It's been too long...

Well, yesterday I got on Blogger to write a pretty epic blog, but then my Blogger Dashboard wouldn't open, and by the time I figured out how to fix it and got it working I one, didn't have time to write the blog because of my piano lessons, and two, no longer had anything to say. I still don't, but I just kinda wanted to post cause it's been like a week.

In the biggest news.........

Eh, who am I kidding?! There is no big news!! I really don't have anything to say. I guess you could say I'm just rambling.

Today I'm meeting Hottie Grandma for lunch at Ziggie's. Last night I was in such a bad mood and didn't want to go, but Papa gave me his gas credit card to get gas in my car and then Meme gave me $10 for the lunch so it won't be too bad. Plus, I think my mom is going to show up and then we are going to Lane Bryant to exchange some shirts she got yesterday. I got some major good deals there yesterday!!!

I got a pair of black, flared dress slacks in TALL! I never find them, and they are stretchy! The best part, though? They were only $10!!!!!! And then I got this really cute floral tank for only 12.50!!!

Well, that's about all the fun news I got!!! I am reading a really good book right now and I hope to finish it this weekend! If I do, then I will be posting a review!! So look out for that!

Hope everyone's summer is going great!!

♪♫ brianna ♪♫



"I got my Mac on with iPhone 3GS"

So I bought an iPhone today from a nice guy who's name was Matt (shocker, right?). And I've been waiting for three hours for the new iTunes software to download. Fun. In the meantime, I will be reading or something. Who knows.....

Well, happy summer!!!!!

I just wanted to check in and say hi!!!

♪♫ brianna ♪♫

this may be a completely failed attempt at sharing a video on here. BUT, this is Eisley's new video. It's pretty cool!!! I love love love this song and in this video Stacy is wearing the same headband she wore at the Jeremy Larson concert.

Well, I hope you enjoy this as much as i do!!

♪♫ brianna ♪♫

i just finished the season finale of hawaii five-o...

and what an adventure it was!!!!!! the episode started out so good! they were catching on to things, but then it went awry when steve mcgarrett was framed!!!!! AAAAHHH!!! And the bad guy is framing everyone!! And Danno didn't make it to meet his wife and daughter before their flight!! I just can't believe the suspense! i don't think i will be able to wait until next season!!! AAAARRRRRGGGHHHH!!!!!!! it's quite tragic that i have so much invested in a stinking tv show.

in other news: i am applying for an on campus job and going in tomorrow to talk to my boss about stupid scheduling issues and i'm also doing very well on my wedding music.

since school is out and everything, i don't have much to talk about. just my lame life of work and watching tv shows. i might start talking about my soap opera on here, just for something to talk about.... who know?!

well i hope everyone is having a great finals week and a great beginning of summer!!

♪♫ brianna ♪♫

reflections...

i totally can't believe that this school year is over. how did that happen!?! so the past couple of days i have been looking back on the year and wondering what would i do different and what i really liked about the year. in essence, although i hate to call it that, plus-delta junk!  soooo i thought i would make a list. lists are good, right? yeah, that's what i thought. so here we go!

+i loved being able to be independent - it's so nice not to be so micromanaged like in high school. you can be 45 seconds late to class and the professor doesn't even care. if you miss, you don't have to tell them why! and best of all, no busy work. if the professor doesn't have anyhting to teach they let you leave!!! college is pretty neat.
+i liked not living on campus (more on this in the negatives) - i liked not having to worry about having a bad roommate, or if they wouldn't like my music playing at all hours of the day, or the people down the hall screaming at 4 in the morning, or sharing a bathroom with complete strangers. my mom and brother are always in bed early and it's usually pretty quiet in the house. there's no residential drama and i have all my privacy.  also, you don't have to fight for close parking!!
+playing in orchestra at first was stressful, but i learned to make it a relaxing experience - at the beginning of the year i hated driving all the way back to school just for orchestra, but by the end of the year, and after some really awesome musical experiences, i learned that orchestra could really be helpful in my busy schedule!
+i feel like my college is the perfect size - Drury isn't too big. all your professors know you by name (some sooner than others) and you are sure to know at least one person in your classes, but it's also not too small. it's way bigger than high school. the campus is small to average and there are still cliques like high school, but the school is big enough that you can get to know people all over. also, just because there are cliques doesn't mean that the people are judgmental. i got to be friends with people on the swim team, in sororities, in band, in pre-med and even the drama department. and since you have to take liberal arts, you get to know people in every department.

now some things that were less than perfect

-group projects suck!!!!  -for some reason every teacher thinks that it is really important for you to learn how to work in groups with people that they choose. and guess what? it's just like high school. you have certain kids who don't want to do anything ever and you get stuck doing the entire project. i am kind of ok with that because i'm a control freak and i like to be in control of my own grade. but overall, i hate group projects. i may as well do my own project.
-driving to school everyday can be kind of a pain- some days i had to go back and forth from school and home cause at school i had no place to store my stuff. this was really bad for my car. and then on days when i didn't have class it was terrible if i had extracurricular activities. also, living at home had its down sides too. my mother was really bad about giving me an early curfew. i'm sorry, but i'm an adult now, which means no curfews for me, unless i want to come home early and be courteous.
-lastly, i miss how highschool forces you to spend every day with your friends and now you really have to work at staying in touch - i have only stayed in touch with a handful of friends from high school. granted, i have made plenty of new friends, but i regret losing touch with a lot my really good friends. hopefully over the summer we can kind of reconnect.

well, this is what i have been reflecting on about college so far. i am super excited about the next three years at Drury and i hope that there is much more fun beyond that!!

thanks for reading!!!

♪♫ brianna ♪♫

tea party

my yummy chicken sandwich and on the left.... tea and scones!!

this is caitlyn. she's one of my piano students :)

my tea party ensemble.

the tea party was a hit!!!

Greene County Courthouse Excursion

So about three weeks ago I got pulled over for speeding, but the officer wrote me a ticket for not having a current insurance card. She told me that if I went to the courthouse before the actual court date, I wouldn't have to pay anything, so today my mother and I ventured out to the courthouse, with no knowledge of what we were doing, to clear up my ticket.

First, when we walked in the door we didn't realize that you had to be searched and so we proceeded to put our purses through the little searchy thingy (what is that thing called??). When my mom's purse went through the older man working there was like, "Ma'am, do you have a pocket knife in your purse?" Well, why in the world would my mother have a pocket knife in her purse I have no idea, but he had to search her purse by hand which was quite humorous. Then when my purse went through he was like, "And you have a camera in your bag." So I had to leave my camera in a drawer by the front desk. Then we thought we could just show my insurance card to someone one and leave, but noooo. We had to go make sure my case was on file, and fill out a form saying we were making an early appearance, and you know what that meant. We had to go to court. Well, I was certainly not dressed to appear before a judge and I was starting to flip out. So we had to sit  in the court room for like 20 minutes waiting for them to send up my file and then the Prosecuting Attorney came up to me and asked if I got a ticket for no proof of insurance and I said yes and showed him my insurance card. Then he acted very irked and said, "I'm dismissing this. You're free to go." So YAY!!! I'm not a criminal anymore!!

So tomorrow we are having a mother-daughter tea party at my mom's church and I'm super excited 'cause I get to dress up!!! :) I can't wait! I'm going to wear my peach dress and I have a cute little gardening hat the my grandmother gave me and I'm going to wear them. I always loved dressing up as a little girl and I'm super duper stoked to dress up tomorrow. I will make sure to take lots of pictures :D

Also, right now I'm having some major scheduling issues with my work and I am struggling with keeping a level head. So just pray I don't lose my cool and my job.

I wish you all a wonderful weekend!!

♪♫ brianna ♪♫

working out. ick!

so sunday my parents bought a treadmill for our house. it was at the ozark goodwill and super cheap. so today i decided to utilize it. i walked on the treadmill for 30 minutes and how pitiful, i'm pretty pooped! (did you like the alliteration?) so having an accessible treadmill is great. it's like having a gym in your living room. we've put it in a place where it's kind of in the way so we don't forget about it and someone has used it everyday so far.

this summer i have GOT to get it in gear when it comes to working out. i'm so bad about saying, "oh i'll start next week!" but you know, we really aren't guaranteed tomorrow, so why would i want to wait to work on my health?

today my mom and i went to neighborhood pizza and we both got salads and i got water (mom got soda...). i need to just buckle down. i could probably stand to have my mouth wired shut for a couple of weeks too...

anyway, tonight is church and i am now going to go take a shower and get all cute for that occasion!

also, on a side note, keep my friend Brandi in your prayers. her family is having some major financial struggles and they could use a whole slew of prayers!!

thanks!!

♪♫ brianna ♪♫

feedback?

well, i am hoping that the people who have read my last few posts enjoyed them. the only thing is, i haven't heard any feedback!!! so i don't know if my posts have been a hit or if they have stunk like 2 week old feces in a dumpster!! (you just got a really bad mental image didn't you? lol) anywho, i wan't to challenge everyone that reads this blog, or has in the past couple of days to comment and let me know what you think. if you didn't like it, then so be it. but i will never know if you don't tell me.

also, if you did like it, would it be too much to kinda link me? to facebook or your own blog?? i understand if it is. but, it would be pretty cool if you could do that :)

in other news, i only have my chemistry final between me and my summer! woohoo!

how am i going to celebrate, you ask?? of course! by going to applebee's after church!!!!! what else?

also, on a cryptic note, i am wondering how much you know?? it's complicated, i know. but it doesn't have to be. anyway, if you ever want to talk about these things.... i'm up for it!

:)

well, let me know what you think of the new direction i'm going with this!!

thanks for reading!!

♪♫ brianna ♪♫

flashback frenzy!

Today I am going to post my very first Flashback Feature. Do you all think Flashback Frenzy is a good name? Any suggestions??

First I must make a disclaimer that I do not own any of these pictures and I cannot disclose any information about the people in the pictures (such as name, birthdate etc.). I'm going to post the pictures and why I love them :) Enjoy!!!

i'm loving the outfists throughout all of the pictures. especially in the picture on the right, the girl on the left.

how cute is this!!  i love vintage halloween!

 i am absolutely digging the neon colors. i remember wearing a lot of neons when i was a kid.

this woman with the ducks is just too cute! and how adorable is the little girl in that picture?  

i love how she's looking up to him in such adoration. i want to find the perfect guy that i can literally look up to!

such classy women!!! also fancying the pink dogwood (i think that's what it is) in the left picture! 

this reminds me of Brady Bunch for some reason. i think it's the car.

this picture is really cool cause the family used it as the last picture in the video. i just thought it was neat like she is venturing out into new waters.

well, i hope you enjoyed these lovely pictures as much as i did!!

♪♫ brianna ♪♫

finals week

coffee is what will get me through the next three days. i find a direct correlation between an increase in blog posts and when important things need to be done. for instance, when i have a ton to do, i don't do it... i procrastinate by blogging. today i have my easiest final, but i haven't even reviewed for it and i am taking it in an hour. :/ eeep

so for this blog i am going to post three things that keep me on task!

first. i can't focus on homework if i'm not drinking something. what is my drink of choice?? well, for homework, it's a good cup of black coffee!!

my favoritest coffee mug ever!! <3

second. music. i can't tell you how much music helps me focus. i can listen to just about anything, really. my taste for music stretches across the universe (metaphorically, of course) but seriously, i like almost anything!

third. there's no way i can study if my room isn't semi-clean. i can't focus on a task if there is clutter everywhere. it makes me feel nervous. yeah i know i'm wierd. but whatevs!

so what helps you to study?? i am up for any ideas!!!

have a wonderful finals week!!!

♪♫ brianna ♪♫

music monday.

For my first music monday post, I'm going to be talking about the most wonderful musical experience of my life! First off, if you didn't already know this, I play the violin. And normally I just play in orchestra. That's it. I play boring old classical music that's usually hard and I have no motivation/intentions of practicing ever... BUT, once upon a time, when I was a freshman at Drury, a Drury alumn messaged me about playing in a concert with a guy named Jeremy Larson. She had asked my orchestra director who would be good for the job and apparently he suggested I did, but my mom (who is like saftey nazi of the century) said, "you should probably check this out before you reply, 'cause it could be some sort of scam." Well, I kinda forgot about it, until one day I was surfing the internet reading this lovely lady's blog, when it dawned on me, that I actually had heard of this guy before, and it was Elsie's fiance!!! Well, Red Velvet being my favorite store ever, I of course wanted to get my hands on anything related to that! So I messaged this Mr. Larson and met up, with many failed attempts because of wretched Missouri snow storms, and voila! I was in the band!! I never knew that orchestra could be soo much fun!! It was great to play music with other musicians who enjoyed orchestra. It probably helped that we had these Sunday afternoon rehearsals in Red Velvet! The cutest store in all the world!!!

Well, March rolled around and we had this most amazing show at the Gilloiz Theater in downtown Springfield, and it was actually a huge success!!!Also, the show featured Stacy DuPree of Eisley and Darren King of MUTEMATH. They are super sweet people and extremely talented as well. It was just so flipping amazing to even share a stage with them!!!!

 Jeremy had it recorded for a live DVD as well, and that brings me to today. Last night, Jeremy rented out the Moxie Cinema for a private viewing of the DVD and it was beautiful!!!! I can't begin to describe it! The music was gorgeous and the videography superb! Totally legit and professional! Looking back, I just can't even believe I was a part of such an awesome experience and I have made some really good friends through this as well. I would love to share footage of the DVD for a visual aid, but unfortunately it's not officially done and I wouldn't have permission to do it anyway. But I could tell you where you can get your hands on your very own copy!!(I'll let you know on another music monday when I find out!)

At this point I will leave you with the lovely notion to listen to some of his music here and then once you discover how amazing it is, go to iTunes and purchase some!!! I did, and I sure didn't regret it!!!! :)

The album is called They Reappear by Jeremy Larson

♪♫ brianna ♪♫

wedding overload!!!!

Have you ever noticed how on all the login pages on websites the login is on the right hand side of the page??

mmmmmhhmmmm! They are prejudice against left-handed people, I think!

(It's also highly coincidental that the Yahoo! login page was advertising the Royal Wedding!)

In other news!!!! My good friends Caitlin and Ryan got engaged yesterday!!!! How exciting!! :D I'm so happy for them!

Aren't they just the most beautiful couple ever?!?!?!

Yesterday, I realized that there are A TON of weddings coming up in my life (No. Not my own, unfortunately.)

This is Mike and Rochelle. I have been friends with them for a very long time at church and their wedding is in june!! I'm going to be playing piano for them and I am so excited!!! I actually just got some new music yesterday for it and am super psyched!

This is my friend Laura and her fiance Mason. I am going to be playing violin in her wedding in July! Really, the sweetest people ever!! I'm so excited to play for it. and I'm playing with a pianist, named Meredith, whose husband is a professor at Drury. It's such a small world!!!

Then to the most dearest couple to me!!! My bestest ever friends Karasyn and Tyler!!!!! How stinkin' adorable are they?!?!!?! Yeah, I know. I have some good looking friends! Hopefully their wedding isn't too far into the future, cause I'm so excited to help plan it!!! :D

Other weddings I feel I need to mention are BreeAnna Wolf and Jordan Bumpers. They go to my church and are just soooooo sweet! Also,  Jeremy and Elsie's wedding is next weekend!!

Aren't their invitations so neat-o?!?!

It's, for sure, going to be a splendid occasion! I can't wait to see beautiful pictures of it!!! I'm just so happy for all my engaged friends/soon-to-be engaged friends and I want to wish them a glorious and wonderful life together!!!

Is there anyone I left out??

I hope you all have a wonderful Mother's Day and give your mom a kiss for being great!!

♪♫ Brianna ♪♫