Day 9 of 30 Day Challenge

Must-See TV

Yet another topic that will give you a glimpse of my personality :)

Project Runway 
(I got hooked while breast-feeding in the wee hours of the morning!)

Doctor Who 
(I blame my husband for this one)

The Glee Project
(Since I watched this, I feel I should start watching Glee)

Eureka
(Letting my inner Nerd shine through!)

Torchwood: Miracle Day
(I like the "special" series more than the original series)

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Day 8 of 30 Day Challenge

Share a Picture of My Friends

In the search of an appropriate picture, I realized that I do not have many pictures of my friends, especially recent pictures.

So here is a picture of my "sister" and my college roommate, taken in the limo on the way to my wedding :)

I wish I had pictures of Trey, April, Cathy, Sharlena, and Becky, too. Oh well!

Day 7 of 30 Day Challenge

Favorite Vacation


As I was pondering this topic, I was very indecisive. Should I pick one from childhood? Or perhaps one with just my husband and I? Or something more recent with the whole family?


Then I realized which was my favorite vacation, although I'm not sure it technically qualifies as a "vacation."


When I was 16, I had an opportunity to spend 2 weeks touring 6 countries in Europe with a group of high school musicians. I do not consider it a "vacation;" there was a lot of work involved, since we had a performance practically every other day while in Europe!


It started with spending a weekend on a college campus in Pennsylvania learning all of the music. I was with 3 other students from my high school as well as our choir director. I was first chair flute in the band and I had the piccolo solo in "The Stars and Stripes Forever." (If you are not a band geek, just let that sentence go right out the other side of your brain.) We lived in the dorms and worked out butts off to be ready to perform our music in Europe.


Then they put us on buses, drove us to LaGuardia, packed us on a plane, and we were off!! Approximately 100 high school students and 5 adults... no parents allowed!!! AWESOME!!! We toured around Belgium, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Lichtenstein, and France. We performed in small towns and larger cities. We enjoyed local culture, food, and drinks. We had a blast!!!


One of the best memories from that trip was being lost in Strasburg, France, with my friend Laurel. We wandered for around an hour, not really concerned that we had no clue where we were. The only real moment of desperation was when we needed a restroom and did not know how to ask in French! (I spoke Spanish and Laurel spoke German). A bit of gesturing in a nice cafe found us the appropriate "water closet." Eventually we found a multi-lingual man who pointed us in the right direction to get back to our hotel :)


I would love to share pictures with you, however this was pre-digital and all my photos are in a photo album with no time to scan them.


That trip was definitely a "once-in-a-lifetime" experience! I will always be thankful that my parents took out a loan from their business to provide this amazing opportunity for me!!

Day 6 of 30 Day Challenge

My Favorite Movies

This list will really show my personality :) Alright, let's see now...

The Princess Bride: "Inconceivable!" 

Young Frankenstein: "Roll! Roll! Roll in ze hay!"

The Replacements: "I Will Survive!"

Day 5 of 30 Day Challenge

A Photo That Makes Me Happy

I can only pick one? Hmm, this will be tough!

Enough said :)

Day 4 of 30 Day Challenge

All About Family

Let's start with the family that's in my house. I have my wonderful husband of 8 years, and our 2 fabulous boys, ages 2 & 5. We also have 2 beagles (to clean up after the boys).

My extended family includes my mother, my maternal grandmother, my older brother (and his wife), and my "sister" (who is  my best friend of 22 years!). My mother lives about 3 hours from us, however she comes to visit every 2 or 3 weeks: she goes through "grandkid withdrawal" :) My grandmother lives near my mother in an assisted living apartment (what I like to compare to a dorm without having to go to classes). My brother is in the Navy, and he & his wife currently live in Germany. My sister lives in California, which sucks on many levels, but gives me a great vacation spot :)

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Days 1-3 of 30 Day Challenge

Today, I stumbled on a 30 Day Challenge for bloggers started by

Since I am new to blogging, I thought it would be a fun experiment. I am already 2 days behind, so I am catching up right now!!


Day 1: Introduce Yourself


My name is Heather and I am a wife, mother, daughter, granddaughter, and teacher.  I am a flutist and an avid reader. I teach music to middle school students at a public school and to babies & kindergarteners at a music school. I have a slight case of OCD, which leads me to be organized or to be annoyed that things are not organized :) 


Day 2: About my blog


I started my blog just over a month ago to give me a place to ramble and share. I call it "My Three-Ring Circus" since I often look at my life as a bit of a circus: organized chaos. Although I hope to be the Ringmaster, I'm pretty sure I'm just one of the Clowns :)


Day 3: About My Job


I am a music teacher for 2 different schools.


My full time job is to teach music at a public middle school. I teach 6th grade Performing Arts (general music & theatre) and 7th & 8th grade band classes. I love teaching middle school students (ages 11-14)! They are full of energy and beginning to have interest in the world as a whole. I have been teaching middle school for 10 years.


My part time job is to teach flute lessons and Musikgarten for babies & kindergarteners at a local music school. This is especially rewarding, since I can work with students in a much smaller setting: one-to-one for private lessons and six-to-one for the classes. Watching the babies react to music is priceless, and so is the look on the parent's face!