Emily with an update.

So I hear from the facebook that this is your last Monday ever. :) That must be pretty freaking exciting.

Things I love right now:
-This video: Hey Molly- A Geeky Love Song
-Elton John
-Drinking 3 cups of tea a day
-Rereading Half Blood Prince
-Texting a boy who doesn't freak out when I tell them that I want 19 babies. (I don't.)

Things I don't love right now:
-The fact I haven't driven since January and my dad keeps forgetting to let me take the car.
-Siting around the house and feeling sorry for myself
-Bathing suit shopping. (I told myself it's now or never for a bikini, but I don't think my poor body image can  handle it)
-Not being able to find a job (I originally wrote that as "jar". No idea why)
-Buying birthday and graduation presents. So difficult. (*insert glare*)

Can't wait to see you walk across the stage at the lube. <3

I'M GOING TO THE CHORUS CONCERT TONIGHT. Will you be there? Playing da pianoz?

I hope so!

Things are swell in romanceland. Except for the whole I-won't-see-him-for-85-days thing... But we've already made it 10, so I just have to do that a little more than 8 times and we're good! Ugh.

I'm glad you approve. :) I knew you would. He's the biggest nerd ever. The role playing thing surprised me at first, but now I think it's sort of adorable. How did I manage to find a bigger nerd than me... :) This could be a very fun relationship. In all seriousness though I'm worried about not being able to keep up or feeling inadequate. He's really really really smart. I forsee him going off about 18th century literature or astrophysics or something and me just being confused. But he's sweet and nothing but kind, so I'm willing to be the stupid one in the relationship for once. :)


Living for August!

Still the same.

News travels just as fast in college band as it does at Osbourn.

Texts I have received since being "together" for less than a week:

"Hey Emily. I hear you have a new romantic interest. Truth?"

"EMILY. YOU AND JACOB?"

"A little birdie told me something..."

I love my friends. They're ridiculous.

Have an amazing senior prom, Sarah. I know it's not ideal and boys are silly, but I hope it's still magical! And if you don't have a date, that just means you can dance with all da boys! :) Stay up late, go crazy (but not too crazy). Win a mini-fridge for me.

In other news, I am ridiculously happy. I really need to stop staying up until 4 in the morning talking to him, though. ...:)

I think I can. I think I can.

I will survive. I will survive. I will survive.

I'm not coping well with this whole Manassas thing. I spent all of yesterday with Katlin and Kat, which was fun. We spent the night at Katlin's house and I guess it was okay. Things are just weird, especially with Katlin and I. We're such different people now. I was all ready to come home, but now that I'm not it feels like I'll never escape. Things would be much different if I had a car, money, or just people in general. You band kids still have school for another month, and even if I was to hang out with you guys, Christian would probably be there, and I'm not okay with that right now. My whole family works all day, so I'm just kind of sitting here alone avoiding unpacking because unpacking means I won't be leaving again.

It doesn't help that there's a certain boy I'm missing so much that it's painful. I've never had such an immediate connection with someone. On day one we were discussing the environment and Elton John in a conversion van. Day two I was calling him my best bud. Day three we were going to a band concert together. Day four we ate dinner, sat there for 2 hours, and then sat outside my dorm for 3 hours. Day five we studied together for another 5 hours. Day six we were hanging out for 6 hours- doing sporcle quizzes, reading bad bedtime stories online. On day 7 we were spending my last evening at UVA together. He took me out for thai food and we ended the night staring down the lawn from the Rotunda.

We're not in an official relationship, though we basically are.  I vowed I'd never do another long distance relationship, and here I am. 92 days.

My first year is over...?

Leaving Charlottesville may have been one of the hardest things I've ever done. Harder than leaving Gov school, even.The thought of not returning to my suite was devastating. But I guess it's comforting to know that I'll be with my band crowd again in a mere 95 days.

My first year was more than I could have ever dreamed. Advice? Don't pass up any opportunities for adventures. That's the best part of college. :)

Until next year, UVA. 

Finals Finals Finals

I may or may not have an unofficial boyfriend. I can't tell. We just met on wind ensemble tour and 5 days later I'm confused on as if I'm dating him. Ugh. Complicated. He lives in Ohio, so I certainly hope I'm not dating him. No more long distance relationships plz. He's a nerd. I wish I knew if I liked him because of him or just because I like getting attention after my wounding break up.

I leave Charlottesville in 3 days. This fact breaks my heart. August 13th, please get here fast.

Caffeine is keeping me alive. I can sleep after Saturday.

4 finals in 2 days starting tomorrow. Ready, set, go.

I love life.

I really have the best friends here. College would be nothing without them, and they're making the end of my 1st year so worthwhile. I'm definitely going to cry when I have to leave Charlottesville in exactly one week.

This weekend was the WIND ENSEMBLE TOUR, which really can't be called a tour. It consisted of us driving up to Northern Virginia on Friday, playing a concert at a high school, sleeping, waking up, driving to Maryland, doing a clinic with some elementary schoolers, and driving home. But none-the-less.

We all drove down in huge 15 person vans, and my van was entirely consisted of 1st years and Mr. Koch (the assistant director) as driver. We entitled it the "Kochmobile". Instead of going on about the trip in detail, I'll just list some specifics.

-Our directors are ridiculous testosterone driven men. Koch and Idzior thought it'd be a good idea to race to our destination. I hope you're not expecting to get here and find responsible and boring old men. Haha. But yeah. Racing through the highways of nova in 15 people vans. Terrifying, yet exhilarating. 

-The band treats us SO well. We got to our hotel only to discover LIVE SWANS swimming in MARBLE TUBS in the lobby. WHAT THE HECK. The rooms were suite style, so we had 2 plasma screens. You could even listen to the TV in the bathroom with a remote control. They also believe in eating 4 meals a day. I was pretty much in a constant food coma. Not to mention everything is free.

-Being in a college band and playing at a high school and elementary school. You could just tell they thought we were awesome. But oh my goodness, the elementary school was amazing. We were in a pretty poor section of Maryland, so you could tell some of the kids probably came from rough households, but they were so passionate about their instruments, even at 9. It was so nice to see and be able to play their music with them.

-I love snuggling. Like, a ridiculous amount. There was so much hugging on the trip.

-The fact I discovered someone I hadn't really talked to previously who adores Elton John and Billy Joel and the environment. New best friends? Probably. Haha.

-Sleeping 3 people to a king sized bed.

-Staying up late with the entire horn section in our room, talking about silly things, and making fun of Sally who fell asleep.

In short, tour was great and exhausting and I'll miss Wind Ensemble. Can't wait for next year. After we got home I immediately went to dinner with the marching band horn section, then straight to a KKPsi party. Which I have many stories to tell about. Maybe later. :)