Naughty.

I'm sorry I haven't updated in awhile. May went out with a bang, I'm not entirely sure what has happened to the first half of June! Matt and I are keeping busy, to say the least Let's start with the fact that we're running 5 days a week (well, most weeks. This week I have found myself injured, hardly able to walk on Wednesday morning due to back pain, so I have taken the majority of the week off). I'm also working effectively 30+ hours/week at sbux. It's fun, but the inconsistent work schedule (I have avoided a 4:30AM opening shift thus far, but the streak ends a week from Tuesday) wreaks havoc on my internal clock. Meaning I sleep when I can and I have no idea how much that means I'm sleeping. Oh well!
Today was a great day, though. I worked from 7:15 to 11:15, vegged for a little while with a (free) latte, rode my bike back home, chilled with the dogs, and have managed to stay awake all day! This really is a huge accomplishment. Not only have I stayed awake, but I've practiced for 2 hours, studied music history for an hour, done some dishes, hung out with Matt, made most of dinner, answered some emails, run some errands, and still have about 4 hours before I plan to go to bed! Woohoo!
The next few weeks will be full of "stuff." We're looking forward to a visit from Art and Sarah next week. They arrive Tuesday and will stay in Bloomington until Friday, when they'll head to Indy for a night before catching an early flight. I only have Wednesday off from sbux, and I teach at the music store that night. BO-RING! Well, actually not boring at all, but whatever. Anyhow, the following Tuesday is my first opening shift [insert Beethoven's 5th], but luckily I've gotten rid of all of my other shifts for the week....BECAUSE -- we leave for the east coast on Thursday, the 28th.
I will assume that everyone reading this blog knows why we're going to the east coast. The original reason for the trip is un-fun, but Matt and I are making every effort to also make it a little getaway for the two of us -- we certainly need and deserve a getaway at this point.
Our itinerary for the trip, as it currently stands, is as follows:

• Thursday, 6/28: arrive Philly around 10:45AM, take public transportation to Princeton, spend the afternoon/evening with Dad and Joan.
• Friday, 6/29: Putter about with Dad and Joan while they pack to leave the following day. Meet up with Sharon in/around Trenton at the end of her day seeing patients. Join her and the boys for a drive to their beach house. Enjoy a couple days of trying-not-to-think-about-crappy-things and a couple evenings of romantic walks on the beach at sunset.
• Sunday, 7/1: Return to Princeton, not entirely sure how yet, but we'll figure that out tonight.
• Monday, 7/2: Take public transportation into Manhattan for un-fun things, and then maybe for fun things...depending on how un-fun the intended things are....then return to Princeton to pack!
• Tuesday, 7/3: Return to Indy and Bloomington. Enter/continue simultaneous denial and analysis of un-fun things.

While all this is going on, I am also trying to figure out whether there is a (quite necessary and overdue!) sisters' get together on the horizon...and what that means for registering for lessons and ensemble. I have figured out that I can (almost definitely) play in the band with my travel plans as they are, but I may not be able to take lessons for credit. The trip to the east will conflict with lessons, which the prof is willing to make up. However, if I miss another lesson for a trip in August, making up the lessons will just get too difficult given the prof's limited availability (he's in and out of the city/state/country all summer). Sooooo - that's gotta get figured out pretty quick here :-/ I'm supposed to start lessons on Sunday!

Love,
B