It is officially the end of the semester. Words cannot describe how happy I am to be done with it. Don't get me wrong, I've had a blast this semester, what with all of the choir stuff I've had going on, and DanceSport last month, but I'm so ready to move on to next semester. I'm sooooooo glad to be done with Islamic Humanities, because that class is the devil. Finals were killer this semester, not gonna lie. Bro. Moore, my Pearl of Great Price teacher, was way nice and gave me a better grade than I should have gotten. When I asked him about it, he said, "I'm cutting you a break. It's Christmas." Thank goodness for the holiday spirit and cheer, right? ;)for break.
Next semester is going to be amazing. Four dance classes, more choir, and just awesomeness all around. I am so stoked to get started on it. I'm very determined to do well, definitely better than I did this semester. I have a feeling Russian is going to be more intense than it's ever been, so I need to step up my game and be prepared for that. I am excited to continue with Women's Chorus and working with the Men's Chorus. I'm excited to meet new people. I've already met a ton of fantastic people this semester, and I feel blessed to have those people in my life :) The only thing casting a shadow on this upcoming semester is the burning of the Provo Tabernacle today :( It is seriously a travesty what happened. That building was one of my favorites in Provo, and I have great memories of performing amazing concerts there. We had one scheduled there for next month, and also the Women's Chorus 50th Anniversary Concert in March, which now has to be moved to April 1 in the de Jong on campus, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it is still very sad. The tabernacle was so special, and I hope the city puts out the money to renovate and fix it.
In other news, I will be in California in less than 24 hours :) I am definitely excited to get to go home for break. I've been back a few times since Christmas 2008, but only for a few days at a time, so it will be nice to have two full weeks there. I can't wait to see people I haven't seen in two years, and to get to go back to San Francisco. Hopefully Nathalie will fly out for a few days and Kathy and I can show her around. It is definitely my favorite city in America.
The only thing that will be weird about break this year is that it will be the first Christmas/New Year's I spend without my family. It will be sad, but I know we'll be thinking of each other.
I just want everyone to think about the true meaning of Christmas, which is the Savior. This is the time we celebrate his birth, his willingness to come to Earth and atone for all of our sins, and the willingness of our Heavenly Father to send His Only Begotten to be sacrificed. We are truly loved by our Father in Heaven and the Savior. We sang the most GORGEOUS arrangement of "Silent Night" for our Christmas concert this semester, and for the first time I really payed attention to the words of the song. "Jesus, Lord at they birth...Christ the Savior is born." Those words have such a marvelous meaning. Christ was our Savior from the beginning. There was no other who could do what He did for us. I learned in Bro. Moore's class that even if Christ knew that only one person on the earth would take advantage of the Atonement, He still would have suffered for every single person's sins, just for that one person. That is so amazing. I hope we can all have a spirit of gratitude for the Savior's sacrifice this semester, for He is the reason for the season, so they say.
Anyway, it's almost 4 AM, and I'm in the process of getting laundry done and cleaning my room/bathroom before I leave. I've got a few errands to run in the morning, unfortunately, but hopefully what I have left won't take too long. I'll probably write at least once during the break. I'm kind of starting to like this blogging thing, it's a MUCH easier way of keeping a journal. Plus, I know you're all just dying to know what's going on in my life ;) Until next time...
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