since john announced it at the cleveland show....
I feel better about posting about it now.
John's leaving the band. As of PD fest in August, he will no longer be a member of Brandtson. He's going back to school (which has been a dream of his since I met him six years ago) and majoring in Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology (Robotics and Mechatronics Systems Technology). We realized that with the schedule he will need to keep with school, he wouldn't be able to dedicate the time needed to the band and that would only keep the other guys back. We're both really excited about this opportunity and even though it means racking up more school loans, we know it's worth it. The other guys in the band are understandably disappointed, but excited for him too.
His last local show was last night and I cried. It's a bittersweet feeling....we are so relieved to have made the decision and to feel 100% peace about it...like God saying, "Yes, it's time. You can stop agonizing over it now." But it's still hard to go through the "lasts".
I won't be at C-stone (he made this decision after I had already been scheduled to work over C-stone), but I will be at PD.
Thank you to everyone for your overwhelming support all these years. We recognize and appreciate it immensely. It's time for him to move on and I couldn't be happier, since it means I get a full-time husband! ;) If you want to email John, his email is john@brandtson.net.
John's leaving the band. As of PD fest in August, he will no longer be a member of Brandtson. He's going back to school (which has been a dream of his since I met him six years ago) and majoring in Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology (Robotics and Mechatronics Systems Technology). We realized that with the schedule he will need to keep with school, he wouldn't be able to dedicate the time needed to the band and that would only keep the other guys back. We're both really excited about this opportunity and even though it means racking up more school loans, we know it's worth it. The other guys in the band are understandably disappointed, but excited for him too.
His last local show was last night and I cried. It's a bittersweet feeling....we are so relieved to have made the decision and to feel 100% peace about it...like God saying, "Yes, it's time. You can stop agonizing over it now." But it's still hard to go through the "lasts".
I won't be at C-stone (he made this decision after I had already been scheduled to work over C-stone), but I will be at PD.
Thank you to everyone for your overwhelming support all these years. We recognize and appreciate it immensely. It's time for him to move on and I couldn't be happier, since it means I get a full-time husband! ;) If you want to email John, his email is john@brandtson.net.