wow

Oh my goodness, has it really been over a month since I've posted? Wow. September has been REALLY busy. I'm now working with the kids at our church, and I also agreed (apparently in a moment of weakness) to fill in for the church secretary for the month of September. Those two things along with Kindermusik and piano lessons have taken up more than all of my time. There have been many days when I've said to Brian, through tears, that there aren't enough hours in the day. I really don't know what I'd do without Brian - he's helped hold things together here on the homefront...cooking, cleaning, and overall just being my rock. :)

However, this month is almost over and once the secretary thing is off my plate I think I'll be ok. Never again. That's all I'm saying.

My cousin Chris got married last weekend to Gloria. We have loved Gloria from day one and we are more than thrilled that they are married! The wedding was absolutely gorgeous and I was honored to be a part of the ceremony - I got to sing in an awesome trio and I also played keyboard on a few songs. It was fabulous to have our old band together again!

Our Kindermusik semester is flying by...we're already halfway through! I can hardly believe it! My classes are just amazing - I love the kids so much and all the funny things they do and say. I'm teaching an "older" class (4 & 5 year olds) this semester and I'm just amazed at the musicality of the class. They can clap quarter notes and they say "shh" for quarter rests, and I'm so proud of them. I have more students than I ever dreamed I would have beginning my second year!

Brian is doing great. He's loving his job and he's happy that Apple is letting people make games for the iPhone and sell them on iTunes. He's been working on a few games for awhile and he hopes to put one of them up for sale on iTunes this weekend. He's got some cool stuff going on at work, so look for some major news soon!

That's about all. I'm just barely keeping my head above water - but today I've been working hard and feel like I can take a minute to post. I'd also like to say that I am really REALLY missing my friends from New York lately. I've been thinking about them ALL the time and I have been horrible at keeping in touch. So girls, if you're reading, I LOVE you guys and I MISS you!!!!

Did I mention the cooler weather? It makes me so happy! It still gets in the high 80s during the day, but the mornings and evenings are MUCH cooler. I love it. Bye for now...