So much to catch up on!

Oh man...I haven't updated in like 28 years! A lot has happened! Last weekend I went to Camden with Alyssa, which was really fun. We went to see her sister in the Camden Hills Regional High School production of Beauty and the Beast. It was really good! Especially for being a high school show! Alyssa's sister, Kathryn, was a "silly girl"...you know, one of the girls that follows Gaston around and acts foolish. So, that was super fun!

Monday I sang in Recital Lab, which went well! It's nice to have that out of the way for the semester! Tuesday and Wednesday nothing too exciting happened. Thursday, Euphony, the select acapella choir I am in, traveled to Lee Academy to do a gig there. Euphony isn't connected to the University, so it's not required that you be a student at UMaine to be a part of it. One of our members who just graduated last year from UMaine is now the music director at Lee Academy and so we went there to do a concert. It was fun, we sounded great and they fed us a fantastic meal! WOO! Good stuff all around. Friday , I did a little astro-bowling (whatever that means) with friends. :)

Saturday night Euphony had our concert at UMaine...it went VERY WELL. Here are some pictures from that:

And here's a video:

We are performing "Bogoroditse Djevo" by Arvo Part. I will continue to post videos of the concert as Alyssa puts them up on YouTube! :)

Today I had my Athena Consort concert, which also went very well. So, as seen...it's been a busy couple of weeks! MANY concerts and the like! Tomorrow I head home for Thanksgiving break and I couldn't be more excited! I'm eating lots, working lots at American Eagle, and hopefully seeing family lots. It should be a nice, relaxing break. More soon! Later, gators!

Heading to the coast...

In a few minutes I'll be heading to Camden for the weekend with Alyssa! I'm pretty excited, it should be a nice low-key relaxing weekend. We're going to see her sister in their production of "Beauty and The Beast", so that will also be fun! I'll be sure to take some pictures of my time on the coast and blog about it when I get back. I hope everyone has a great weekend! =)

Later, gators!

I woke up this morning feeling brand new...

Watch it. It's the 2nd installment of Will.I.Am's "Yes We Can" series. Good stuff. 

Later, gators.

This is unreal...

The first president I ever voted for was a black man and he won. I seriously could not be more proud of this country if I tried. I am 21 years old. When my parents were 21 years old, it would have been IMPOSSIBLE to have a black president. It's so unreal. It was an emotional night last night. I watched the returns with a few friends and then after the exciting news that Barack Obama would be our next president, Cory and I headed back home. A few minutes later Cory came bounding into my room as Obama was starting his speech and said "SARAH I HAVE TO WATCH THIS WITH YOU, I THINK I MIGHT CRY" and so we sat on my bed, weeping in happiness for how far our country has come and the history that we are now a part of. Children for thousands of years will know that name. George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama. And I was a part of making that happen. It's a good feeling. I have always loved this country and the freedoms it provides me with, but I am more proud to be an American on this day than I have ever been before.

"Now the hopes of the little girl who goes to a crumbling school in Dillon are the same as the dreams of the boy who learns on the streets of LA; we will remember that there is something happening in America; that we are not as divided as our politics suggests; that we are one people; we are one nation; and together, we will begin the next great chapter in the American story with three words that will ring from coast to coast; from sea to shining sea --
Yes. We. DID."

Congratulations, Mr. President.

later, gators!

There has never been anything false about hope...

Let's do this, America.

later, gators.

Halloween Shenanigans...

Hi everyone! So, my Halloween weekend was pretty fun-filled. On the actual night of Halloween, I dressed as a cowgirl of sorts and Alyssa and I went "dance-hopping". There were a few different dances going on and we went into them, made our apperance, danced like fools, and left. Then we hung with friends, made a 1am trip to Dysarts, and went to bed will full bellies. It was a good time. Last night was the Halloween party at DC's house. DC is the director of University Singers and he has a Halloween party at his house every year. It was pretty fun! I dressed as a Black Eyed Pea for that, which is what the picture is of. Get it? I thought it was pretty clever. Though people didn't really get it and kept asking me if I'd been abused. Alas! After that a group of us went back to my place and hung out and then I went to bed. All in all, it was a nice time. Here are some more pics from the evening...

If you knew Kirsten Johansen, you would truly understand the irony of her costume..


Colin said he was Sarah Palin on a hunting trip...


Kate as a strung-out Amy Winehouse and Cassie as a cheerleader...


Erika as Giselle from "Enchanted" and Alyssa as a pile of leaves haha :) ...

Anywho, another great weekend filled with great people. More soon! Later, gators!