Well this is weird. 22YO and I'm almost done with college and about to do the adulting thing.
ANYWAY :)
Let's just get right to it. After one of the most emotionally straining years of my life, I wouldn't even be here right now if I didn't have such a great people to lean on. I don't get to see them often, so it sucks that some of them are graduating! But more on that later.
As per tradition, the BMB Mellophone section of 2015 gets the first call:
Lexy Henkelman
Michael Jablonsky
Andrea Ranzau
Robyn Gehri
Emily Watkins
Jasmine Hanson
Siri Stensberg
Sam Olson
Grant Sachs
Amanda Halek
Ben Mackie
Gage Donkers
Nalika Nom
Less than three, guys <3
Next, the only people I could stand in the UWEC Symphony Orchestra!
Crystine McGinley-Adams: Violin
Amanda Koval: Violin
Hannah Nennig: Violin
Rose Mish: Violin
Alyssa Edmundson: Violin
Nicole Bergquist: Violin
Katarina Theo: Violin
McKenzie Palmer: Violin
Rachel Burtman: Bass
Hunter Jeske: Bass
Sarah DiPiazza: Clarinet
Zach Arthur: Bassoon
Andy Michor: Horn
Kristina Mienke: Horn
My last year in this ensemble really couldn't end fast enough. A really traumatic experience all around. But I have to say goodbye to the graduates! Crystine, Rose, and Andy, I love you all and wish the best for all your futures!!
I took another creative writing course this year (ENGL 310), which involved poetry writing! Not my favorite class, but these are definitely some of my favorite people!
Anne Sanell
Emily Spence
Shannon Carlson
Josie Peterson
Brianne Ackley
Brandon Hoege
The cool kids in my fine arts administration seminar!
Dani Schmalz
Adam Accola
Kaynen Harris
Katelyn Larson
Mitchell Rea
Adam is gradu-macating! A really great guy who I hope has an equally great life beyond college!
And of course I'll shout-out my favorite profs from this year!
Nobu Yasuda
Randy Dickerson
Jason Anderson
Nathan Miller
Matthew Meyer
Cynthia Hofacker
Gene Hood
A random list of people that I can't categorize but appreciate very dearly!!
Alex Exworthy
Hannah Zirbes
Bobbi Freagon
Adam Wysocki
Quinn Reinhard
Trevor Kent
Carlee Schneider
Shannon Durley
Shelby Moore
Sierra Joswick
Paul Soulier
Rachel Eckwright
Chad Mantey
Teresa Wolfe
Haley Reichardt
Shalaine Buehl
Grace Luebben
Maggie Donovan
Mariah Sands
Christine Lasee
Angie Coyle
Matt Strom
Anika Reinighaus
Kirsten Miller
Dan Vaningan
Heather Colwell
Zach Bartsch
Katelyn Klevgard
Molly Jones
Katie Lane
There are ALOT of people from this list that are graduating! Alex, Adam, Carlee, Shannon, Paul, Shalaine, Grace, and Angie. All of you are amazing, wonderful human beings that will go forth and tear all the shit up! Thank you for staying by me for so long, and have fun in your adult lives!!!
So, now would be the time that I acknowledge the top four people that went above and beyond and all that usual sappy stuff. But, this year I didn't think that any one person stood out above the rest because everyone helped me out: equally and in different, valuable ways.
But I'll name a few that witnessed me break down and give up, and then proceeded to push me forward. They never gave up, and I'll recognize that:
Briana Buchholtz-Oh come on you knew this was coming! 4 straight years of unwavering loyalty and companionship, all of them exciting and rewarding! I love this girl more than I love cats, and that's saying something!!
Jesse Kozak-Hey, the first guy on this part of the list! We had good times this year, too many not to warrant a special mention. A very good friend that has only encouraged me to do my best and to not give up so easily. I wonder what shenanigans will ensue in the fall? ;)
Emily Watkins-Once bae, always bae. No one else took me to Carson Park at midnight and ate McDonald's with me. We sat, we bitched, we played cribbage, we ate tons of calories! But most importantly, she continued to support me through some of the darkest days. I couldnt've survived without here!
Andrea Ranzau-It looks like we'll have a little more time together, which is great because it's always fun with my home-slice around! One of my best friends since freshmen year, she holds me steady when I'm just about to crumble. I'll be so sad when she does leave, but happy that she's given me four years of her time and patience!!
That's it for this year. One more semester to go, and I'll be done with school for the first time in 17 years!!!! I'll once again thank everyone mentioned here for their love and guidance. And to anyone that I may have forgotten: only on paper, but not in my heart!
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