normal again...

Hello blogging world! So many changes since the last time I checked in. Lots of great family stuff happening, finally graduated with my masters, started a new job, and various other little happy things to post about. I promise to post about all of these happenings as soon as blogger decides to play nice and let me post pictures...Let me just say that the following post is about music (and me), so it will probably be really boring, just leting you know...

Although there have been tons of changes lately, I'm actually starting to feel like the "old" me again. funny I know. What was the "old" me like you ask? well the pre-graduate school/pre-career oriented me was a LOT more involved with a little lovely called music. It's AMAZING how the lack of one thing can make you feel so empty. This is not to say that I haven't thoroughly enjoyed the past 5 years, because OF COURSE I have! And although I absolutley LOVE the career path I've chosen and my new job, music will always be that one thing that I have a special connection with.

For as long as I can remember music has been my one love (second to matthew of course). As a kid I grew up watching my real dad, who was/is a musician play guitar, bass, keyboards and singing. I grew up singing, playing violin, and some piano and finding such a comfort in it. Whether I was happy or sad I had something that could give me just what I needed. This lasted up until about my second year of college and then I had to get serious about a career, and my active participation in music kind of died off. Well I'm happy to say that after 5 years the fire is still there! Now that school is done I've been making sure I practice on my vocals at least an hour a day, and we just got another acoustic so I've been playing that at least an hour a day as well. Matt has been so great about helping me get back into my old (good) habits and has been very encouraging. He's always pushing me to get better. He's really good about playing with me when I ask him to, or asking me to sing something he wants to play. I'm so lucky to have a husband that loves music so much. It has been such a blessing in both of our lives, and I can't wait for all of the great stuff we're going to do with music together!

I'm so grateful for the blessing of music and the many talents I have around me in my life. I wish there was a better way that to express all of this rambling.