I GOT THE MUSIC POSITION ON LONG ISLAND!!!!! I will be teaching 6th grade band and choir as a long term sub for a fellow in Iraq. I AM OFFICIALLY A TEACHER!!! WHOOHOO!!!

I swear that someone has been watching over me and/or praying for me. Why do I think this? Well, today I recieved a phone call from a school district here on the island to schedule an interview for a TEACHING POSITION. I have my interview today at 3:30. Wish me luck!

With the blink of an eye, a year had come and passed. It was a short year, yet it was probably the year that held the most change. I had fallen in love, experienced true heartache, graduated high school, and picked a college. I was on the brink of adulthood. The bulk of that school year was spent attempting to mend my broken heart. Jessica and I began to hang out a lot and we would spend hours giggling about the crazy events we had been through and all of the stupidity that surrou...

For the past two days, I've been able to run again! Growing up, I always loved to run. I joined the cross country team and track team when I was younger, and ran until my little heart was content. Even when I quit cross and track to persue musical endevors, I still ran. That came to a screetching hault in 2002. That summer I was heading to my cousin's bridal shower when a lady hit my geo metro head on. Since it was such a tiny car, I was very prone to injury, and boy did I get b...

I recieved an Email today from the school district in Columbia, SC. They were asking me questions about how soon I would be able to relocate, etc.....All in all, the situation sounds very positive. She said she will send my info on and I will hear from her again shortly. Let's keep our fingers crossed!! I have a really good feeling about all of this!!

Today I recieved an E mail from a school district in Columbia, SC stating that they were in desperate need of an elementary music teacher. At first, I wondered how in the heck they got my name, then I remembered...I applied to teach in the state a few months ago on a whim. This whim may be my ticket to a REAL JOB, teaching exactly what I want--JUST MUSIC (no art, no play classes)!!!! I would no longer be teaching for a FRANCHISE! I would have my own CLASSROOM!! We might be able to live i...

I have noticed one thing about blogging. The more prolific your articles are, the less comments you are going to get. Lately, I think I've been writing some of the greatest articles of my JU career. I believe that they are decently written, exposing me for me, and letting readers understand how I became the person I am today. During my tenure here, I think I have created a pretty decent circle of blogging acquaintences, yet only one person (thank you shovelheat ) has taken the time...

Two days later as I was folding laundry and trying to keep my brother out of trouble, the phone rang. It was Ryan.... "Hello?" "Alison?" "This is she, who is this?" Although I asked the question, I damned well knew exactly who it was. It was Rollerblading Ryan from the Italian American Festival. I can't believe he actually called. "This is Ryan Dean. I met you the other night at the fireworks. How are you?" "I'm okay," I said in a rather aloof fashion. I began t...

The Summer of 1998 was also a very memorable summer. It summer before my Senior year of high school. Over the past year had decided that I was going to go to college and become an orchestra musician. I spent hours at a time cooped up in my room practicing my horn. This meant no time for drama. I quickly realized the superficialness that was Katie and Michelle, dumped them, and did my own thing. In the process of emancipation from dramatization, I hung around a new circle of friends. ...

Looking back on it, the summer of 1996 proved to be in the top three of most memorable summers. It was a summer of change. It was a summer of self actualization. It was a summer of friendship. Luke and I saw each other off and on during the rest of that summer until the band went to Cedar Point to play a show. It was there he met Kim, a percussionist in the marching band, and immediately became attracted to her. It was that day our puppy love turned into a brother-sisterly friendshi...

The Summer of 1996. The Saga Continues.... Okay, okay, so maybe I did like Luke a little. Okay, I liked Luke a lot. The last thing I wanted to hear was a big fat, "Told you so!" from my friends, so I decided to sneak the fact in during conversation. Luckily, no one said anything. When Katie and I got back to my house, we giggled over the fact that I used to hate him, and now I sort of liked him. I made her swear that she would never tell Katie and Michelle because they would neve...

As promised, here's the rest of the Summer of 1996. **Some names have been changed for sake of the other person. There it was, the line in the sand. The fractions were split. It was Michelle and grade school Katie vs. Katie and myself. Katie and I did everything together that summer. It seemed like our number one favorite activity to do was walk. We would walk miles and miles each day, talking about everything from boys to the up comming school year. I was excited to finally be i...