I'm really bad at this whole blogging thing...

The last month has been really crazy for Tyler and I. Tyler has been studying a lot for his FE Exam in April. He gets up and goes to work, comes home and works out and eats dinner, then hits the books for a few hours before bed and then gets up and does it all over again the next day. Poor guy, he doesn't like having to be sitting for 8 hours at work and then another 2-3 at home to study. He and I will both be so much happier once this is over. I don't get to see him much since he has so much studying that he needs to do. Hopefully he will be able to pass this test and then we wont have to go through this again!

I have been busy as well. I had to play in the pit orchestra for the opera "Iolanthe" that the music department produced this year. It was a fun experience but it sure was time consuming. The week of the opera we had rehearsals every night that lasted anywhere from two hours to three and a half hours. And of course this was on top of regular orchestra, classes, homework, work, and practicing that I already had to do. As if I didn't have enough to do already! I was really on top of school and work until the opera. I went from getting my homework, practicing, and work done to hardly getting any homework done, only practicing for about an hour a day, and slacking on my work duties a bit. Now that the opera is over and I have had a chance to rest and recharge I am much more on top of things. I'm getting the practicing in that I need to, my homework is done, and way before it has to be, and my work is getting done and I almost have extra time to do things that I want to do! It's a great feeling :) I'm a fan. I have been basically practicing as much as I can. My pre-recital jury is tomorrow! Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhh! Scary! A month before a music major is allowed to perform a senior/junior recital they have to play for a panel of faculty members who tell the person if they have prepared well enough to be permitted to play their recital. My recital is a little more than a month away (14th of April at 7:30pm) and my jury is tomorrow (the 12th of March). It's a little nerve racking but I have been feeling pretty good about the work that I have been doing on the pieces that I am playing and I think that as long as I keep practicing hard that I will be able to pass my jury tomorrow. Say a little prayer for me, I could use it :)

After I am done with my jury I will be sending out invitations for my recital. I have a list of family and friends that I am sending/giving one to, but if you think you might not be on the list and would like to get an invitation then feel free to email me at ryleeannnoble@gmail.com with your address and I will be sure to send one to you :)

Sorry for the long time between this post and my last one. I will try to be better about keeping you all updated on us. Frankly, there just isn't a whole ton going on right now in our lives but that's no excuse to not post! I will find little things to post about here and there :)

Thanks for stopping by!