NINTH INNING, 2 ON, 2 OUT!!!


Finals are here. I just finished a rough draft on one paper, starting on another paper early this week, while studying for two other finals and writing a 32 measure song for my music final. Wow, it is going to be a long week. I know your all praying for me, but a few extra Haily Mary's would be great!

Well, there is a new update about New York!!!!!! I'M GOING TO NEW YORK FOR 5 DAYS!!! We are staying with Alice's friend, Sister Nancy, which is about 40 minutes NE of the city. I get to witness the CFR's getting ordained at St. Patrick's Cathedral. It is going to be so amazing.

I will be home on May 16th!!! I can just see Mt. Rainier and the Puget Sound!!! Okay I gotta stop or I won't get anything done.

ciao bella~

HAPPY EASTER OCTAVE EVERYONE!!!!

Alleluia, Praise God!!!

They are here, I hope you enjoy all the photos!!!

Unfortunately I didn't get any photos of my parents being here, it was just busy, busy, busy!!! It was the weirdest Holy week I have ever had. On Wednesday, I went to the emergency room because of extreme stomach pain, let me tell you...I am so glad my parents were there. I am okay, don't know what it was, but I am glad it went away. The Triduum and Vigil were just the coolest. My parents left on Easter morning, it was sad to say goodbye, but I was looking at my calendar and can't believe there are just shy of 4 weeks left of school, that is just amazing! I will be home in just 5 weeks or so!!! :)

(UPDATE... I AM NOT GOING TO NEW YORK ANYMORE... DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT IN MY BELLY!!! :)

It is going to be a crazy summer with Weddings, voice training, working, learning latin and singing at Mass!!!

I have my schedule for next semester:

- Christian Moral Principles
- Music Theory and Analysis
- Western Civilization
- Elementary Latin (I'm scared!!!)
(and hopefully when I am accepted into the Music Major I will be adding another class of Voice)

Next semester is going to be a lot more challenging.

CHRIST'S Peace to you all!!!
I love being a Catholic!!!
~Amy

It wouldn't be right not to give piggy and snowman there own little spot!!! These guys were most of our fun, when you're stuck in a car for 5 days you are bound to go a little nuts. I would like to thank piggy and snowman for letting us be goofy and laugh so hard that I thought I was going to have to make a quick rest stop visit!!! :) Oink, Oink, hahaha, Ooooooiiiinnnkkk, snort, hahaha squeal!!! Mr. Snowman, please drive us safely, sang to the tune of Mr. Sanman, bring me a dream. (not to sure of the right words, but it's an oldies song.)

I just thought the sky looked really really awesome in the first pic!!! The second was a sign into a gas station...I guess they had a thing against semi's!!! We thought it was funny!!! And yes, Mr. Snowman wanted to drive, so I helped him out a bit, we worked together made it safely!!! We are so holy!!! :) We made it, this was our last picture with our friends piggy and snowman!!!

Notre Dame Du Lac which I had no idea meant, Our Lady of the Lake!!! Ya learn something new everyday! It was so beautiful in the Cathedral, Wow! Of course I had to take a picture of first down Moses and touch down Jesus! It was a great trip!!!

The First Part of our Road Trip, this canyon appeared out of no where in Twin Falls on our way to an Adoration Chapel with the biggest Monstrance I had ever seen. (I didn't think it would be appropriate to take a picture.) Now that is a small town, we passes another town, but I didn't get a picture of it, that only had a population of 65!!! :) One night we stayed at a convent with Benedictine Sisters, this is Victoria's friend Gina who is a postulant (spell?) who had only been there for about 3 months. It was such a treat for her to see a friend!!! :) And much of the road trip was like the last picture...flat, flat, flat!!!

And a special Congratulations to Nicole...who is engaged!!! :) Yeah, another wedding!!! I am so happy for you my dear!!! God Bless You and Mitchell!

From the top down there is Alice, Victoria, me and then me and Becky, the University, me reading for a class (the coolest book ever), the fabulous Shelley and Lindsay!

Okay, we got the sun setting in the first and the sun rising in the second! It was pretty sweet looking! Then there is the fabulours Sister Mary Paul!!! I hope ya'll can meet her sometime, she will rock your socks! :) And I think ya'll know the crazy Heaps' :)

So now there's me and Jen before a fun night in Pittsburg. The snow on campus and then a tree the was so cool looking because it is completely frozen and the sun was shining on it. I hope you can tell. (My mom thought it was cool and she said: oh mi gosh Amy, you should show your photographer friend that, gosh I always forget her name...(you mean Shelley)...yeah that's her!!!) I thought it was cute! So, the next two are from a GNT Formal (grad/non-traditional students) a couple weekends ago. There's me before the ball! HaHaHa! then we have from left to right...Jen, Paige (who it looks like she is licking my shoulder), Tricia in front, then Jess, Katie and Claire!!! That is most of the girl's group called "Gratia Plena" that I have in Ohio!!!

HOLY WEEK IS UPON US!!!

A Blessed Holy week to you all!!! :)

Palm Sunday was amazing here, I have never been so moved by people dancing with palms before. It's almost as if I felt Jesus entering in. WOW!!! Praise God. That's my new phrase these days!!! PRAISE GOD...PRAISE GOD...PRAISE GOD!!!! :)

My parents are coming in today to be with me for Holy week and I am so excited!!! It is truly a blessing to be able to celebrate Easter not only at Franciscan in Ohio, but with my parents in Ohio!!! I feel so special.

It is beautiful out today, almost 80 degrees, but not for long...tomorrow it is supposed to SNOW...that's right SNOW!!! What the heck is up with that??? April showers bring snow flowers...no, that's not how it goes.

In Jesus and Mary,

Amy