Just Sharing

My correct reed case arrived today, finally. It, like the other was, is absolutely gorgeous. I won't be retiring my other cases permanently, but I've already moved everything in for tonight's rehearsal.
I love it way too much.

Another Post-Weekend Update

My practicing has been garbage these last two days. My embouchure lasts a good hour and then - bang. I'll give myself some slack with that I've been playing a lot of high (really, really high) notes in an attempt to be able to build my range upward, but still. It's getting bothersome.
This past week I was away in Disney World in Florida, golfing and shopping and whatnot. I did, this time, take my oboe and English horn with me, and was practicing for about an hour or more per day in the conference center. It was a little weird (not to mention, there was always a slightly bizarre smell about the place). It's apparently unusual for students, though not for professionals. I'm glad I did though.
I got a Godiva bar for Easter, but more importantly, my shaper handle and reed case finally arrived(!). The shaper is beautiful - I spent a good five minutes sitting and staring at it - and so is the case. The only problem with the case, however, is that it's not the one I'd ordered. Gorgeous polished wood exterior, smooth black velvet-like interior ... but with only space for ten reeds, as opposed to the 24 spots I'd intended.
Great.
So, despite its gorgeousness, I'm sending it back and will be getting a more correct (more, because it's not 24 but 20; apparently they don't sell 24-reed cases) case sometime. Eventually. In the meantime, I'll still keep my two cases, but I was really looking forward to that. Anyway. The shaper handle is sleek and modern enough to keep me happy.
I might even post a picture of it, who knows.
[Also: 18 days until the lesson with Mr. Sheena. Holy God.]