So, a week and a half ago, I packed myself up and went on a road trip to see my parents and my friends in the DC area. I took three days to get up there, taking a little side trip, and thoroughly enjoyed the driving time. One of my favorite parts of the trip was driving over the Blue Ridge, most specifically over Skyline Drive, where it started to snow. Between the vivid colors of the trees surrounding me and the snowflakes dancing around in front of me as I drove, it was heaven. The temperatures weren't too bad the first few days, but a cold front came through last week and I turned into a Careysicle. If it weren't for Uggs boots, I would be one miserable girl!
I spent time with my son, Tommy, and his roommates and buds. They are a very gracious bunch of young men, who seem to accept a mom in their midst for a few days without getting jittery or annoyed. I always enjoy seeing them, and my time with Tommy is *never* long enough, no matter how long it may be. I'm so proud of him, and he's such a great guy. I met his ladyfriend, Ashley, for the first time, and positively fell in love with her.
I spent a wonderful night in Hagerstown, MD with my dear friends David & Elizabeth Alberding. The best part of that visit was meeting their beautiful little girl, Riley, for the first time. Now, I admit it...I'm a sap, and I'm a total sucker for baby toes. Riley, bless her little baby heart, seemed to understand that and allowed me not only to cuddle her, but to play with her cute little toes. Well...as long as Mom or Dad were fairly close by, that is!
I've decided I'm stealing David. (Sorry, Beth!) The man can cook like nobody's business, and he made the best chili in the world. I still want a second helping...
I was only able to see a few friends this time around, I didn't even get to visit my sister in Maryland. I always feel bad when I'm not able to spread myself around the way that I'd like to, but the theme of this particular trip was to have time to myself. I was able to accomplish that to some degree, but I wish I'd had a lot longer to see those friends I have not been able to see for so long. I will, however, be back and that will definitely happen next time :).
I wrote two new songs while on the road, with one I think that is going to be a new favorite. I definitely really like the lyrics, and am looking forward to sharing them with you once they've been polished up a bit.
I got back to Florida last night, and was glad to be home. I'd missed my guys, who batched it while I was gone. Last night's dinner was carryout, but tonight I made a homemade dinner. We're all kind of sitting around in a food coma....!! (I think the dog and cat missed me, too.)
Tomorrow, I intend to sleep late, and go out to dinner, with a tiny bit of shopping in between. Why? It's my birthday :). Damn, that year went fast!
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Squeaky Wheel Tour and Tonight's Gig
Granger and I just got home from doing a last-minute show at the Main Street Cafe in Milton, Florida. We had a great time, and considering we haven't done a four-hour show in about three years, we kicked butt! We were pulling songs out of the yin-yang, and enjoying it immensely. The people at the Cafe were a lot of fun, and the food there is absolutely incredible. I swear they have the best Ranch dressing I have *ever* tasted, and they have the most delicious herb butter on fresh bread that makes your mouth just dance with joy in anticipation of the next bite. And that's just the salad...the main courses are just as good, believe me. We're playing there again (tentatively) on the 17th and definitely on the 24th of November, so if you get a chance, do come out to hear us, and plan on eating dinner. Amazing food.
One of the most enjoyable aspects of doing long shows is getting to listen to Granger sing more songs. I just love listening to him, he's such an incredible musician, and he just makes me swoon when I hear him sing...not that I'm prejudiced or anything, mind you, but he's just the sexiest man on stage (and off, but I shan't go into details)!!!
We had hoped to be in Nashville today, participating in the Squeaky Wheel Tour. For those of you who don't know, in my web designer capacity, I do the web sites for the GINA For Missing Persons Foundation, a non-profit that dedicates itself to finding the missing. It was started by Jannel Rap, a wonderful musician in California, whose sister Gina Bos (also a musician) vanished on October 17, 2000 after she left a pub in Lincoln, Nebraska, where she was performing. Her car was found with her guitar in it the next day, but she is still missing. Jannel decided to use her music to help garner support for the missing by giving concerts not only on her own, but with all her fellow musicians. I'm both a participant as a musician, and, as she puts it, the "Web Goddess". (I think I like that term...wonder if a silk toga comes with it?!) The Squeaky Wheel tour has been going on since October 17th (the day Gina vanished) and ends on November 4th, which is Gina's birthday. I guess it's actually already November 4th right now - happy birthday, Gina.
The tour is a yearly event, and musicians from all over the U.S. and around the world participate by donating their own shows to the tour and profiling missing persons from their area. We had hoped to do some shows here locally, but didn't have any booked until this last-minute show. So, I approached a lot of my musician friends and asked them to participate. Thank you to those of you who joined the tour - you know who you are - and I'm happy to tell you that so far 13 people have been found since the tour started :).
We opted not to go to Nashville today for many reasons, but the main one was my son's school. It's a long trip for us, and I'm pretty much a stickler about not missing school if you don't have to. Since the Nashville show was at 2:00 in the afternoon, it just wasn't feasible. But, next year, we hope to be joining Jannel and crew somewhere along the way on the tour. If you want to find out more about the GINA Foundation and the tour, go to http://www.411gina.org/.
In the meantime, it felt soooo good to get out and play tonight. Our gigs have been infrequent since we moved to Florida, but it's been a lot better this year. We're looking forward to other shows in the works, and are definitely looking forward to our return shows at the Main Street Cafe.
Right now, I'm having that "after the show good-tired" feeling, and am thinking about a french bread pepperoni pizza with colby cheese on top....yummy! So I'm off to have a midnight snack and settle in for the night. Jammies, here I come!
One of the most enjoyable aspects of doing long shows is getting to listen to Granger sing more songs. I just love listening to him, he's such an incredible musician, and he just makes me swoon when I hear him sing...not that I'm prejudiced or anything, mind you, but he's just the sexiest man on stage (and off, but I shan't go into details)!!!
We had hoped to be in Nashville today, participating in the Squeaky Wheel Tour. For those of you who don't know, in my web designer capacity, I do the web sites for the GINA For Missing Persons Foundation, a non-profit that dedicates itself to finding the missing. It was started by Jannel Rap, a wonderful musician in California, whose sister Gina Bos (also a musician) vanished on October 17, 2000 after she left a pub in Lincoln, Nebraska, where she was performing. Her car was found with her guitar in it the next day, but she is still missing. Jannel decided to use her music to help garner support for the missing by giving concerts not only on her own, but with all her fellow musicians. I'm both a participant as a musician, and, as she puts it, the "Web Goddess". (I think I like that term...wonder if a silk toga comes with it?!) The Squeaky Wheel tour has been going on since October 17th (the day Gina vanished) and ends on November 4th, which is Gina's birthday. I guess it's actually already November 4th right now - happy birthday, Gina.
The tour is a yearly event, and musicians from all over the U.S. and around the world participate by donating their own shows to the tour and profiling missing persons from their area. We had hoped to do some shows here locally, but didn't have any booked until this last-minute show. So, I approached a lot of my musician friends and asked them to participate. Thank you to those of you who joined the tour - you know who you are - and I'm happy to tell you that so far 13 people have been found since the tour started :).
We opted not to go to Nashville today for many reasons, but the main one was my son's school. It's a long trip for us, and I'm pretty much a stickler about not missing school if you don't have to. Since the Nashville show was at 2:00 in the afternoon, it just wasn't feasible. But, next year, we hope to be joining Jannel and crew somewhere along the way on the tour. If you want to find out more about the GINA Foundation and the tour, go to http://www.411gina.org/.
In the meantime, it felt soooo good to get out and play tonight. Our gigs have been infrequent since we moved to Florida, but it's been a lot better this year. We're looking forward to other shows in the works, and are definitely looking forward to our return shows at the Main Street Cafe.
Right now, I'm having that "after the show good-tired" feeling, and am thinking about a french bread pepperoni pizza with colby cheese on top....yummy! So I'm off to have a midnight snack and settle in for the night. Jammies, here I come!
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