the summer always seems to be a busy time, and this year has been no exception. i haven't posted in a while, but we've had friends visit and several concerts under our belt, as well as 5 days camping in the rain with nathaniel. he is truly a little chaos-boy: so calm and mellow when things are going nuts all around him.


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well, we're back from Falcon Ridge. it was fun, not too rainy, and a great reunion of some kerrville friends. because kerrville is an 18-day long festival and staff gets 1 t-shirt per week, it's easy to have your wardrobe overrun with those shirts/. our group of friends seemed like a cult because at least one person seemed to be wearing a ( Read more... )

there's a list of confirmed performers up on the falcon ridge folk festival website! i'm especially excited about dan bern, david massengill, john gorka, and eric schwartz. haha, i guess i like the familiar, because i know all of them from kerrville, but most of them haven't played there in years and years.

i filled up my car's gas tank yesterday and it cost $33. yikes.

had my yearly evaluation at work yesterday and it was utterly painless. my boss loves me. and she said: "we gotta see about getting you a raise". i don't really think to ask, because i got a hefty raise last year when i put in my notice to leave and they ended up luring me back. and ( Read more... )

it's a little hard to believe, but we're skipping kerrville this year. i started going 14 years ago. gosh, is that half my life? both of us have worked on staff for all or most of our years there, and the annual pilgrimage down south has always been something to look forward to - a familar place with creative people who i look forward to seeing ( Read more... )