In fourth grade, I played the cello. I quit the following year because I didn't like carrying it to school every other day each week for orchestra rehearsal at school.
Then, in sixth grade, I started playing the flute. It fit in my backpack, so I played until my senior year in high school.
I have sang almost my entire life, and conveniently, my instrument stays with me all the time.
No one ever made me take piano lessons or really learn how to play piano.
When I see things like this, I get slightly upset at myself for quitting or not learning more. At least there are people like this who are talented and passionate about the music they produce.
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Friday, May 29, 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
25 things about me
I have been tagged enough by people on Facebook to do this, so I guess I finally will. (Plus it's not like I've been updating here on a regular basis anyway, so I may as well write something!)
1) I really like to be in control of myself. This is partly why I've never been drunk, hate roller coasters, and don't enjoy gambling.
2) I really would like to get another dog. Not a "matchy-matchy" dog, but one that pairs well with Emma.
3) I want to have kids. 2 or 4 probably, not 3 (so there isn't a middle child) unless we had twins.
4) I am trying not to use a lot of my vacation and sick days so I can build up time for maternity leave, even though we aren't planning to have kids for at least a few more years.
5) I cannot wait to have a house of our own. I would really like to paint walls and have built-in bookshelves.
6) While I cannot wait to have a house, I pretty much hate housework. I try to blame our dog for our house being messy, but it really is mostly my fault.
7) A boy in my 5th grade class called me "Sarah the Sumo" almost every day when I would walk home. I still think about that when I'm having a "fat" day.
8) There are very few things that I miss about being in Ohio. I thought moving away from home would be harder than this.
9) At the same time, I would love to get a job at one of several colleges or universities in Ohio later in my career.
10) I have mixed feelings about going back to get my PhD. Some days I think I would love to get back in the classroom learning and have the option of teaching in a grad prep program. Other days I don't really want to have a job that would require me to have a PhD.
11) I go to bed at or before 10:00 p.m. almost every night. I have a really hard time staying up past then.
12) Since we moved, I have been asked on at least 5 occassions if I am more than 21 years old. Apparently I look quite a few years younger than the 25 that I will be turning at the end of March.
13) My summer jobs in Gahanna gave me a love of horticulture. I sometimes find myself missing being able to landscape and prune shrubs/bushes/trees and getting my hands really dirty.
14) I feel like a black sheep in my husband's family because very few of them have even been to college and I have a Master's degree. And I made Jared move out of Ohio.
15) I don't really think that my family understands what I do.
16) My faith was really strong when I was in college because I was surrounded by other people who had really strong faith. Now that I haven't been actively involved in a church for quite a while and have been out of a community of faith, I feel like I am back at square one.
17) I really miss singing in a choir.
18) I enjoy riding the bus to work every day. It is so nice to not have to worry about driving, parking, or gas prices.
19) I have pretty much completely separated myself from who I was in high school. This matter is exhibited by the fact that I only invited two friends from high school to my wedding.
20) I used to write poetry on a pretty regular basis. I had a couple of my poems published in the Ashland Poetry Press yearly magazine.
21) I hate running, but would really like to finish a 5K before I turn 30.
22) I wish my brother and I were a lot closer than we are. When we were in high school we were pretty close. I feel a little guilty for being at college when he was dealing with some tough issues.
23) I think about my friends and family a lot more often than I actually pick up the phone or a pen to let them know I was thinking about them.
24) I am glad that I work in a place with quite a few people my age and that we are starting to hang out a bit outside of work. I feel bad that Jared doesn't have any real friends down here.
25) I am the luckiest girl in the world because Jared is the best husband I could have ever prayed for. He cooks, cleans, lets me sleep in, makes me laugh all the time, and moved to NC for me. I probably don't tell him enough that I love him, but I hope he knows it.
1) I really like to be in control of myself. This is partly why I've never been drunk, hate roller coasters, and don't enjoy gambling.
2) I really would like to get another dog. Not a "matchy-matchy" dog, but one that pairs well with Emma.
3) I want to have kids. 2 or 4 probably, not 3 (so there isn't a middle child) unless we had twins.
4) I am trying not to use a lot of my vacation and sick days so I can build up time for maternity leave, even though we aren't planning to have kids for at least a few more years.
5) I cannot wait to have a house of our own. I would really like to paint walls and have built-in bookshelves.
6) While I cannot wait to have a house, I pretty much hate housework. I try to blame our dog for our house being messy, but it really is mostly my fault.
7) A boy in my 5th grade class called me "Sarah the Sumo" almost every day when I would walk home. I still think about that when I'm having a "fat" day.
8) There are very few things that I miss about being in Ohio. I thought moving away from home would be harder than this.
9) At the same time, I would love to get a job at one of several colleges or universities in Ohio later in my career.
10) I have mixed feelings about going back to get my PhD. Some days I think I would love to get back in the classroom learning and have the option of teaching in a grad prep program. Other days I don't really want to have a job that would require me to have a PhD.
11) I go to bed at or before 10:00 p.m. almost every night. I have a really hard time staying up past then.
12) Since we moved, I have been asked on at least 5 occassions if I am more than 21 years old. Apparently I look quite a few years younger than the 25 that I will be turning at the end of March.
13) My summer jobs in Gahanna gave me a love of horticulture. I sometimes find myself missing being able to landscape and prune shrubs/bushes/trees and getting my hands really dirty.
14) I feel like a black sheep in my husband's family because very few of them have even been to college and I have a Master's degree. And I made Jared move out of Ohio.
15) I don't really think that my family understands what I do.
16) My faith was really strong when I was in college because I was surrounded by other people who had really strong faith. Now that I haven't been actively involved in a church for quite a while and have been out of a community of faith, I feel like I am back at square one.
17) I really miss singing in a choir.
18) I enjoy riding the bus to work every day. It is so nice to not have to worry about driving, parking, or gas prices.
19) I have pretty much completely separated myself from who I was in high school. This matter is exhibited by the fact that I only invited two friends from high school to my wedding.
20) I used to write poetry on a pretty regular basis. I had a couple of my poems published in the Ashland Poetry Press yearly magazine.
21) I hate running, but would really like to finish a 5K before I turn 30.
22) I wish my brother and I were a lot closer than we are. When we were in high school we were pretty close. I feel a little guilty for being at college when he was dealing with some tough issues.
23) I think about my friends and family a lot more often than I actually pick up the phone or a pen to let them know I was thinking about them.
24) I am glad that I work in a place with quite a few people my age and that we are starting to hang out a bit outside of work. I feel bad that Jared doesn't have any real friends down here.
25) I am the luckiest girl in the world because Jared is the best husband I could have ever prayed for. He cooks, cleans, lets me sleep in, makes me laugh all the time, and moved to NC for me. I probably don't tell him enough that I love him, but I hope he knows it.
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