My Shout Outs-Freshman Year

So, I completed my freshman year of college today.

Yeah, I know, it's so weird. I remember starting this blog at the beginning of freshman year, I can't believe it's summer vacation already! So, I thought I'd give a shout out to all the peeps who helped me throughout the year. There are so many people to thank, so bare with me as I list them all...or you could just not read this and go to another post, it's all good!

Okay, here goes:

First off, I have to thank the Mellophone section of the Blugold Marching Band! Their names are as follows:
Amy Greathead
Shane O'Neil
Shelby Moore
Alex Herrera
Kyle Launderville
Elizabeth Brunner
Andrea Ranzau
Andy Michor
Megan Schuknecht
Kaci Hoverson
Michael Jablonsky
Lexi Meier
Nikki Hug
Nicole Densmore
Christi Ladwig
Meredith Enjaian
Alex 'Plato' Plaetzer
(especially Plato!!)
They were a wonderful group of people who helped me ease into college life. I can't wait to see the majority of them next year for another marching season!

And now a shout-out to my lunch/dinner crew!
Amy Greathead
Alycia Crowe
Trent Spatenka
Sam Kelley
Becky Olson
They were a wonderful group of people who conversed with me over lunch and dinner (obviously). We had alot of interesting conversations, and I can't wait to see what next year will bring!

Next up is my Starbucks crew!
Shelby Moore
Nathan Cicero
Haley Reichardt
We would take a trip to Starbucks and get coffee and then troll around Shopko. Fun times!

My mall crew!
Amy Greathead
Shane O'Neil
Alycia Crowe
Sam Kelley
Christi Ladwig
All of them, or a combination of a couple of us, would hit up the mall every so often and look at stuff. There were some pretty memorable dresses that oddly resembled scrunchies...

My stand partners in orchestra (and other orchestra members)
Eli Webb-Stand partner 1st semester
Jake Brunquell-Stand partner 2nd semester
Katie Henderson-Concertmaster
Laura Severson-Violist
Max Bentley-Violist
Rose Mish-Violinist
Noah Williams-Violinist
Amanda Koval-Violinist
Grace Wilgus-Violinist
Karen McGregor-Violinist
Rachel Burtman-Bassist
Rosie Moua-Cellist
Nathalie Burmeister-Violinist, High school freshman

My composition buddy: Hannah Hodgett!!!
And my composition classmates!
Tim Igel
Stanford Mitchell
Chris Marsyla

The most awesome professors!
Nobu Yasuda (my violin prof. AMAZING!!!)
Randy Dickerson (Marching Band Director)
Gary Don (Music theory instructor, the best!!)

And other random people (in no particular order):
Adam Wysocki
Brielle Cummings
Shelby (I forgot her last name, sorry!)
Courtney Prest
Shannon Durley
Nick Hansberry
Bryan Kujawa
Ashley Sukhu
Lacey Kroll (my favorite!!)
Grace Luebben
Andrew Nicholson
Matt Strom
Rachel Schmidt
Joe Poncelet
Hannah Steig
Carlee Schroeder
Dani Schmalz
Jess Ecker
Davy Sumner
Jordan Jenkins
Miles Plant (also another favorite!)
Madeline Reilly
Hayley Kubler (the bestestest ever!!!)
Amy Whiteman
Matt Halverson
Alli Wilmes
Jack Donovan
Vernon Ramsey
Bret Van Nuland (Bruno)
Tyler Stromquist-Levoir
Sean Theusen

Now I would like to thank my awesome room-mate, Daniel Steiner, for a kick-ass year. His TV and Microwave really helped my freshman year become a really, really good one!!! And he's a pretty BAMF at League of Legends too... :P

And now, the Big Four!!
Amy Greathead-You've seen her name alot already. She was really the first one to really reach out to me in my hard times this year, and she's introduced me to alot of amazing people, so I feel the need to thank her over and over, because she really did help me alot!

Rosie Evans-I don't know what I'd do without this girl. She's the funniest person on the planet, but she's also so real and doesn't bullshit around. She also stuck by me when no one else would!

Kelly Noltner-She was the first person I had a normal conversation with right when I met her. She's just so easy-going and hilarious, she's a boss soprano and pretty supportive of her friends, including me. She helped me through alot of difficult periods throughout the year, and I wanna thank her for seeing me for who I am, not for what everyone else perceives me to be.

And finally, the best person in the entire world: Briana Buchholtz! She actually befriended me before school even started, at a music theory placement exam to be exact. She, Matt Strom, and I kinda formed a tri-fecta at that time when we were all waiting for somebody to take us to band camp. From that point on, she just became my biggest supporter, and for once in my life, I felt understood by somebody other than my family. I don't mean to be mushy here, but I can never really express my extreme gratitude enough for having her stick with me through thick and thin. She's the greatest friend anyone could ask for!

With that, I am done. If you actually took the time to read all that, then thanks to you too! I wouldn't do this blog if it wasn't for viewers like you! Thanks a ton! If there's anyone I forgot to mention, I am soooooo sorry! Please charge it to my head and not my heart!