Sunday

Hello, again. This is the other part of my blog that I wrote about yesterday. This packs as much inpact as Saturday for me. I am excited just writing it because I am revisiting some great events in my OWU career.

Sunday- I got up at 8:00 to get ready for church (I am a member of River Valley Vineyard Church just up East Williams Street- I will explain the how and why this came to be in a later blog). I went to church and I felt energized for the entire day, knowing that the Lord would be there every step of the way. I headed back to campus to look over my music for the Choral Arts Society concert at 4:00 p.m. After no particular activity for several hours, I got dressed for the concert and warmed up my voice (I am a tenor, therefore, I need to stretch my vocals a tad to hit all of the notes accurately). I was so stoked at the chance to sing Mozart and Bach- how awesome is that!

I headed over to Welch to meet up with my friend and chorus buddy, Michael Doherty (yeah, bro!). We are best friends and we always seem to click in our viewpoints. Anyway, I didn't want to travel alone so Michael and I went to Gray Chapel to review our music one last time before the concert. We practiced with the rest of the choir and waited for the 4:00 p.m. hour.

From there, it was history. The concert went without a hitch and I believe that everyone from chorus members, the audience, and our choral director, Mr. Jason Hiester, was thoroughly satisfied with the results. Everything was a blur because I was so focused on the objective that had to be done. I treated the concert as a comprehensive final of everything I worked for during the semester; I felt so invigorated. The only thing that I was bummed about was that my camera was supposed to be charged and ready to take three pictures of the event; the camera didn't take any because it failed to charge. Nevertheless, the entire concert was broadcasted on the web and for those of you who missed the concert you can view it on the main OWU page under the Webcast option.

I was euphoric, to say the least. The concert was beautiful and I felt like I was on cloud nine for the rest of the day. However, my day was not finished as I attended a Student Union on Black Awareness (SUBA) meeting at 7:00 p.m. This was about positions on the cabinet of SUBA. I had to weigh my options and the potential affects it could have on me. In the end, I chose not to run for any of the positions even though I knew that I was more than qualified for the positions offered to me. The reason: I had enough on my plate already and having another position would cloud my mind even more, eventually taking the focus off academics, the number one reason I am at OWU. Prospective students- do not take on more than you can chew; you and only you know your limits.

Another successful event, another tip to prospectives. If Saturday and Sunday were the "entrees" for me, Monday was the "dessert". Monday was absolutely stress free. Despite going to meet prospectives at 8:00 a.m., attending class from 9:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m., attending a WCSA meeting at noon, and doing a student panel at 1:10 p.m., Monday was the denouement of an exciting and most anticipated week at OWU. I want to do a sequence of events like this very soon. This week was a big week for OWU and for myself.

Well, it is late and I have class in less than nine hours so I will be getting some shuteye very soon.

Thanks to everyone who helped me get to this point and to everyone who helped make this events possible.

Signing out,

Hasani Wheat
Class of '10