Christmas Day Adventures

Today was...interesting.

First of all it really didn't feel like Christmas. Yes, we went to Carols this year. Yes, mom, dad, and i opened gifts on Christmas Eve. Yes, there is snow (although minimal). Yes, the whole family was together and the tree is up and decorated. But it still did not feel like Christmas.

I did work today. Yes, Caribou was open. I believe there were 3 stores in the entire twin cities area that were open today.

When I got home from work, Michael (who is really coming out of his shell I want to say) came running up to me, ecstatic that I was there and said, "You have TONS of presents!" in all his excitment! I had 3. Anyways, as I made my way through the house Madison says, "Adrianne! You're here! We have presents for you!" It was very exciting. And I think for the first time I realized that I do have some importance in all these little kids' lives. I felt special.

Act 1, Scene 19, Take 2

What did i learn in Dialogue?

For those of you who do not know what dialogue is, it is a course at North Park University that all freshman are required to take. It's focus is to help the student discover who they are through literature and writings. It's kind of like an english course except worse. I'm just being honest.

Anyways, back to what I learned in that course. Life is constant improvisation. It's all acting to a certain extent, but its acting out who we are.

Analyzation of the title: Act= life (we only have one, thus act 1)
Scene= age (i'm 19)
Take= well we tried the go to college thing and that didn't fit, so we're on the second take.

Working. I love Caribou. I always have, although at the end of July i would tell you i couldn't wait to be finished and that i would not return to Caribou if i returned to Minnesota. But i did return to MN, and i am back working for my beloved Caribou and seeing my regulars and making great coffee and just plain having fun. I wanted to stay longer than my required shift today i was enjoying myself so much! i just love it! customer service is my field.

So yep, I'm back home for good. My bags are all unpacked and my room has begun to get a little messy again. I'm trying to keep it as clean as my dorm was, but its a semi-struggle. All this space for me!!! i just throw stuff whereever. The more I am here the more i believe it was the right thing to do. I can't wait to get things rolling. I can't wait to be working every day. It drives me nuts to sit around with nothing to do especially since i was SO busy in Chicago. It'll be an adaptation.

oh my dear Chicago, how i miss you and will miss you!

And on top of all of that, Christmas is about 3 days away. this is also another exciting time. Yay snow, yay winter, yay christmas decorations, and warm toasty fires. Yay family. Yay yay!


So, there's the over do update. For those of you that read this. (i think that includes, mom, dad, samara, and possibly aunt laurie. if you're not listed and you do read these...leave a comment!)

til next time!

My lyrics...

I spent 3 hours in a practice room today. I re-wrote "Oh little town of Bethlehem" with a friend, and i got to do some harmonizing with another friend, Paul Burger. It was so much fun, and I simply just enjoy music. Anyways I started writing these lyrics the other day in dialogue. (i get bored in that class what can i say?) Anyways, I put the chords to it last night and now I can't get the song out of my head. It needs a little more work before it is completely finished, but i thought i'd put it up here for you all to read.

-Bored in Dialogue II-

The music falls apart
Watch the pieces hit the floor
Change the key into a minor
Hear the wrong chord

Try to hold the pieces together
Take a walk to cool down
In the brisk cold weather
Feel the pain slowly sink in
As they steal your song away.

A minor crash
fall down the keys
a major bang
crawl back to your knees
play the music with emotion
hear the loud intense commotion
that you cause as you try
to bring your music back to life

lalalalalala.... lalalalalalala