First off, I got my long awaited spa package yesterday morning, and it was heavenly! My students from Into the Woods got me this package with a massage, facial, and manicure as a thank you gift and I hadn't used it yet. So I redeemed my gift and enjoyed immensely! It was awesome ( Read more... )

Tomorrow is the last day of my last camp! This music theater camp at the community college has gone really well. The facility is beautiful, the schedule this week has run smoothly, and I had the best assistant ever! The only bad part is there was one rotten apple in the bunch. This one girl was a major attitude drama queen, and unfortunely a ( Read more... )

This week I had my choral conducting graduate course all week from 9-4, and it just flew by! Even though the books cost me an arm and a leg, it was a really helpful course. I took away a lot of new techniques and information that I can use in the classroom come next fall. And the best was that we didn't have class today because we had class from ( Read more... )

did anyone think that fun and southern md would be in the same phrase?!?! Just kidding around Jill ( Read more... )

So Sept. Song auditions went smashingly, and it was so nice to see new talent! We are having the show at a new high school, because our usual place is having some renovations done. Well this high school is a little more south, which means we are pulling more people from sykesville, eldersburg, and even howard county. We casted the show tonight ( Read more... )

So the McCauley/Falcioni fireworks night on the 3rd was AWESOME! Good food, and good people. And tons of great (but illegal) fireworks! It lasted atleast an hour or so. It was fun. But I totally burned my arm really bad before I headed to the Falcioni's. I was making cinnamon chips to go with my margarita dip, and the oven door closed on my ( Read more... )

I've been slowly transitioning back into normal life from Florida. I have been getting a much needed "to-do" list done, plus having some fun. I've been catching up also on "Larissa time!". Ris came over on Wednesday and we had fun just doing what we do best....talking! We headed to the local coffeeshop for lunch and got on the net looking at ( Read more... )

First off, I have to say I love being a teacher and having summer break. This morning I got up and dropped off Casey to the groomer for the day. So I decided to take my work issued laptop that they have let us take home for the summer to Panera Bread for breakfast. Which I payed for using a gift certificate from one of my students. See there ( Read more... )

I can't wait till tomorrow when I am on my way to Florida! Can't wait to see my rents, can't wait to swim in the gorgeous pool, can't wait to go to all the beaches, and also can't wait to have my mom's cooking! mmmm ( Read more... )

I love summer vacation.....only on summer break can I up and go in the middle of the day, go tanning, and head to the local coffeeshop for coffee and some superfast wifi internet on my laptop. God bless America ( Read more... )