long time, no write... here at least

it's been a REALLY long time since i've written. although the only people that keep up with my blog are my friends, here's a pretty comprehensive list of things that have happened since El Jefe and I went to Nashville.

- tracking for the EP finished in June. It all happened really quickly. We did scratch tracks for guitar, vocal, and some bass and Kenny booked studio time and did the rest of it in about 2 weeks. Kendall Goshorn was wonderful enough to take some time out of his busy schedule to spend with us doing final lead and BG vocal tracks. It was a crazy month, dear June, and praise the Lord that part is over.

- I got a new job at Salon LaPage in DENTON! it's around the corner from our place and it's a 9-5 job Mon- Fri. It's a pretty sweet deal and a huge answer to prayer. The Lord is faithful to provide in every circumstance. Meanwhile, Jeff worked his booty off to make sure all our bills were taken care of and I filled in at Davanti and enjoyed taking time to take care of our home, spend much needed time with friends, and write, of course. :)

- Jeff's officially a member of the Village Church. He really enjoyed the class; he said that it was the first time in a long time that he felt a part of a community of believers.

- My car died. We had been having problems with the great Santa Fe and decided we'd get the basic necessities fixed until it truly died and we'd toss it and get a new car. Well that time came a lot faster than we had originally thought. Jeff was leaving the Power's house and POP! something broke and the car would no longer go. Turns out the transmission just gave out and decided it was done. Our options were to get it fixed ($3800) along with all the other things wrong with it (AC, brakes, power steering hose, a random belt) and spend more money fixing the problems than the value of the car, or get a new car. So we found a sweet little Mazda 3 with 15K miles and all the warranties and bought it. We sold the Santa Fe to a salvage yard and they gave us money! a whopping $800 which we put back into our savings since our down payment almost wiped us out.

- We're going to Playa del Carmen with the Powers in a couple weeks. It's a double- birthday/anniversary trip. We're so psyched. It's going to be awesome. Possibly the only trip we'll take sans children since the Powers are nuts. :)


That's a good summary, I think. So as for the future, I'm hoping that this EP does us some good. Although I'm excited about my new job, I really still would rather be playing and writing.

The past few months, there has been a lot of purging. lost a job, lost a car, lost some friends, lost some money. In simplicity you find what's really important. When all the junk is gone, what remains is really all you need.