today it is supposed to be 60 and sunny. spring is coming, and i can't wait. we spring ahead this weekend and while we lose an hour of sleep and i'm sure levi will be crazy messed up, it does mean longer days of sun. though, i have to say, spring and summer are not my favorite seasons, maybe it's because i've grown up in michigan, but i LOVE fall. but, i won't wish away the coming warmer months. just dreaming this morning of the summer, of days outside, camping, going to lake michigan, gardening. everything will be different this summer with levi, but i don't doubt an adventure.
in other news... mike and i have decided to go away for our annivesary. we are going to go away for 1 night, and april and brian have offered to watch levi for us. i can't wait to have a night to ourselves. i love my kid, but mom and dad need some time as well. i'm not sure where we are going to go. we need it to be not too far away since we're only going for a night, and of course not insanely expensive either. any ideas?
also, april 2nd, i'm flying to new york on business. how cool do i sound; i feel so important. :) i get to be one of those businessy people on the flight. :) why you ask? one of the choirs i play for is going to new york city over spring break to participate in a national choir competition. with levi, i can't go for the whole week, so instead the director is going to fly me out and back the day of the competition so i can play for them.
i never imagined i'd fly to new york to play the piano. i never imagined that all those years of piano lessons would end in me playing for a living. (thanks mom and dad) sometimes i'm amazed that i have the opportunity to really do what i love, when so many don't. i really truly love what i do; i've missed working being on maternity leave. i love being home with levi, but i know that i need to work and that i'll be a better mom for that. so, monday, it's back to the grindstone. it's been mid-january since i've seen my students and i've missed them all greatly. i can't wait to see them all again. thankfully, my dad is willing to watch levi, so he'll be spending lots of time with grandpa and kady (their overly excitable golden retriever) it just works out incredibly well because of my kind of weird work schedule, and with mike being able to just go pick him up when he gets home from work. thanks dad!