So I'm sick. Again. That's only what, three times this semester? Heh. Sore throat again.. should have had these stupid tonsils taken out when I was little and saved myself all this grief. I'm pretty sure this round is just allergies, but we'll see how fast it clears up.

In other news.. juries are over! Hooray! I just had a repetoire jury, and I think it went really well. It was my last jury ever! :/ err, I mean.. :D  haha..  Yea, definitely won't miss that so much. Tho I do still have a hearing in February to get through, so I'm not totally home free yet.. but the light grows brighter!

All of my major projects and papers are in. Just three finals to take, and this semester will finally be over. None too soon, either. It has really been a rough semester in so many ways. It's weird too, cause soo many other people have been expressing the same feelings. People who are normally really great students have just kinda been worn out and pushing just to get by. And it hasn't even just been school. Everyone has just seemed stressed in general, with roommate or people issues, etc. Hopefully this break will be relaxing for everyone and we can come back and have a great spring semester!

Weellll, I guess I should get in bed. Y'all have a good weekend! The end is near! :)

Currently Listening to:
Album: Room for Squares
Artist: John Mayer
Track: Love Song for No One

Piano jury sheets went up today. Still completely unstressed about that, even though I'm not solid on the two shorter pieces. It's just kinda weird to be so calm about it, lol.

The various Chambers concerts Sunday and Monday went pretty well. I really enjoyed singing at Christ Church on Sunday night. The acoustics were incredible. I'm looking forward to singing there again in the spring... The Faculty Dinner and the Tree Lighting both went pretty well too, even though it was freaking cold at the Tree Lighting and I didn't have a coat.. but.. oh well.. I think I managed to make it without getting sick, though that still remains to be seen.. I don't have time to be sick!

I finally found a coat! Now I just need to find my gloves, and things will be good. My hands were so cold today, I couldn't practice piano. So I just looked over my music during my break between NT and choir. I've found that to be somewhat productive, so I didn't feel too bad.

I will be so glad to get Messiah over with. I think it's going to go really well.. I'm just getting a little tired of the music. Then I can focus on orchestra stuff for Park Cities. We've got a busy couple of weeks ahead. We play in the services on the 5th and 19th, plus the big Christmas concert is on the 12th.

This is the last full week of classes. Have I mentioned how glad I am that the semester is over? lol.. It's definitely been a stressful couple of weeks. Not all bad stress, but stress all the same. Actually, I'm pretty sure I haven't been very pulled together most of the semester.. I've definitely been a lot more disorganized and scattered than I usually am. Hopefully I'll be better after a nice holiday break. Hope everyone else is holding together alright.. we're almost done!

It's amazing what a little sleep can do for you! I've gotten at least 9 hours of sleep for the past four nights, and I feel wonderful. My head is clear, I'm in a great mood.. I should try this "sleep" thing a little more often! ;) Well, I should get all beautified and head up to Plano for the Chambers concert. It's going to be great!

Currently Listening to:
Album: The Beautiful Letdown
Artist: Switchfoot

So.. today is Thanksgiving! We get to eat lots of yummy food, watch the Cowboys win play football, and spend time with family and friends. That's a pretty good day right there! And it means a long weekend, which is good, and it means we pull out the Christmas tree tomorrow! Yay :) Well, I should get started on my pies and cookies! I love being in charge of desserts.. they turn out pretty dang good, if I do say so myself! ;)

**edit: I spoke too soon! The Cowboys actually pulled off a decent win today! 21-7 over the Bears. We'll take that! How about we make this the start of a nice winning streak? ;) **

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Blessings!

Sooo.. yea, I'm in the Spence lab working on my paper. Yes, still :P I have six full pages now, and the next four have all of my quotes, I just need to fill them in. So I figure I'll wrap it up in time to print and eat lunch before choir. And then maybe I can take a nap before piano, lol.. I'm running on about 7.5 hours of sleeps total for the past two nights.. anywho! Back to writing.. bye! ;D

So.. this is called "Adrianne is still procrastinating on her paper that she reallly needs to finish so she can sleep, but really can't get motivated to write it, so she's filling out this survey instead!" Enjoy! ;D

1. WHAT IS YOUR NAME?  Adrianne Ruth Duvall

 

2. WHAT COLOR PANTS ARE YOU WEARING? blue

3.WHAT SOUNDS ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?  the sound of computers (mine, and the two in the room next to me)

 

4. THE LAST 4 DIGITS OF YOUR PHONE NUMBER? 1823 or 5326

 

5. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?  Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate with Almonds. *yum*

6.  IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? dark purple. or slate blue.

 

7. WHERE DO YOU PLAN TO GO ON YOUR HONEYMOON? Somewhere scenic, like the mountains in Colorado, or somewhere interesting like England or Ireland

8. HOW IS THE WEATHER RIGHT NOW?  Rainy

9. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Sarah Link

10. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE 
OPPOSITE SEX? Eyes, smile, and personality. So that's three first things.. but whatever.. ;)

 

11. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT YOU THIS? well, I've seen it on a bunch of people's xangas.. but I really took it from Nessa ;) Nessa's so awesome!

 

12. FAVORITE DRINK? Diet Coke with a lime. Or a good, strong latte.

 

13. HOW DO YOU EAT A BISCUIT? warm with butter. and maybe that wonderful raspberry champagne jelly we get at Central Market.

 

14. FAVORITE SPORTS? Football, Hockey, Ultimate Frisbee

 

15. HAIR COLOR? Uhh.. we're not so sure ;) It's light brownish..

 

16. EYE COLOR? blue

 

17. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? sometimes.. though not much lately.. glasses are so much easier ;)

 

18. SIBLINGS AND THEIR AGES? Evan - 15

19. Favorite Month? December or January.

20. FAVORITE FOOD? Italian food, mashed potatoes, chocolate! 

 

21. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR? Christmas or Easter

 

22. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT? Too shy? Maybe.. though I don't think I ever would. I still kinda think that's the guy's job ;)

23. SUMMER OR WINTER?  Winter. Definitely.

24. HUGS OR KISSES?  Kisses with Almonds! ;D Hershey's.. yea, lol.. ok, sorry.. hugs.

25. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? chocolate. very dark chocolate. 

26. DO YOU WANT YOUR FRIENDS TO WRITE BACK? uhm, I think most everyone has filled it out already..

 

27. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? probably no one.

28. WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? i dunno...

29. LIVING ARRANGEMENTS? Parent's house. At least until graduation.

30. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING?  heh. I've started like 4, and don't have time to finish them..

 

31. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? don't use one.

 

32. WHAT DID YOU DO LAST NIGHT? what was last night? lol.. oh yea, Monday.. went to Josh's to work on a group Music in Worship project.

 

33. FAVORITE SMELLS?  coffee, cinnamon, fresh cookies or bread, Thanksgiving dinner, after-rain air, cold air, Unforgettable

 

34. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS? hot dogs, cucumber melon

35. FAVORITE SOUND? Chopin Nocturnes, gentle rain

36. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? rejection, losing a loved one

 

37. BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD? getting a pedicure, feeling needed or cherished, helping someone

 

38. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP? it's a good thing I can't reach my .22 or I'm pretty sure that clock would have holes in it...

 

40. FAVORITE COLORS? Blue and Purple. 

41. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE ANSWERING PHONE? till caller ID picks up and I decide if I want to answer it ;)

42. FUTURE CHILD'S NAME?

girls: Anna Ruth, Catherine Grace 

boys: Micah, Daniel