Clavelitos, Silenciosa, Mercado(?)

Sorry I haven't updated in some time, I feel I'm always apologizing for the lack of updates...woops. Well, anyway, I think I'm mostly back on track with just a few details from his past week to fill in! :)

On Tuesday night I went to a casino! No, no, my intention wasn't to gamble but to watch my friend Michelle sing "Art is Calling for Me" in the Opera Americana concert! The whole night was a blast and I think I found two songs I want to put on my senior recital! Both are Bernstein pieces - one is "What a Movie!" From Trouble in Tahiti and the other is "Glitter and Be Gay" from Candide! I've already gotten the sheet music for them and I cannot get them out of my head!

After Michelle sang, we had a drink and I tried my hand at the slots and roulette but unfortunately I have no beginners luck whatsoever so the allure of gambling faded pretty quickly.

Radler again. I love Radler. Oh! Also, that day I had a photo shoot with Devon Cass which was incredible! If you're reading this and you're planning on going to AIMS and Mr. Cass will be there - shoot with him! He is hilarious and it's so fun cause he does hair and make up and picks out jewelry.

I actually got some of the rough shots back - so I'm trying to pick out the finalists to go to processing. What do you think?

I felt like a model, and that was fun! So anyway, yes yes, casino and singing and then home. 

The rest of the week I stressed about my songs for the Spanish concert. Tomorrow I will he singing "Clavelitos" and "La Silenciosa" - I'm pretty excited, but also nervous. I got great feedback today at rehearsal though, so I'm mostly just excited!

To celebrate I went to the farmer's market....twice. 

My first haul I brought back this:

And then the second haul I brought back this:

Originally, I had planned to find carnations so I could wear them in my hair while I sang Clavelitos tomorrow, but when that didn't work out I picked up those red flowers. And decided, hey, why not get some basil and rosemary...and roses. And a pumpkin, potatoes, some bread, mushroom butter, onions, and garlic. I also went to the store to buy some chicken bouillon, because somewhere between the pumpkin purchase and the garlic - I decided "you know what? I'm going to make a soup."

And so I did.

And it's amazing.

I just finished eating a bowl and am about to go get another. Soup with fresh vegetables is the best thing ever - even better with a little kernöl on top! Delicious!!! I'm glad I thought to get some tupperware at the euro store on the way home because I have SO MUCH SOUP. I'm happy too because I will be eating it throughout the week!!! And when I run out - I have enough vegetables to make more!

All and all today was a productive day! I'm thinking I may go out to dinner with Michelle, but as I'm writing this I'm feeling a bit sleepy so I may stay in and focus on my music for tomorrow. 

Nothing else to report today! I'm drinking tons of water and gearing up for tomorrow!!! :) If you're reading this today, wish me luck!