Life To Date

So I promised a post like a week ago and that didn't happen... Sorry!
A lot has happened and it's all been good but it has been keeping me very busy.
Let's back it up...
Thursday, September 19
My first SAI meeting as an alumnae! This was super exciting for a few reasons. So in case you didn't know let me back up even past Thursday September 19, 2013. In December of my freshman year I went to SAI recruitment (I think that's what we're allowed to call it these days? If not, sorry NEB!) and loved it! Before coming to college I'd already made up my mind that I would do a musical greek organization and was so glad to have our SAI chapter! Every girl I ever lived with in college was in SAI, almost all of my closest friends were in it and I had the honor of serving in many leadership positions including being President my senior year (which was fun and a great experience but I do not recommend being President during Student Teaching due to the fact that you're out of the building a lot and it's just complicated so sorry Theta Chi, I did the best I could!). I had the privilege of going to the 2012 National Convention where Theta Chi won the National Collegiate Chapter Achievement award which was amazing!!
Back to Thursday September 19... So when we first learned that we would be moving to ND I did a quick search to see if there were any SAI alumnae chapters in the state. I was not sure what to expect considering that South Carolina has none and both Furman and USC have huge chapters that are very successful (Furman has also won the National Collegiate Chapter Achievement Award). I was so excited to find out that there was an active alumnae chapter in Fargo! So I contacted the ladies and found out when they met and attended their first meeting. Now, Fargo is about an hour and 15 minutes or an hour and a half from Jamestown (depends on which part of Fargo I'm going to) and while that's kind of far for a Thursday, remember, I do not teach on Fridays! So no problem at all!
As soon as I arrived at the meeting I felt very at home right away! There was a salad potluck (I brought pasta salad) and the food was yummy. I had a nice time talking with all of the ladies. There were SAI's there ranging from a year older than me to 50 year members. I love seeing the ladies who have been in it for so many years. At the end of the meeting we had a memorial ceremony which (fortunately) I had not yet seen. The Fargo-Moorehead ladies lost two members this summer. Even though I did not know those women it was very touching to hear their stories and see how the sisters you have in SAI will care about you through to the end. Also I got to meet a woman who is only a year older than me and in a very similar situation of having a part time elementary music job, always thought she'd teach band... you know the rest. Also, the lady who hosted the meeting was so sweet and told me that my story was very similar to her's (though about band... ended up elementary... blah blah blah) and she is a flutist and really ended up enjoying elementary and did it until her retirement! All in all, a wonderful experience and it was very encouraging.

Saturday, September 21
I had my first concert with BMSO! It was really fun!
Andrew and I thought we'd drive out to Bismarck early-ish and do some shopping and see what Bismarck has to offer. Well we did all of it in like an hour and then were bored so we went to Target. Target is nice. Also we had great pizza at Fireflour Pizza. Highly recommend if you are in Bismarck (which you probs won't be and I understand). Basically we learned that if I have a 7pm call we can leave by like 2 and get there in time to have a nice dinner and do everything we want to do in Bismarck  for the day.
Earlier that day I went to an early morning yoga class at the arts center. Every first and third Saturday the arts center in Jamestown has a yoga class and it was awesome! It was nice and relaxing to do some 8:30 yoga among art. I will definitely be going back in October!

Sunday September 22
This evening I played on the Music Booster's Gift of Music fundraising concert. It was fun! I played Danse de la Chevre (a crowd favorite) and I enjoyed wearing heels, a full face of make up, and hearing a lot of other members from the community perform either on instruments or with their voice. Next year Andrew will be playing too or we'll do something together.

September 23-27
This week was good. I got a lot done at school and went to the gym Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Tuesday I did yoga (with the same lady from the arts center) and I can tell that even after those two classes I'm way more flexible so I will keep going back. Wednesday I just ran, my mile time keeps getting better! It's currently embarrassing so I will keep it to myself :) and Thursday I went to a buns, thighs, and abs class. Friday I just did the elliptical.
Also this week a lot of my fav TV shows came back! HIMYM, New Girl, Mindy Project, Modern Family, Parks and Rec, and Greys.
I felt like I could related to both Jess and Mindy (as I do every week) but especially when Jess woke up from her hang over and was like "Where are my tights?" Hahaha although I'm not hungover that is typically how I feel most mornings before school like, can someone please bring me my tights so I can go to school? I wear tights a lot. I sit on the floor a lot. In skirts. And dresses. I tie a lot of shoes. The first graders just can't tie shoes. The few who can love to tie everyone's shoes and it takes a really long time and I think sometimes they will untie their shoes just to retie them. We have a new rule in first grade music NO TOUCHING SHOE LACES! I make sure they are all tied when they walk through the door then if any come untied I fix them. I don't remember when I learned to tie my shoes but maybe it was first grade?

September 28
TODAY! This morning I went to the gym and then nearly had a heart attack during the USC game. I realized that I truly am a Carolina fan though. I always wondered if I was a true fan but today I realized I am. Around the end of the second quarter I looked at Andrew and said "This was supposed to be our year" and he reminded me that gamecock fans have been saying that every year since the start of the football program. That's when I realized I'm a real Carolina fan. Now I'm hoping for a LSU win over UGA, later Andrew and I are going to Oktoberfest at the fairgrounds in town, then we're going over to the high school band director's house for game night!

Should be fun!
Props if you made it all the way to the end. That's dedication.