Trip to Orange Beach, Alabama
I just got back today from an all-too-brief stint at a condo at Orange Beach. All the girls in my family, plus a friend of the family and her 2 little girls went for 4 days and 3 nights of fun in the sun. Our condo was very spacious and well-decorated, and it offered plenty of entertainment. I played tennis w/a 12-yr old boy the first night, learned how to play racquetball w/Maira the next day, and worked out in the gym w/my mom. The girls and I hit the hot tub and the sauna, which was great. My favorite part was the beach itself, of course! I stayed out there long after everyone else decided to visit the condo's pool or whatever. I sunbathed too much and now have an impressive burn.
There was a youth group from Memphis staying there at the same time, and I came across a 17 yr old guy who was very talented at songwriting. He and his friend were playing guitar one night on the beach and my sisters and I were their audience. AJ played some sing-alongs and then played us a few songs he had written. We recorded one on Maira's camera, and listened to the rest which were praise songs. VERY well-written. I was just in awe. And wishing he were a couple years older. Haha! So now I'm very inspired and am going to begin writing again. I wrote about 6 songs over Christmas...hopefully I'll be comparably productive this summer!
I've also learned some new pop songs on guitar, just for fun. I've re-vamped Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend" to sound like a sweet and sensitive love song...you're welcome. It's great to be able to sing again after 2 weeks of almost complete silence and surgery.
I need to stop thinking about romance so much because the more I focus on it, the less likely it will come to me. It's weird, because I miss Andy in different ways every day. Lately, I just miss being able to talk to him. I wonder if he will find time to answer my letters. I don't have any hopes of having any more romantic moments with Andy, and cannot see myself content with him. I think about our fun memories often, but I really want to make some new memories with someone else. I think I'm just a little lonely right now.
My cousin in VA has cute friends...maybe the summer's developments will get interesting once I leave home (again).
There was a youth group from Memphis staying there at the same time, and I came across a 17 yr old guy who was very talented at songwriting. He and his friend were playing guitar one night on the beach and my sisters and I were their audience. AJ played some sing-alongs and then played us a few songs he had written. We recorded one on Maira's camera, and listened to the rest which were praise songs. VERY well-written. I was just in awe. And wishing he were a couple years older. Haha! So now I'm very inspired and am going to begin writing again. I wrote about 6 songs over Christmas...hopefully I'll be comparably productive this summer!
I've also learned some new pop songs on guitar, just for fun. I've re-vamped Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend" to sound like a sweet and sensitive love song...you're welcome. It's great to be able to sing again after 2 weeks of almost complete silence and surgery.
I need to stop thinking about romance so much because the more I focus on it, the less likely it will come to me. It's weird, because I miss Andy in different ways every day. Lately, I just miss being able to talk to him. I wonder if he will find time to answer my letters. I don't have any hopes of having any more romantic moments with Andy, and cannot see myself content with him. I think about our fun memories often, but I really want to make some new memories with someone else. I think I'm just a little lonely right now.
My cousin in VA has cute friends...maybe the summer's developments will get interesting once I leave home (again).