give thanks

I probably should be practicing right now.

but I'm not.

I apologize for the delay in posts. Life's been a bit insane. At some point I will post pictures of my life over the last month...but for now, a brief summary.

I went to PA with my friend Liz for Thanksgiving. Her parents graciously invited me into her home and treated me like a member of the family. I thoroughly enjoyed my time there and didn't want to come back. But it was a wonderful break. give thanks.

My opera opened this weekend...world premiere! We had three performances - of which, I played one. All went well - and we are glad to be done with rehearsals for awhile. give thanks.

The Advent season is upon us...my favorite season of the year. I went to watch the lighting of the Washington Monument last week (in my neighborhood of Mount Vernon, we have the FIRST Washington Monument which stands just across from Peabody). Each year they set off fireworks as they light the Christmas lights. It was beautiful. give thanks.

I have one full week of classes left in the semester. Plus two papers, 5 hours of listening, 3 tests, one performance, and one presentation standing in the way of me and Christmas break. I can almost taste it. give thanks.

But I am not allowed to taste it yet. I have SO much to do.

Deep breath.

It will get done. One step at a time.

There is much to be done.

But there is also much to be thankful for.