This Easter has proven to be an unusual one. I did laundry. That's pretty much it. All day. Granted I'm getting over an unusually strong sore throat that hit like a ton of bricks on Friday. But still I did nothing, except one good deed. I gave away my piano.
At home (oakesdale, WA [google map it to see how small it is]) I got a small piano for my graduation gift from my parents. We didn't haul it out here when I moved so it's sat in my parents house all these years. They sold the house and now I'm trying to sell it. The people that sold it to me, the Browns, were my second family growing up. Their son, Josh was my best friend all through high school. Larry and Cheryl have been to almost every event in my life up till college. They sold my folks the piano when I graduated college.
They were interested in buying it back for their oldest daughter Jodi. She's interested in learning how to play again. The asking price I set was too high and they declined to buy it, so I gave it to them tonight. I just thought that it could be a good thing for them. I'm a teacher at heart and a teacher does what is right for people who want to learn. I hope it will be a good sing for things to come for Jodi, she's going in for heart surgery this week, hopefully after this all her problems will be done. Maybe music could be in the path of her recovery. It's amazing when God places you in the path of someone you can bless.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
and the winner is.....
University of North Texas! I guess the real winner is me. I can't believe I got in there and that I'm now going to be a student there. I'm also blown away that I'm going to get a doctorate. Dr. P! Or as Angie, Drew and Hunter decided, Dr. PP (because of my initials). I'm pretty sure that one won't stick.
I've had a lot of doubt about where I should go lately. I'm not used to be in "high demand". When I applied for the master's degree, I only got through the process with two school, U of Wash and BG. Washington didn't want me and I got into BG. It was a pretty easy choice, one choice always is. I got into the all the schools I applied for namely because I didn't think I had a chance at UNT. They only accept 2 people a year (which I found out afterward thank God!) and they have a pretty reputable name for music and a great composition department. The other schools I applied to I figured I'd get in to, but really thought I wouldn't get in anywhere.
So when I got into them I didn't know what choice to make. UNT actually gave me the least amount of money, but their tuition s dirt cheap and they gave me a scholarship and in-state tuition. It's also pretty cheap to live in Denton, comparable to BG. I'm up next for a teaching fellowship though, maybe this fall, possibly spring, and for sure next year I'll be getting funded which will help a lot. The other schools gave assistantships, but in Boulder wouldn't have gone very far as living is outrageous there. Anyways, I think I made the right decisions. UNT was my first choice and still is.
I went there on Friday to visit the school, and it is huge! The building is very big and it's a big department. The music school is the flagship of the university, it has a great reputation and great teachers. I'm looking forward to living there. The weather is going to be better, but it'skind of windy and unpredictable, but everything is in bloom there and it's still not thinking about it here.
Now if I can just get through the next four years! That's right at least four more years of school! I wonder if I'll ever get done. If I'm done with school in 4 (hopefully not 5) years I'll be 33 when it's all said and done and I will have gone to college for a decade! 10 whole years! Crazy. It will be worth it though.
I've had a lot of doubt about where I should go lately. I'm not used to be in "high demand". When I applied for the master's degree, I only got through the process with two school, U of Wash and BG. Washington didn't want me and I got into BG. It was a pretty easy choice, one choice always is. I got into the all the schools I applied for namely because I didn't think I had a chance at UNT. They only accept 2 people a year (which I found out afterward thank God!) and they have a pretty reputable name for music and a great composition department. The other schools I applied to I figured I'd get in to, but really thought I wouldn't get in anywhere.
So when I got into them I didn't know what choice to make. UNT actually gave me the least amount of money, but their tuition s dirt cheap and they gave me a scholarship and in-state tuition. It's also pretty cheap to live in Denton, comparable to BG. I'm up next for a teaching fellowship though, maybe this fall, possibly spring, and for sure next year I'll be getting funded which will help a lot. The other schools gave assistantships, but in Boulder wouldn't have gone very far as living is outrageous there. Anyways, I think I made the right decisions. UNT was my first choice and still is.
I went there on Friday to visit the school, and it is huge! The building is very big and it's a big department. The music school is the flagship of the university, it has a great reputation and great teachers. I'm looking forward to living there. The weather is going to be better, but it'skind of windy and unpredictable, but everything is in bloom there and it's still not thinking about it here.
Now if I can just get through the next four years! That's right at least four more years of school! I wonder if I'll ever get done. If I'm done with school in 4 (hopefully not 5) years I'll be 33 when it's all said and done and I will have gone to college for a decade! 10 whole years! Crazy. It will be worth it though.
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