Catching Up

Hello Everybody!  So,  it's been almost a year since I've written anything at all... in a diary or a blog.  Oy. I'm a little surprised that my drama queen tendencies haven't caused me to explode in all that time, haha.  But they haven't!  And here I am, drama and all, still ready to take on the world... provided someone gives me the chance!

So, here's a little recap of what's happened since I last wrote:

- I finished my freshman year with a 3.65 GPA, which led to me being invited into Phi something something... the freshmen honor society.  :)  I have accepted, the initiation ceremony is late in October!

- I stayed in D.C. over the summer and took a World Religions class, which I loved, and worked... which I loved not quite so much.  I worked at L'Occitane, a French skincare boutique, which was really cool, and met some neat people, but as things got crazier and crazier, I realized there was no way I could possibly do work (with an hour and a half commute both ways) and 20 credits of classes at the same time, it probably would have killed me.  So here I am, once again gainfully unemployed (well, I have work study, but nothing else) and going nuts with 20 music school credits - which are, by the way, totally different from regular credits.  You'd think a one credit course would result in one hour of class per week, right?  Not so in a conservatory setting.  My dance classes are one credit each, and I have two of them... I dance five hours a week.  Yep.

- I managed to complete and pay for an entire degree.  I have my certification in Bridal Consulting.  I'm not really planning to go crazy starting a business right now, but would love to gain experience, so if you plan to get married in either the DC or Central PA areas, please feel free to contact me!  For a limited time (aka until I graduate and move away), I'm going to be doing virtually free bridal consulting.  I may charge a small fee, but it'll be at about 1/10 the price you'd usually be charged.

- Speaking of things I charge for... I'm also doing photography!  Same general idea, I'm not charging a ton ($15/hr plus travel expenses), not really opening a full-blown business, just something I love doing and I'm somewhat good at.  I have a website (www.jadearwenphotography.webs.com), and you can also like my facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jade-Arwen-Photography/185692428131369).  I did a wedding this summer and have another one in November, and I'm super excited about it!

- Peter and I are amazing.  I love him way more than I ever thought I would, and I can't wait to see where life takes us!

- I've gotten to a point where what people think doesn't really matter... because those of you who really know me realize that I'm not a crazy psycho-b****.  And those who think I am really should get to know me a little better!  At least before you go around spreading stuff and making life difficult for me.

Umm... I think that may be about it!  Lol, I'm sure I'll come up with more.  I made the advanced choir and passed my French interview, allowing me to access the top levels, which is great, but proving to be quite the challenge!  That's life for now... let's see if I can get back into this whole blogging thing.  ;)