Winding down....or Winding up?

Well Thanksgiving break was great! I was able to spend a nice amount of time with family that I enjoy passing the time with. They were great about letting me sleep and do the things I wanted or needed to do. Thanksgiving day's weather was so nice that Doyne and I went on a nice long walk in the park. K was watching football all day and only came up for liquids and to quickly talk to us!! The dinner was a wonderful sit-down dinner. (Much different from the normaility in Missouri) A huge turkey, sweet potatos, dressing, cranberry jello, slaw...it was yummy! Friday we did the hometown thing with the tree lighting ceremony. Saturday I think was the best because it was on a whim that we ended up where we did. Doyne and I were headed to the oldest Cider Mill in the country for nothing else but....cider and soon we were headed for Rhode Island and then ended up at this wonderful beach. It was so peaceful and relaxing....that is until the cold wind found me....so we headed back. Then my relaxing world was taken from me as I returned to the hustle of Boston.

So now I'm quickly wrapping up my first semester as a masters student at NEC. It doesn't seem like it's already time for the semester to be over. Of course I'm not stopping the semester from ending, but it's just so amazing how quickly it flew by. As of now I have what seems to be little to worry about for the next two weeks. I have a term paper to finish, and lessons to keep up with. I'm hoping with all this extra time I can get alot of things accomplished. We'll see if that happens.

It's interesting thinking about this semester. I think it has probably been my hardest to date. There was alot of adjustment. Mostly adjusting to my new teacher. He's completely different than my previous one, which is great and what I need but sometimes very hard to swallow with my personality. My hope is that I end the semester on a good note and can start sailing when I get back in January. I really want to get as much out of this experience as I possibly can before its gone. Two years seems like nothing compared to undergrad or anything I've ever done. Plus this experience can either get me completely ready to get a job or can just be some wasted time.

Here's to going out and working my butt off for what I want the most......success in music!