7 Days!

One week until graduation!!!

I'm DONE with my undergraduate homework! I just have my final left for my online class. YAY!

We left for Senior trip today. Charleston is a blast. I definitely hope to live here for an extended amount of time one day.

Today's reflection is on the music groups I was involved in over the years.

Chorale in Switzerland. Europe Tour 2010

Chorale has been my biggest music involvement over the past four years at Bryan. In all 8 semesters, there was only 1 when I wasn't a member of this group. I have been all over the US with them touring, and toured Europe with them as well. Four tours with this group made for some great adventures!

I'll admit it, I did not always enjoy being a part of this group. I really struggled to fully enjoy my time with them. I don't socialize well in big groups, so I often was frustrated in varying situations. What made it all worth it was the people I did come close to. Some of my best friends sang along side me in this choir.

Singing, oh the singing. I never knew how much I loved singing until I joined this group. No matter how much I was struggled socially within the group, performing with them was the best thing in the world to me. I loved the songs we would sing each tour, I loved the blends we made as we performed together. It was all just amazing and that it what I will miss most about this group.

Bryan College Chamber's Singers

This year I finally decided to try out for Chamber Singer's. It is a smaller group, and they travel on weekends. I was not sure if I could even get in the group, and I was not sure I wanted to be in the group. Traveling on weekends was not that appealing to me and the social issues I had with Chorale made me fearful of putting myself in more situations like it. But, I just wanted to know if I was even good enough, so I auditioned. And I got in! I was nervous about it at first, and not very excited. I'm so glad I stuck it out. I made some close friends in this group. My chamber buddy, Randy, stood next to me in our concerts. If I had not joined this group I doubt I would have come to realize his awesomeness! It was great to have an excuse to spend more time with my dear friends Anna, Caitlin and Alexis. Also, I was able to get to know Kristen Underwood a lot better. I'm glad Dr. D placed me in this group this year. I think it was a great growing experience for me as a musician, person and Christian.

Freshman year I sang in the Women's Chorus. This was such a blast! It's like girl time on steroids. We had so much fun as a group. I loved all these girls so much. Mrs. Keck was our director and she is so funny. In this group I was really able to be myself. This choir is what really shaped me as a singer and prepared me to be involved more with Chorale and join Chambers.

Time to sleep. Tomorrow is "be lazy on the beach all day" day. I LOVE being a Senior! :-)