Day 42

The last few days have been pretty awesome.

Thursday Night: I saw Harry Potter with a couple of friends and it was incredible! Such a great ending to the series and my childhood. I will read these books to my children and I will also continue to read them to myself over and over again. Yes, they are just that good.

Friday: Showings went really well. Morning was okay...still kind of chaotic but the students performed, the parents enjoyed it, and that's all that matters. Afternoon was just awesome. They sang and danced to 4 songs ("Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis, "Hard Knock Life" from Annie, "Monkey Around" from Seussical the Musical, and "So Long, Farewell" from Sound of Music.)  They did so well, and you could tell they were having fun. It was very sad to say good bye to all of my k-3rd graders. I think this is one of my favorite groups to work with. So loving and so much fun.

Next week I start the 3 week intensive of Honk! with middle schoolers which is also one of my favorite groups to work with. I already have the songs in my head just because I listened to the cd once or twice. The songs are quite catchy.

Saturday: I went out to eat with two intern friends. We went to a bar type restaurant and I had my second drink as a 21 year old...I suck at drinking...but I try. We picked a really bad restaurant because the Twins game was going on at the same time and this restaurant was right next door to the Target center where they play. And of course the people I were going with were running late (one got lost and the other couldn't find a parking spot) so I stood in front of the restaurant while hundreds of Twins fans passed by me for a good 20 minutes. It was actually some very nice people watching. Also I got hit on...which was entertaining and the guy was actually kind of cute. :) After dinner we went to see Harry Potter! Yay! for me it was the second time and for the other girls it was the first. It was just as good as the first time. This time I wasn't so emotional so I caught a few more things during the movie.

Sunday: Today I am doing nothing. I actually slept in until about 11:30am. I couldn't believe it but it was really nice. I may go on a walk soon, since it looks really nice outside.

Next weekend my high school director/teacher and his family (The Theunes!) are coming here for their vacation to go to the Mall of America! So we are going to hopefully see a show together and go out for dinner. It will be really nice to see them and have some people I really know here to hang out with. I cannot wait to see them all. Have a safe trip Theunes!

3 more weeks here and then back to Michigan. I am excited about going home but sad that my time here is almost done. There is still a lot I want to do here before I go. One being seeing more shows.