Toni's Thoughts...

Nashville...and a little something else

8:24 AM, Jul. 9, 2009 .. 4 comments .. Link

I'm in Nashville, once again. This is my 5th time in Tennessee in a little over a year, and I feel like I'm beginning to have the drive memorized. We're here for our second Fine Arts Summer Academy hosted by the Annie Moses Band and the camp officially begins tomorrow. I'm hoping to actually resurrect this blog during camp, posting pictures and stuff from our time here. We'll be gone for over 3 weeks...*sad* *happy* I'll be ready to stay home for a while after this, needless to say.

Anyways, we got here (here/home for the next few weeks = our friends' house) at about 4:30 yesterday afternoon. As I walked up the steps to the second floor I was greeted with a large box with a return address from Canon.

*screams*

*jumps*

My camera was here!!

We already like each other.

It's big, not too heavy, and I'm a little overwhelmed by all the different settings, not to mention I'm afraid to let anyone breathe on it. But, oh well, I'll get used to it.

It does need a name though. Anyone have any ideas?

Senior Pictures

9:30 PM, May. 20, 2009 .. 13 comments .. Link

All the credit goes to Beth who was kind enough to take about 700+ pictures for me. These are a few of my favorites...

Graduation is in a week and a half!

Debate...again

9:53 AM, Mar. 21, 2009 .. 5 comments .. Link

Hey everyone! I'm doing pretty good, huh? 2 posts in a little over 2 weeks

. Debate season is in full gear, I'm getting ready for one more qualifying tournament, then it's off to the Region IV Invitational at the end of April. So, with that in mind, for anyone who is interested (and I mean anyone), Maisano/Morgan's affirmative case is online--ready for some input.

Now, whether you're in debate, you're a parent, or you have no idea what in the world I'm talking about, we would LOVE to get your feedback on our case. So run over to The Brian Factor and please leave lots of comments with your thoughts. If you use it to find some killer piece of evidence against it, we'd ask that you be kind enough to post it. Same goes for arguments you think up--please share them. Fair enough?

Thanks in advance!

India, anyone?

11:16 PM, Mar. 6, 2009 .. 5 comments .. Link

So. For some reason or another I've been reading a lot about India.

Lots and lots and lots of books...about India ironically enough.

Don't really know why.

But anyways, yeah. India. My life in a nutshell right now.

*sigh* I think I'd like a Chai Tea Latte right about now.

Oh look! A Chai Tea Latte. And my gorgeous shoes. On a California beach.

Yeah, sort of like that one.

**IMPORTANT NOTE** Toni is not held responsible for any confusion or randomness caused by this disjointed, bizarre post. Thank you.

January Warm Up Recap

8:02 PM, Feb. 9, 2009 .. 1 comments .. Link

Posted from ARC Blogs

Well, it’s been over a week now since Region IV’s first qualifier of the year, and I feel like I’m still recovering. So before a bunch of ARCers head off for the next tournament, I thought I’d share a few of the important lessons that I learned at the Houston Warm Up

Lesson #1: Bring your dress shoes
(is there really any explanation needed here folks?)

Lesson #2: Friends are amazing
Each year I’m blown away by the awesome friendships that I have with my Region IV friends. Seriously. I’m going to be missing everyone so much when this is all said and done. And the best part is, friends aren’t just from my club, or even my area. Through speech and debate I’ve made friends from across the state, and region, and country.

Lesson #3: Tournaments aren’t meant to go past 11pm
All right, this will be my fourth year of competition, and I’ve never been at a tournament that was more exhausting. I guess in some ways that’s good, competing on 5-6 hours of sleep each night is a good exercise in remaining sane and slightly coherent under really trying circumstances.

Lesson #4: The next generation of NCFCAers is here
This was by far one of the coolest things I figured out. Each year I wonder who is going to take the place of the amazing people that graduated the previous year. And each year I’m in awe of the up and coming speakers I see. This tournament was no different, in fact, it might have been more noticeable this year. It’s so exciting to see all the new faces, and then proceed to be beaten by them :). I can’t even imagine what the NCFCA will look like 10 years from now–it will definitely be neat to see what God does with all these people.

Lesson #5: I’ve got some amazing parents
I do. Really. I can’t begin to thank my parents for the huge, gigantic sacrifices they’ve made on my behalf to allow me, and now my sisters, to be able to participate in this kind of activity. ((hugs))

Congratulations to everyone who participated–the January Warm Up was a huge success, and I’m looking forward to these next few tournaments!

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