Concert, Sick Season, and Friday Night

As we are getting closer to spring break here at UP (13 days to be exact), I have been extremely busy with tests, projects, and papers. Being sick makes getting things done harder because I don't have a lot of energy. On Thursday, I FINALLY found out what's wrong with my stomach: yeast infection. I took a pill on Friday and I'm supposed to see improvement in 3 days. I'm also supposed to avoid sugar for a while because it feeds on yeast. ): Not easy for this sweet tooth gal, but smoothies and sugar free popsicles have made this doable. (: However, I've also been fighting a sore throat since Thursday. Fortunately, I haven't lost my voice yet, which was great since my concert was last night.

What concert, you may be wondering? I am a member of the Choral Union, a women's choir that brings together both students and community members. Last night we had our first concert which was great. We sang a medley of Irving Berlin classics ("Putting on the Ritz," "Let's Face the Music and Dance," and "Steppin' Out with My Baby"), Portrait in Blue ("Birth of the Blues," "Am I Blue?" and "Blues in the Night"), and a medley of songs from Hairspray ("Good Morning Baltimore," "I Can Hear the Bells," and "Welcome to the 60's"). We had soloists for "Good Morning Baltimore" and "I Can Hear the Bells." I have a lot of fun in choir, and it is one of the highlights of my week.

My friend Kaelyn's family have been here in Portland for the past few days. On Friday night, they came here and we played Apples to Apples, which was a lot of fun. After we hung out with Kaelyn and her family, we decided to call it a night. I went to bed hoping I could get some much needed hours of sleep. Unfortunately, at 4 AM I heard a noise. I woke up to see if it was an alarm or a fire drill. I stepped outside of my room and saw people running down the hall so my roommate and I followed the suit, freezing cold and unhappy to be woken up from sleep. My friends and I were mad at whoever pulled the fire alarm, but I later found out that someone left a burner upstairs on the 5th floor. Still, I would have prefered to sleep at that hour instead of standing outside in the freezing cold quad. Luckily, I was able to get 6 more hours of sleep.