matt's crazy month

this is supposed to a blog for the both of us and i realize i rarely mention matt in any of it. so here is a post for him.

this month is so crazy for him. it's his last month of his masters and when it's over, i'm afraid he may just have nothing left in him! i cannot possibly tell you everything he has to do but let me give you some highlights:

-a huge paper (about 20 pages on one piece of music)
-an hour long presentation on varese to the band director and dma students (torture and ridiculous)
-a listening log of over 100 pieces of band music (the binder is 3 inches thick)
-a recital (which is really a concert where he is the only conductor and its 45 minutes of music)
-write program notes for all of the pieces on his recital (that are to appeal to both educated and non-educated listeners)
-an oral exam!!! (the only way he can graduate college! him and 5 professors. each gets 10 minutes to ask him literally anything and he has to answer from the top of his head)

this is honestly the super short list. on top of this there is the stress of applying to/interviewing for jobs, church callings, final marching band events (spring game, banquet, etc.) and you know the whole having a baby thing.

i don't know how he is holding his head up out of the water for all this but he is. he told me earlier this week he knows he is being tested and he just has to do it. i can't wait for him to have less stress and i know he is ready for it too! so if you see matt and he looks tired... it's probably because he is actually exhausted.