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Currently Listening Best of the Canadian Brass not really listening to this exact one (the new one just isn't on the site...i'm listening to Amazing Brass) see related

So!! Crazy times!

Last night I went and saw the Canadian Brass!!! They were so amazing!  The horn player was out of this world.  He played the horn Canzona solo and was just absolutely phenomenal.  I was sitting on the edge of my seat and I was so very humbled.  They had a wide variety of pieces, including many traditional quintet pieces.  Plus, they played Penny Lane, and a 10 minute version of the 4 1/2 hour long opera Carmen.  Now, I know when I saw opera most everyone freaks out.  But, in this opera there are four main characters (plus the bull for the bull fighter) and all the players of the quintet 'dressed-up' as one of the characters and proceeded to dramatize this opera as they played the main songs.  It was very funny, but also musically fabulous.  I bought another one of their cd's and even got it signed.  When I actually got to the front of the line to have them sign, I saw the horn player, Bernard.  I told him how fabulous he was and how impressed I was with certain aspects of his playing.  He was surprised I knew so much, and then proceeded to ask me what instrument I played.  When I said that I played horn too, he laughed and we talked like giddy school kids for about 15 minutes, clearly holding up the line.  It was fun!!!

Then, I came home to OWU (an hour drive from the concert).  I called Ben to let him know how the cnocert went when,  I pulled into the parking lot and proceeded to the side door and I saw a man pacing back and forth on the sidewalk saying "my friend's on the third floor".  Then I asked him if he had forgotten his swipe card to get in and he told me that he wasn't actually a student here.  He asked me if I could let him in (now mind you, Ben is still on the phone with me) and I told the guy that it wasn't a good idea to let him in because I didn't think he belonged here.  Ben kept telling me to just go inside, but I was semi-worried about this guy.  Stupid me.  He then proceeded to tell me how drunk he was and ask if I wanted to make any money by going upstairs and getting his friend.  I told him I didn't, and then he asked if I would drive him to Columbus. It was then that I started to get freaked out.  I told him no and then tried to go inside, but he asked that since I wouldn't drive him if I would lend him some money to get a cab.  So, I pulled out $2 (cheap, but all I had on me) and then he took his shirt off!!! He was giving it to me because he told me "I'm never going to see you again, so I want you to know that I am thankful that you gave me money".  At this point I told him to go find his cab, but he proceeded to find other wandering people to ask if they would let him in the dorm.  So, I called Public Safety.  Scary guy + getting into dorm = not good.  Longer story short, P.S. was looking for this guy because apparently he was the passenger in a car that got pulled over by 3 cops because of a D.U.I.  I guess he split the scene.  Good thing I caught him!   Now, this whole time I am doing this, my poor Ben-a-min is on the phone just telling me to go inside.  He was so concerned for me.  I didn't even fully realize how awfully sketchy this whole situation was until this morning when I woke up.  What crazy guy offers to pay you to find a friend and then takes his shirt off....wierdo.  And I love my Ben so much for staying on the phone with me.  Bless his heart, the situation (which he had absolutely not control over) he had to endure with me.  That's true love.    I love him so much....so needless to say last night was crazy!!!!  But, when all is said and done, it makes for a really fun and great story!

RAWR! the weekend is over and this means a start to another week.  although i'm not complaining because i looooove being a music major, i'm still so gosh darn tired!  I feel that no matter how much sleep i get i'm still running ragged.  But I don't want to slow down and let life pass me by.  Eventually, one day, i'll slow down.  But there are so many things I want to do and so many things I want to accomplish. 

This weekend went pretty well.  The pep band played for the football team...and we won!  what a difference from last year.  then I spent the rest of the evening with my wonderful ben-a-min.  i didn't feel like leaving him this morning, but he has other things besides being with  me that he needs to do (although he'll tell me he doesn't).  He is so driven...he works at the Latern (the OSU newspaper) and at Hoggy's (where he is currently training to be a supervisor) AND has three classes this semester.  And I thought my schedule was busy.  Once he starts classes on Wed, I feel as if i'll never see him again.  But, he's dong what he needs to do in order to be sucessful right out of college. And i'm doing what i need to do to be a fabulous teacher!!  woot!  i'm so excited!! yay!  lalala

well, speaking of lots of things to do.  this entry was jsut another way for me to procrastinate from doing homework.....until next time....bye ben and bye christine (my loyal followers!!!)

Currently Listening Leaving Through The Window By Something Corporate see related

I love you.

Eight letters, three words, one meaning.  Well, almost one meaning.  You see, only people who aren't in love can explain what it is.  Yet, when you are in love there are so many ways to describe it.  To know what love is is to not be able to describe it to an on-looker.  To love someone is to feel so compelled to be with that person and only that person.  Love is to be faithful, not because you are together, but because there is no way you could ever find anyone else so perfect.  Yet, love is also seeing the flaws in that person, but understanding them and be willing to help them, guide them, and support them.  Love is unconditional.  To be loved is to never, ever feel alone again.  It is to know that someone, some where is thinking of you and missing you more than you could ever imagine.  To love someone is to be able to be comfortable around someone, but not content that you know everything about them.  You feel that you could talk for hours on end about paper clips, cars, sports, food, makeup and still want more, and yet at the same time could sit quietly, not looking at anything but each other for hours on end and feel that the world is finally complete.  Loving someone makes you feel complete.  Sometimes like a complete idiot, but makes you feel complete nonetheless.  But there are still so many other ways to describe it.  I cannot do the phrase any jusitce.  I am in love, yet can not explain to you how it makes me feel.  It would take me days to explain the feeling in my stomach when I think of Ben, the smile that comes across my face when I know he's near (or will soon be), the pure joy I get in just looking at him and holding him, the amazing time I have with him at Taco Bell, or even the butterflies I get in writing this blog. 

I love you.

I'm not writing this to gross you out or to make you gag, but since this is a journal I'm writing what I feel.  I feel compelled to share with the whole world a feeling that I can't explain, a desire I can't quench, and a love that won't die.  

He is fabulous.  He is loving, caring, and courageous.  He is my Ben.

So today was such a good day!  I know you don't want to hear all the exciting details of it, but let's just say I had 3 classes (as opposed to my million classes I have tomorrow), and Campus Crusades for Christ, which was so good.  Our speaker was a guy from Delaware Grace Bretheren Church and was fabulous.  I really enjoyed all of our worshipping too.  Everything was just really good.  Of course, anything was better than my crazy day yesterday.  Sigh.  And, I figured out how to send picture messages (via cell phone) with voice messages attached to them!  It was awesome, so I sent Ben one. :)  AND!!!! I get to see him tomorrow!!! I can't friggin wait.  I'm so pumped.  I know I'm a loser, but I love being with him.  It's awesome!  Especially since we spent so many days/weeks/months away from each other this summer.  RAWR!  Never again!  I love my Ben.  We are definitely that  couple THAT couple though.  You know.  Not that one that makes out in public (who does that anyways?) but the one that everyone at work (we work at Hoggy's together) says.."you guys are so cute"  and we always get the "awwww!".  I'm not saying I mind, because I definitely don't.  He is so fabulous.  Ok, i'll stop honking the Ben horn.  My days  do consist of other things, but they are boring.  Like, right now I am listening to Gregorian Chant because I have a listening quiz in Music History tomorrow.  I'm sure you'd love me if i talked about that for a whole paragraph.  tee hee hee

I must sign off now (what the heck, who says that anyways)....i will write more later.  I am signing off to my only two readers...Ben and Christine...thanks to you both!  I love you both....but definitely in different ways...except I will still meet Christine at the kiosk at midnight....like usual.