Tuesday, June 29, 2010

So Long, Farewell!

That's what Barbara started to sing to us tonight! haha. Love it.

Here's a picture of the whole team from our Intern party last night. Thanks to the J-Team for making such an incredible dinner for us!



Here is the Senior team with Barbara!




And...just so Barbara will see this, I am going to use the word "music therapy" so that it comes up on her google alerts!

My senior project (which I've been keeping kind of a secret from all of you out there) was creating social networking for the companies. You can check out the sites listed below and you can find us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and flickr. :)


MusicWorx


Resounding Joy

xoxo

Here's to my last day of internship! My mom is coming down tomorrow to attend my last session. It is the Polster Cancer support group...should be fun :)

Monday, June 28, 2010

Sudden Urge...

I had a sudden urge to write this right now. I'm so tired I can barely keep my eyes open, but here I am.

3 final days.

Tomorrow is our intern party. The junior interns, or J-Team as we now call them, will be making dinner for me and Des. I wonder what they're cooking for us?!? I bet they've been in the kitchen all weekend preparing ;)

2 sessions tomorrow, work on project a bit more, and then par-tayy!

Here is a picture of K from her dance recital. It is just too cute not to post.






Here is a picture of the intern team from our Terri, Inc concert a week 1/2 ago. The theme was "Tribute to Broadway"




T, RC, and TH are in Vegas. I bet they're having fun.

Gooooood night.

xoxo

Thursday, June 24, 2010

So...I'm Almost Done!

Yup..I said it! 4 more days of internship! Things are tying up nicely and I am definitely becoming excited for summer which includes a trip to NY, Sedona, taking the CBMT exam, and going to Italy! Boy will it be busy but I will be with T and my families!

The last few weeks have been super busy. I can't even think back three weeks ago. My placements have been wrapping up and I have been running sessions galore. My experience has been absolutely wonderful.

Wanted to leave you tonight with a few mandalas.


"Calm" It looks like a tear but I was visualizing a wing.


"Burst"



"Centered"


What do you think? Tomorrow I will post pics from K's dance recital!

xoxo

Sunday, June 13, 2010

3 weeks...

This past week flew by! I knew it would because I was looking forward to T's return to CA! He made it home safely and we spent all weekend together.

Friday we had dinner at my in-laws and then went out for drinks at Lazy Dog (a new one opened in the Tustin Marketplace!) with RC, TR, and Flynns (T's roommates last year at the Pagoda). It was nice to catch up and see old friends again.

Saturday I got my nails done with my mommy! Yay! Ladies, doesn't it just feel so wonderful to get your nails done? It's definitely one of my favorite things to do to treat myself. Then I went back to the in-laws for brunch with T, RC, and my FIL. yum. My FIL makes the best pancakes ever. I'm not a pancake-lover, but these have turned me to the other side. We made a quick trip to the mall to return a few things and then headed to my house. Saturday night was my mom's retirement party! It was fun and great to see my mom so excited :) She looked beautiful, I must say.

Sunday we slept in. My dad made waffles and T and I went through our wedding photos. We are starting the process of creating a wedding album with our photographer. Can you believe it has already been a year almost?

Here's a link to her website if you are wanting to reminisce.

http://carlydaniel.com/montages/wedding1/index.html

I finished up my Sunday by going to Opah for happy hour with T, RC, RRF, and T&A to watch the Lakers. Geeze...Lakers...enough said.

Here's to almost being done. And to my hubby being home...for 3 1/2 weeks. haha.

xoxo

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Weird Things...Meant to Be?

Not sure why I'm up this late blogging, but have an urge to tell you about a client I saw today. Thursday mornings are our hospice mornings. I have really come to enjoy working in this population...a surprise to myself, I must say. Anywho...I got there at 9:30am and ran over the census. I recognized a name. A name I thought I had seen at Scripps probably about a month or two before. F/37, cervical cancer. No..it couldn't be the same woman.

It was. She was sleeping, but I did play for her. I didn't want to wake her, thought she might wake up if she heard the music, but she obviously needed her beauty sleep. When I visited her in the hospital, she was such a pleasant woman. She seemed younger than 37, had a cute pixie haircut and spoke with an accent. I can't remember where she lived before moving to SD, but I think it may have been Russia. When I saw her sleeping this morning, she looked so thin, emaciated with no color in her cheeks like the first time I met her. When I saw her in the hospital she loved the music, kept asking for more. I introduced her to the John Denver song Leaving on a Jet Plane. She listened attentively as I sang to her and when I finished I asked her if she liked the lyrics, the melody, etc. She said, "Why did you pick that song?" I don't know. I just did..."I thought you would like it." She said, "My boyfriend is a pilot." Bam. Intuition?

On my 3rd visit with her, she moved rooms because she had to be in a contact precaution and pressurized room. It was so hot! I had to wear a gown, gloves, and a mask (the first time I've had to wear a mask..the gown and gloves are NOT new to me)--I thought I was going to pass out of heat exhaustion. But--alas, my job goes on and I wanted to play for her. She was very sympathetic for my get-up and said it was all due to a "scrape" she received which drew blood.

Seeing her today in a hospice setting made me feel sad. She is so young. She is full of life. I played Leaving on a Jetplane for her and hope that she heard it.


I'll leave you tonight on a happy note. T comes home in a week! And...here are a few pics my FIL (father-in-law) sent me from the trip to Cincy of my hubby in his new tux with tails ;)







The second picture is of T and Auntie R!

xoxo

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

One Month...

As I write this I am at a loss for words. The only thing I can think about is how little time I have left at MusicWorx. My senior intern had her last day today. We ate lunch at Poseidon in Del Mar. Coincidentally, it was directly across the street from my parent's favorite restaurant, Pacifica Del Mar. They go to Pacifica almost every year for their anniversary dinner...yet they've only taken my bro and me once! ;) Poseidon was great! I had shrimp tacos and we got three desserts. The more the merrier. We also had a great wine--Carmel Road wine, 2008 Pinot Noir. Delish.

I have worked so hard, yet have probably worked the hardest the last month and a half and this next month ahead. My dreams of becoming a music therapist are so close in front of me. I just have a few more things ahead. I came across this quote. I know it's cheesy, but it relates to me in this present moment.

"The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you're willing to work."

-Oprah


Busy day tomorrow. Good night!

xoxo