music and bubbletea

tonight my church had a fundraiser for habitat for humanity. there were three performers and i was one of them...errr, to be completely honest, i was more like last minute add-in. oh well, at least i got to share my music with everyone. :) i ended up singing a song i wrote myself this afternoon (i was literally a last minute add-in.) there's something about performing an original piece of music in front of people that is so much more intimidating than performing a precomposed song. it's as if during the moments the music is playing, your heart is completely vulnerable and at the mercy of the audience. it was my first time singing one of my own songs in front of people so i was pretty nervous. i was scared that everyone would hate it or think it was cheesy, but it turned out ok. people actually liked it! (and no one said anything about it sounding cheesy at all.) *phew*

anyway, afterwards some of us went to tenren's for some bubbletea. yum! it was quite the entertaining conversation; we reminisced about old memories, uncovered juicy information about a certain someone (heehee), met new people, and saw familiar faces. after laughing until my cheeks hurt, talking until my voice started to get a little hoarse, and finishing the last of my strawberry milk tea, i decided to call it a night and head home. what a long day.

all in all, a great night. :)

trying something new.

i decided tonight that it was time to change the look of my blog. i was getting a little bored of the other one and was going to do something about it earlier, but just never got around to it. i've always wanted to try a white background so i thought what the hey, (do people still even say that anymore? i'm so hip it hurts.) i'll try it. as of now i don't know how much i like this "new look" but meh. at least it's different.
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on a completely different note:

liz is coming back from africa soon! tomorrow in the afternoon/evening to be exact. we're going to the airport to pick her up tomorrow. i can't wait for the stories and pictures, as i'm sure there will be many. :)

groan. ughh. sigh. shake.

these are the sounds of a frustrated individual who groans at the amount of job ads there are to sift through, goes ughh because about 95% are useless to them, sighs because upon a closer examination the majority of the remaining job postings aren't that great either, and as a result shakes their fist at the job market.

job hunting must be one of the most frustrating, tidious, and time consuming processes known to mankind, although i'm sure counting a gazillion tiny grains of rice only to realize that you've lost count with only about 10 rice grains to go would be worse. WAY worse.

haha, now THAT would suck. :)

counting my blessings...

an open door number three...

a couple of weeks ago i went for an interview at bloorview kids rehab (formerly known as bloorview macmillan children's centre) for the part-time music therapy internship position. at the time the supervisor said that there were other applicants, so she wouldn't have an answer for me until early may sometime (my interview was during the last week of april). bloorview was the only internship site that really caught my eye and attention, and as a result it was the only one i actually applied for. needless to say i was pretty nervous while i waiting for her answer. well, i got a call her from her on wednesday and it turns out that i got the internship! :D

*h u g e sigh of relief*

so after everything that has happened leading up to this point, i'm 100% convinced that God's plan for my life includes me working in music therapy for at least another year or so. two months ago i would have disliked this plan (my plan was to leave the field for good), but today i couldn't be any happier, excited, or feel any more at peace with the ways things turned out. sure at times i still feel a little nervous and confused over some things, but ultimately i know that i'm in good hands and that makes everything ok. :)
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'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,
And to take Him at His Word;
Just to rest upon His promise,
And to know, “Thus says the Lord!”

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!
How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!
O for grace to trust Him more!

I’m so glad I learned to trust Thee,
Precious Jesus, Savior, Friend;
And I know that Thou art with me,
Wilt be with me to the end.