Music and Memories

Posted by cafevic
August 28, 2007 Life 1 Comment

As I was finishing my strengths development paper tonight, an old favorite song came through my itune shuffle. It was “The Prize Fighter” by The Velvet Teen. The Velvet Teen was my favorite local emo band. If you ask Marta, I dragged her to so many emo shows. What made The Velvet Teen so much fun to see live was our good friend Logan Whitehurst, the drummer. Marta and I went to Sonoma State with him. He was in my one of my core seminar classes. The last time I saw him perform with the band was back in February 2004 in a small club in San Francisco. Some time later I heard he found a brain tumor and was taking a break from the band.

After finishing my paper, I decided to go on YouTube and see if I could find a Velvet Teen video. Sure enough, “The Prize Fighter” popped up. As I read the latest comments, I notice someone leave this comment, “The original drummer (Logan Whitehurst) died of brain cancer and the bass guitarist/back-up vocalist (Joshua Staples) left to work on another project (The New Trust)…”  I searched some more to find he died December 3rd, 2006.

Just like that, a song took me back in time AND woke me out of my state of daily life.

I hope you enjoy the video. It’s a great song with an amazing, talented person.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8VtTlixITg

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I am Indy

Posted by cafevic
August 27, 2007 Checking In 1 Comment

Yahoo, another weekend at Infineon Racetrack! This time, the open wheel drivers of the Indy circuit came to Sonoma. In my family, it is a tradition we watch and attend Indy races when we can. Today’s race was so much fun. My favorite part was standing up when the drivers went by. The Aussie driver Scott Dixon won.

Miss, Mom and Dad, thanks again for a great weekend! I love that racing is part of our family.

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Worth it

Posted by cafevic
August 23, 2007 Life Leave a Comment

It is always worth it when you:

  • Show up
  • Risk stepping out of your comfort zone
  • Slow down
  • Eat good food
  • Celebrate
  • Pass
  • Do it all
  • Love
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NVC Day Thank You

Posted by cafevic
August 20, 2007 Student Affairs in Action Leave a Comment

Last Saturday, Aug. 18 was the first NVC Welcome Day for new students, their parents, community members, and returning students. You probably been reading about me not sleeping, over thinking and talking about how much I was looking forward to NVC Day.

We had a steady flow of students and parents. We aimed for 200 and had just about half of that attend. Overall, it gave the Outreach committee, staff, and faculty an idea of what this kind an event could give to our students and the campus.

Special Thank You,

  • To Martha for her amazing talent for detail, leadership, and her amazing energy on the day of the event. Martha, you are the best and I always have a blast working with you.
  • To Martha’s husband and family who added all the extra touches such as umbrellas, set up, putting together bags and much more. Gracias!
  • To Matthias for volunteering to be in the ASB Office to make Student ID’s. He made 16!! It made a huge difference for so many students and myself. I love that I got to share the day with you.
  • To the outstanding 2007-2008 ASB Board for being part of the Student Panel, set up, working the ASB table, being ready to give a tour or help a student in need, and clean up. You guys stepped up and showed true leadership. The best part was you made it fun!!
  • To Robyn, Beth and Michael for always keeping me real and seeing the bigger picture. I learned a lot from you.
  • To Bob, wow, your energy and spirit moves mountains and makes things happen for students. It was great working with you.
  • To the rest of the Outreach Committee, thank you for always stepping up, working hard this summer, and believing in NVC Day. We all make a great team!
  • To Gwen, Lauralyn, Hector, Mary and Laura for being our presenters. Thank you for offering your advice and knowledge to the students and parents who make it out.
  • To Oscar and Jill for giving me the chance to co-lead NVC day. This was an amazing opportunity for me and I greatly appreciate it. I learned that when you empower others and let someone else shine, you naturally glow
  • My favorite part of the day was co-facilitating the Student Panel workshop and the meet the faculty lunch. For me, I always believed the college experience comes to life every time a student gets the chance to eat lunch with a faculty, or learn from another student.

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Grace

Posted by cafevic
August 15, 2007 Life Leave a Comment
  • I feel Grace when I get enough sleep,
  • love,
  • call a girlfriend,
  • see my sister,
  • go for a run,
  • ask for help, and
  • float down the Truckee River on a Sunday afternoon then have dinner with my mom and dad.
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Check, done! Check, done!

Posted by cafevic
August 11, 2007 Checking In, Student Affairs in Action Leave a Comment

I love beginnings. I also love finishing things. The NVC fall semester starts on the 20th. That is one week away. One week to finish summer projects and one week away from kicking the fall semester off. The exciting part is Napa Valley College is hosting its first welcome day the Saturday before the first day of classes. We are calling in NVC Day and I have been one of the main coordinators. NVC Day has been my summer project. For the first time, I have been the one facilitating the planning meetings with staff and administrators. I’ve come with the agenda, kept minutes, and done my best to keep us all on track. The best way to describe it to friend and family, is that it’s been like stage managing. “The show” opens in a week. Just like any other plays or large events I have been working on, it has kept me VERY busy. Ohh..and there was also taking the Helping Relationship Class, reading Strengths Quest books, and working on the wedding.

If you ask Matthias, I have either been writing a to-do list, dreaming about work, moving from finishing a paper to finishing the registry and for some crazy reason still getting dinner on the table. WOW.

Then of course, I woke up this morning ready to write down a to-do list for my office “things to do before school starts”, when I realized my graduate program has given me a huge boost of confidence to just go for it and be excited. This coming school year, I am highly motivated by my grad school’s capstone project. The more I kick ass at work, the more I can showcase with the hope that in the end I attract more great opportunities to shine and grow. I am running, but this time it’s not to keep up but to enjoy the ride.

However, to keep all the plates spinning, the students smiling, and my friends and family cheering on, I MUST let all my thoughts go for at least 24 hours. So, for the next 24 hours Matthias and I are heading to Tahoe. We both know that if we stay at home..we will just keep working on our many projects…but do any of us ever stop thinking of what do next, imagining what we could finish…but then, the thought of sitting on a porch, surrounded by trees, enjoying a glass of wine..Yo enough writing!! :>) Have a great weekend everyone!


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Highs today

Posted by cafevic
August 4, 2007 Today's High 1 Comment
  • Sleeping in.
  • Seeing Matthias try on tuxedos.
  • Finding the right color blue for the groomsmen tie and vest.
  • Getting my assignments back and having the instructor ask if she could use one of my papers as an example for future classes.
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Working in my dreams

Posted by cafevic
August 2, 2007 Checking In, Life Leave a Comment

There is an old saying that goes you know you are doing too much when you are working in your dreams.The way I see, I don’t think I will have a non-active dream night until the honeymoon. I need to come up with a way to make me feel l I did enough today. Something that let’s my brain and body know it’s time to rest. If you have a sleeping tip, please share.

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