Amand'a Most Awesome Day

I just had the greatest day! So . . . nothing was so special about the first eight hours . . . but after that, things started spicing up! Some of my friends from work were going to a friend, Tricia's, house to see her and her babies and to eat dinner with them since her husband is out of town. While I'm riding with my friends to Tricia's house, we stop by Resch's to get a cake for her because her birthday is on the 4th. They have little gifts for her birthday, and I am getting a little mad thinking, "Um, why didn't anyone tell me that this was a birthday thing? I didn't even get her a card!" Here's why: it was a surprise for me too! My birthday is on the 5th and the presents weren't just for Tricia, they were for me too! Whoo hoo!

I've never had a surprise anything (at least that I can think of right now at 10:15 PM). So it was great! And, drum roll please . . . they got me a Pandora bracelet and a present charm! A real Pandora bracelet all for me! Can I use any more exclamation points! I'm not sure! I feel so special. I have the greatest friends! (see there's that darn exclamation again:)

Then, on the way home, I called another friend, Krysta, who lives in DC and just got engaged, and she asked me to be in her wedding! I know that it could be applicable in my spinster situation to say, "Always a bridesmaid, never a bride," but I've never even been a bridesmaid before:) So this is a first!

To quote from one of the cards I got this evening (from my cool entourage, of which, of course, I am the head because I am the coolest;) : "Happiness is like peeing in your pants. Everyone can see it, but only you can feel its warmth." If that is true, then I better invest in some Depends because I am very, very happy to have such a wonderful day:)

Amanda Is Embarrassed

Yesterday, I was coming out of the store and tried to get into the wrong car! The parking space next to me was empty and someone was pulling through into that spot, so I was all flustered and distracted thinking, "Oh, I better get in quick so this guy can park!" And I go to pull on the door handle and it is not my car (if you must know, my car handles are open on the top and the bottom and this one was just open on the bottom!) So, there is this guy waiting for me to get into my car; the only problem is, it isn't my car! So I said, "This isn't me car!" and walked away (two spots down to where my car REALLY was!) Ah, so embarrassing!

Amanda Is Sorry

Sorry I haven't been writing so much lately. I am sick again! Maybe some miracle will happen, and I won't have to have surgery to fix this one! But even if I do, it is 10x better this time around since I know what to expect and all that:) If you refer back to around October - December, you'll see that I don't really write much when I'm not feeling well. (I seem to lack my stunning wit and charm!) So, if I'm absent for longer than a few days, you'll know I am tucked in bed sleeping (and hopefully not camped out in the bathroom!) TMI? Sorry about that too.

Amanda's Stomach is Making Unholy Gurgling Sounds

The title speaks for itself, right?

Amanda Sings

This weekend, I sang with the Mansfield Symphony Orchestra. It is the third year that I have gone up to Mansfield with one of the groups I sing with, Capriccio. This year, we sang "Candide" by Leonard Bernstein. One of the songs in this operetta is one of my all-time favorites: Make Our Garden Grow. I just love it and loved the chance to get to sing with with a real orchestra (and not just my ipod!)

The Mansfield Symphony Orchestra is conducted by a great guy named Robert Franz, and watching him conduct is like a full semester of conducting courses! Since it is my favorite art form (conducting) I just eat it up every time.

When I was deciding what I should be when I grew up (college deadlines looming and all that) my high school band went on a trip to San Diego for contests. I remember watching the director (Greg Taylor - awesome!) while he conducted the top band playing an arrangement of Make Our Garden Grow, and I just loved that image of him: standing on stage and embodying the music. So, right then, I decided that I wanted to be a band teacher. (Well, you see where that has gotten me:) but conducting is STILL my favorite thing in the world!)

Here is my mosaic from facebook:
1. Name?
2.Favorite food?
3. Hometown?


4. Favorite color?
5. Favorite movie?
6. Favorite drink?


7. Dream vacation?
8. Favorite dessert?
9. Describe yourself.


10.Feeling right now?
11. Love most?
12. Be when you grow up?

Amanda Hopes

I hope my neighbors don't hate me too much. My cats have been running like crazy people (I mean cats) all around the house all night long. I know it must sound thunderous to my neighbors. Oh well.