one aisle over

It's been two weeks since my last post, and life has been BUSY. It is starting to be normal for me to work 10 hour days, bike a half-hour-trek home, attend a three hour rehearsal and perform into the LATE (early morning) nights on the weekends. Suffice it to say that my body has been uber tired. A lot of biking and not so much sleep equals one exhausted Sarah. I am looking forward to the day I am able to stay up past 9:30 and function like a human being. For the past week, I got home, ate dinner, heated up my husbands (rice bags, for those of you who have not witnessed this long standing routine) and hit the sack. But despite this lack of social life, I have loved it. I continue to be encouraged at work and playing music with One Aisle Over. This band is full of people who love music and the opportunity it provides to take hope into dark places. I find their music creative, refreshing and well performed--and I LOVE being a part of it. More and more it is becoming something in which I can take ownership. This coming weekend, we are traveling by Ferry to Haines to play in the annual Brew Fest. I have heard wonderful things about Haines so far, and am excited to see it with my own two eyes.

Tonight I went with two friends to a concert featuring Gilles Apap, an impressive (though somewhat odd) violinist. I was excited by his performance, and reminded of my love of classical music. I have recently been putting some thought into pursuing violin again classically, and this performance may have pushed me over the edge. I am a bit intimidated by the work it would take to get my classical chops back, but at the same time I am ready and willing to take on the challenge. We'll see how this all unfolds, but at the moment I am encouraged at the prospect.

Other than that I don't have much to report. There are some pictures of the band below. One is from our recent photo shoot and others were taken at a gig last week. Hope you enjoy.