wow- where to start. It's been a long time since i have updated this thing. So last may i moved into g-west and went on tour with Glassmen. It was an amazing experience. Got to travel to Paris, London, Belgium, Netherlands and way more places in Europe- then came back to the US to finish off the summer! Ended with Finals week in Madison, WI. Pretty awesome time. Met a boy. his name is Brad. He marched 4th bass this summer with us. We are such good friends- it makes our relationship THAT much stronger. (anyways i will tell you more about that as I go on through my fall) Came home from tour in August and had about 4 days to buy and pack everything to get ready to move to college. Vincennes University was my college choice. When I got there it started off pretty slow. After my parents moved me in, i got super home-sick and drove up to brad's house (11/2) that first night. After that i met a few more people on campus- but still wasn't enjoying myself too much. So i made it a habbit to drive to brad's house every weekend just so i didn't have to stay at VU all the time. --> lets just say i never spent a SINGLE weekend on campus. So i really started hating vu- and decided i would be transferring after this first semester. Thanksgiving weekend rolls around and Glassmen has started again! really excited for this season- all new brass staff is coming in (from the Scouts hehe) So far so good. They are going to beat us to a pulp and we are going to be good! Brad is the only returning vet on the drumline this year :( weird...so there were TONS of drummers at the first camp. Still, me and brad are doing really well together- my first real relationship and i am able to keep it going! ( this must be a keeper haha.) IU. that's where i plan on going to school this coming semester. I want a big school with lots of people and lots of opportunities. AND not only will i be going to an awesome school with friends there, but we have talked to both of our parents and they are agreeing to let me move into brad's house with him and his family :) so i don't have to live on campus - and i get to see more of the people i love. December camp came next- went pretty smoothly. all the trumpet vets got offered a spot (go figure!) Carol isn't marching this year-- makes me incredibly sad.....hmmph. The day after the camp was over, brad stayed up north with me while i was getting my wisdom teeth taken out. It's been about 4 or 5 days since surgery- doing pretty good..still some pain but thats expected. Christmas is in 3 days!!!! Pretty excited. Wednesday night me and brad had our mini 'xmas' together- he got me underwear! (wayy cute), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (the real movie), Herbert (our new pet pig...fake of course but cute), anddd a pair of earrings- my birthstones. i LOVE them. i had lost my pair a LONg long time ago- and brad remembered me telling him that..so he bought them for me ! he's awesome. Last night brad made me a copy of their house key- so it's official. and i have started moving stuff into his room.. CrazY but exciting. He also started talking about us buying our own apartment when we get back from tour this summer. WOW! didn't realize he was thinking about that already. it's great- knowing he sees a future together :D but it just caught me off guard. I have to go to IU for orientation on Jan. 3 and 4th. then classes start the 8th. this year is almost over already! it is going by soooo fast! Tour this year is going to be awesome- going ALL over the US. start in washington DC and end in California. AMazing! well i guess that's about all for now--- brad's mom and i are going to his sister's new appt. to help her finish moving in. (that girl is 10 days younger than me and he's been living on her own for a while! impressive!) mkk have a good one! <3 | 
