Hello!

Hello.  

I'm doing relatively well thus far.  This semester has been kinda crazy.  To catch up briefly, the year started out really well.  I started school and I real

ly liked my courses, I got a job in the Music Conservatory office working with the Dean, and I had a new boyfriend on top of it.  It was good for about a month and then I got sick, and by sick I mean mono.  I was hospitalized for three days, then went home for a week to re cooperate.  After a week I came back to school and played catch up with my homework.  It was hard, but my teachers were extremely good about it.  It's one of the things I love about the CCPA, it's so small that all your teachers are very personal and helpful.

Some fun things I have done this semester include this:

- went to my first Cubs game with my friend Sara who had an extra ticket.

- Jamie (boyfriend) took me on a date and surprised me with an Italian dinner where Al Capone's old hangout was, and BLUEMAN GROUP!  It was amazing to say the least.

- I traveled to Indiana a few times with Jamie, I got to meet his Mom and his two cats which was fun.

- I went to the Festival of Lights Parade on Michigan Avenue, saw the Cheetah Girls, Mickey Mouse and all of the Disney characters and it was really cool when the turned all the Christmas lights on on Michigan Avenue. 

-  I went to Hard Rock Cafe, it was really cool to see all of the memoralbilia, and the food was amazing.

- I got to see The Dark Knight (batman) in Imax which was REALLY amazing.  You all should see it Heath's performance is phenominal. 

So it's been going well I guess.  Getting a little stressed over school and the end of semester but I'll be fine.  

Later!

Amanda