Studio (Day #2)

Today was another wonderful day! Wow...I had no idea there could be so many great days in a row.

I got up bright and early again this morning. I dropped Anna off at work and went home to get ready for the day. I read my Bible, read some of my other book (Fearless by Max Lucado), and practiced my violin! It was a productive morning.

Then, I made a turkey and cheese sandwich for lunch. Sadly, it didn't turn out so well. I had no idea you could be bad at making a deli sandwich...But, I managed somehow. The bread was a little dry, and I couldn't find any mayo...So, it was just dry bread, turkey and cheese (I couldn't find the sharp knife, so the cheese was really thick...).

But, it provided all the protein that I needed to successfully make it to THE Violin Shop! I drove all by myself! I was very proud (and still am). It's such a cool place, and Fred Carpenter is so nice! He took a look at my violin, and helped me out with some things. I might be buying a pick up for my violin, and he gave me the number of a man I might take fiddle lessons from! Bellevue is a pretty place. The drive over was lovely.

Right after that, I picked Anna up from Starbucks...I was waiting for Anna to get done working, and just sitting in my chair attempting to read my book. But, there was an elderly gentleman just staring at me. It was super awkward. He was sitting right next to me and watching me. I was so uncomfortable! ...I don't think he was trying to be weird, but I definitely couldn't concentrate on my book. Haha! Oh well...

Then, we went to the studio to continue working on the other songs! At the moment, we are at Blair Masters' house and he is adding the cool keyboard stuff...There's sweet organ sounds, and everything like that! Yay.

Oh! Today, a friend asked me what I'm doing with school and everything these days...I was going to e-mail her and explain, but I figured other people might be curious too. So, I'll explain now:

I am kinda taking a leave of absence this semester. Last semester, I attended Drake University in Des Moines, IA for violin performance. My professors were disappointed that I was leaving, so they arranged everything with the school so I can return in the fall. They're holding all my scholarships! It's wonderful...This semester, I am obviously living in Nashville with Anna. We are recording her album and performing. I contacted Drake to see if I could take some classes online while I'm here, so I'm going to take music theory and possibly ear-training as independent study courses. I will also be taking lessons with somebody...Nothing is completely set in stone yet, but it's all in progress!

Tomorrow is going to be another great day in the studio...