I know that I did not go on the journey alone. Thank you to all of you who prayed, supported, and encouraged me the past few months as I crossed over major hurdles in my life.
Well, maybe I'll blog again soon...I marked something else off my TO DO list recently that is very exciting :)
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