All I wanted was a picture of the birthday sign. All I got was a couple of cheeseballs in the background.

*pauses to allow reader to prepare for epic list*

-participated in an international choral festival

-rode in a taxi for the first, second, and third time

-ordered room service for the first time 

-toured a castle

-saw and toured more cathedrals than I can remember

-crossed a few things off my bucket list

-sang with people from around the world

-listened to the National Chamber Choir of Ireland

-heard the Swedish a cappella group, The Real Group, in concert

-sang in an art gallery

-kissed the Blarney Stone

-went to the National Art Gallery of Ireland

-saw actual Picasso and Van Gogh paintings up close

I wasn't on the ball enough to blog while there, and there's no way I'll ever possibly find the time to recount every single thing, so I will share some of the highlights of the trip through pictures.

Feather on the Clyde - Passenger

Featherstone- The Paper Kites

Come Thou Fount- King's Kaleidoscope

The Clapping Song- Shirley Ellis

A Night Like This - Caro Emerald

-Dieter F. Uchtdorf

 I've found this so comforting. You can read the rest of the address here.

For my non-music student peeps, a jury is basically your performance final. You walk into the recital hall, hand two binders filled with your repertoire to the two adjudicators, and then make the thirty second walk that actually feels like forty-five minutes down to the stage. And then they choose what you sing. And you have no idea what they're gonna pick. And after you finish a song there's this awkward pause during which you KNOW they're grading you and it's awful. And basically my anxiety levels go through the roof on Jury Day. 

Today is Jury Day for all voice majors. Good luck, my friends. Am I allowed to say that? Because you most defs can't with actors. You say break a leg in the theatre, but what is the protocol for singers?

*Makes mental note to Google this later*

Out of the rep that I'm doing, I like this one the best. Mostly because it's the shortest.

If you're the praying type, I'd really appreciate some prayers today. If you're not, then maybe you could send some thought shapes to the professors grading me. Make sure the thought shapes look like big "A"s.  Thank yeh muchly.

Peace and blessings.

 Like, a lot a lot of makeup. At least a lot for me... I'm too lazy to bother with it most of the time. Once I wore mascara and my roommate asked what was wrong with my eyes. True story. Basically the reason there are pictures is because I want my descendants to know that yes, I can actually look female. That Charlotte is a wizard, I tell ya!