Updates and such

What a lousy blogger I am. Oh well. It's on my to-do list. Anyway, we just finished up our first semester at school, and I'm having mixed feelings about it. I'm kind of glad it's over because I had two classes that were a real pain in the neck. But on the other hand, I've heard from everyone and their mother that one of the classes I have next semester is awful. I'm talking like the kid who got suspended for holding up a chair and threatening to throw it at some other students, another who is autistic (I have nothing against autistic kids, it's just that there are 28 other students in this class and I don't think I can really help the kid much), yet another who has been suspended ten days for fighting already this year...and the list marches on. It's gonna be a little on the rough side, methinks.

On the happy end of things, a couple of my students from the first semester are going to play at an open-mic night in town next week. Kids who never touched a guitar before my class. Doesn't that just make me feel like a good teacher, haha:)

And on the grad school end, things are looking good. I've been accepted, audition is over, and now I'm waiting to hear if I got a grad assistantship. I'm hoping...basically I'd get paid to go to school. And work, but you know. It's the principle of the thing. So in April I'm going to road trip it up with my friend Hope (she's going to the same school for her undergrad) and we're going to go visit classes and try to find a church and stuff. Fun fun fun! I still can't believe her parents AND mine think this is ok. And MY dad was the one who suggested it! Weird! If you're thinking that it's weird that I had to have permission here, it's because I live at home and drive my parents' car, so their house their rules is my philosophy.

And then in June I'm off to Teen Missions bootcamp and then Hong Kong! I'm super excited - I can't wait to get busy telling people about Jesus over there and hopefully helping teenagers grow in Christ.

Random side note: had an amazing phone convo with my BFFFF Amanda last night! I love that girl!

And that's all that's up in Leah-land! How are you? How's your life?



Leah