Run, Katie, Run!

Blegh...i guess it's high time for another celebration iowa update.

this week has been full of ups and downs. I was really homesick for a couple of days, and i got a little overwhelmed with all of the rehearsals, but now I think I'm pretty happy. In my last update I believe I mentioned that time moves slowly and the days crawl by. It's totally the opposite now. I feel like the past two days have gone without me barely noticing. The first two days felt like a year, and now I can't believe that I've been here for a whole week!

At first it was really weird for me to be on the Trumpet 3 part, because I play lead at home. Someone who's never played lead trumpet in a big band can't understand how much of an adjustment that is. Now i think i'm learning to deal with it. Kevin actually gave me the lead part for one song ("Mercy, Mercy, Mercy"!), because he figured both of our lead players would be really tired and need a break. It felt so good! thank god it doesn't go that high.

We play a lot of Frisbee during our breaks, which I am absolutely incompetent at, but all the practice has got to make me improve a little bit.

For those of my friends who like British stuff like the Beatles, the Police, and the Rolling Stones, you guys really have to come see one of shows. Our final set is called "British Invasion" and it is so much fun to play, I can't even describe to you. I can't wait until we get to rehearse it with the singers.

"Every little thing she does is magic"....that song is forever in my head.
which isn't a bad thing.

;P