Hello again, internet

Well, I'm back to the world of blogging, after realizing that I had been gone for over a year. I know nobody knew I was gone, but I still feel the need to apologize, if to nobody else, then at least to myself. So, I'm sorry.

A lot of things have changed, but even more have stayed just the same.

Gary finally popped the question back in November, and we are going to be getting married in December of this year. Scarily enough, the wedding is exactly two months away. I'm happy, and terribly excited.

We bought a house, and have acquired a new kitten. We have both gotten new jobs, at a new restaurant in town, and everything is going according to our ever-changing plan.

I can no longer call myself a musician, having abandoned my dear trumpet. My trumpet and I have been through so much together, for it has gained me much experience in the world, via musicality and popularity. The french horn is gone as well. Alas, I despair.

But my reasoning for the loss of music is quite simple. I had other things to do, of which were more beneficial. Sleep, precious sleep was my main desire, and the only way to attain such said utopia was to give up something I needed a little less: band. It took 10+ hours out of each week, hours that I now spend working, for homework, or for my slumbering needs.

Friendship is hard to come by, and easier to lose. I've lost a best friend to the world, and almost lost another to the final end. One has abandoned me to myself, and two more have seemingly forgotten of my existence. I still love them all, but, regrettedly, they no longer need me.

So, I must forge this same pathway that I have been on for all too long. I don't have the means to begin anew, and I don't know if I would want to. Where I am going will be a happy place, but lonely without the friendship that I once shared with so many loving people.

But I'll have Gary, and we'll be okay.

Not else needs to be said, other than that I miss my dad. He was my rock, and without his support, the foundation of my life crumbles away.

Dad, I miss you each day.

Love always,
Amanda

Early morning band = no sunlight

Even though colllege band has been really fun so far, I would have to say that there is one aspect of it that is MUCH worse than high school band.

In high school, early morning band practice was law, and everyone was forced against their will to attend. In college, I would almost KILL to be able to attend just ONE early morning practice, as opposed to two stinkin' (literally) hours in the scorching afternoon heat.

I have been sunburnt since August 18th, which was the first day of band camp this year. I would almost swear that I have peeled at LEAST nine layers of dead skin off of my "Rudolph" nose.

Sunburns stink.

Tag-teaming, anyone?

I am seriously considering the option of doing the one thing that I always promised myself that I would not do: Drop out of college.

This consideration has absolutely nothing to do with the difficulty of college - in fact, it has been incredibly easy and stress-free so far. I've made a few friends, and everything is going great. So why do I want to drop out?

The answer is simple. My childhood dream was never to be an accountant. I ALWAYS wanted to be a truck driver like my aunt. She was always so free, and she got to see so much of the world....it's incredible what a truck driver gets to experience on a daily basis.

Soooo...Gary (who also wants to be a truck driver) and I are considering dropping out of school to become truck drivers. Will we find the guts to go against everyone who will be sure to tell us that we are crazy...our family, friends, and whatnot?

If we did decide to go through with this, then we would do it as a married couple, happily tag-teaming across the country.

It's so romantic, and so inspiring of an idea that we might actually go through with it.

I sure hope so.

I've joined the world

Well everyone (which I guess is just me), I would like to inform you that I have just created a facebook account. It's just in the beginning stages, so bare with me.

Yeah.

Sudden realization

I want to get married.

I am ready to get married.

I want to be free from my current family, and become as one with someone who loves me for who I am, and not who he wishes me to be.

Forget the added expenses, stress, and negative remarks from family. Love is more important, and I want to be free to express my love as far away from my mother as possible. She does not understand my love, and she will not try to love him as I always will.

I want to get married, and soon.

A mature crowd?

I just witnessed something that I never dreamed would happen.

I was walking to my dorm room from my car, when I saw an ice cream truck driving around campus. It was playing "Do You Ears Hang Low", a cute little ditty that is not quite proper for the college crowd.

The truck was just driving around...looking for the little kid in all of us. It was too bad that my pockets were empty at the time, because I sure could have used a good snack.

Tootles.

What the heck did I just write?

Pungent No More

America has become a land of endless opportunities; anyone can soar through the clouds, if only they are prepared to take the risks necessary to fly. Being prepared for life is one of the greatest necessities of success. This basic knowledge is instilled in the gray matter of young Americans even before they learn how to sing the alphabet. Children are taught to come to school prepared, with everything that they will possibly need for the work to come. Unfortunately, some teenagers tend to forget the conventions that they have been taught as their maturity level rises. These repulsive people neglect their school work, their family, and even their household responsibilities. Above all else, they overlook the one most important factor of personal hygiene: deodorant.

The wearing of deodorant is so essential that school age citizens of the United States should be prohibited from entering public education facilities if they fail to first apply a generous amount of deodorant to themselves. Deodorant application is so imperative that it can create a profound effect on the American society, and quite possibly even the world.

The life of any high school misfit can be greatly improved by simply taking the time to apply deodorant at the beginning of each morning. People would be more willing to socialize with the person because their smell is no longer too revolting to handle.

Before the application of deodorant, the distribution of people within a classroom would be quite lopsided, because there would be no person willing to be at a close proximity to the foul smelling individual. Once people have started to communicate with the ex-misfit, the feng shui of any one room would dramatically improve, because people would begin to migrate towards the new and improved individual. Good feng shui would make any classroom more efficient, which would in turn help to increase the Grade Point Average of each student.

As the individual slowly evolved into a socialite, their vocabulary would also improve because they would have more people to talk to and from which to learn. They would be surrounded by people from all parts of the nation, so a new knowledge of cultures formerly unbeknownst to them would be discovered. This would create a new sense of identity within the individual. They would gain self-confidence, and a new enjoyment for life.

If it were required by law for every student to wear deodorant, then the world would be much less pungent. Foul smells can be very distracting in the classroom, so the quality of note taking can be horribly compromised by an unclear thought process. If the room smelled powder fresh due to the application of deodorant, then students would have better notes to study with, and better grades would be sure to follow.

Excellent grades in high school often lead to scholarships, which would help each well-groomed student in America have a better opportunity to attend a college or university. Once into one of these institutions, then the window of opportunity will open up to anything imaginable. Who knows? Maybe the future President of the United States would never have had that opportunity if he had not been taught to apply deodorant.

There are also health benefits that can be associated with the application of deodorant. For example, deodorant acts as a moisturizer to the underarm, so the constant motion of the arm does no major damage, such as chafing or swelling.

Along with deodorant’s wonderful moisturizing qualities, it also has the ability to keep stress levels low, especially among teenagers. If a student is wearing deodorant, they do not have to worry about raising their hand in class, or even about doing the movements to “YMCA” while at the school dance.

Obviously, America would be a higher quality living environment if it were to become a national law that students must apply deodorant before attending public education facilities. The people of the United States would improve greatly as individuals, but even more importantly as a nation. The application of deodorant is the first step towards absolute greatness.