The past three days have been wonderful. I've gotten things done, enjoyed most of my classes, and attended a Halloween party with the music therapy club. On Tuesday, in my research methods class, Dr. Jackson was talking about all kinds of qualitative research studies that have been done with the dozens of designs there are and it really got me excited again. Then I got frustrated because I just want to know more about everything but I don't have time right now and I don't even know where to start! So, as usual, I stopped by Dr. Jackson's office to have a chat. To make a long story short, I will be doing another research project: a hermeneutic self-study on how my classes influence my feelings and thoughts on who I am/want to be as a music therapist and my learning process. This will be extremely good for me because it will help me iron out some thoughts and learn more about myself. That in itself made my week.

Then, I had my voice lesson on Wednesday. I had been dreading it because I felt a little unprepared. When I walked in, my professor was in a very good, yet crazy, mood. He said he actually considered calling me to tell me not to come in because I'm so far ahead (and he didn't want to hear those songs again :) )! But since I was there, we looked at two more pieces I could sing. Then, when my accompanist came in, my professor said, "How about we just chat and have coffee and donuts next week?" He was serious. So, my lesson next week will consist of having breakfast with my voice instructor and accompanist :). That night was the Halloween party with the club. It was a lot of fun! A ton of people came and it was great to just get to know each other better. I brought Killer Bunnies which is an AWESOME card game. Craig and Bethany and I taught it to some people and we played it for a while.

The next morning I woke up with a familiar pain in my left eye. I looked at my eyes in the mirror and they were completely bloodshot. Not pink, but red. Then the pain intensified and I had to keep my eyes closed. It seems like my corneas are still weak and I may have issues with my eyes again. I did wear my contacts a lot longer than usual yesterday so I am just going to wait a few days and see if they get better before I make an appointment with my doctor. I really hope I don't have to do away with my contacts forever!

This Saturday is State Finals for marching bands and I am really excited to be going again. My parents got a complimentary room at the hotel my high school band stays at because my dad volunteers to take pictures of the band. Naturally, I will be staying with them Friday night. I wish all of the bands going the best of luck and want to give a special shout-out to my old high school band, the Concord Marching Minutemen!

I hope the rest of you have a great week/end as well!