pics from moving:)

Here are some pics from the move...not very many...but if you talk with my dad I'm sure that he will show you some more:)

Wes in the U-Haul

Wes and I chillin' and going out after a long day of packing/moving:)

Dad helping build stuff...and me helping too;)

Mom organizing which is AWESOME!:)

Gosh I love all of them:)

Finally all moved in which is awesome...Audrey just has to put the final touches on her room and that will be done too. By the time I get back from KC next week...her room and everything should be done. Can't wait to see the final product...haha...I'll put pics of that up soon too. But until next time....NOTE: Remember to get your fingers out of the way when applying 'Instant Krazy Glue' or else you will be in pain trying to get your fingers unstuck. haha Good Luck with all your Krazy Glue experiences....Up Up and Away!

Moving

So......I moved....to Brentwood, TN....which for all of you who don't know where that is...it is about 10-15min away from where I lived before..haha. Got ya...you thought that I moved somewhere really far away didn't you...didn't you??? ;) Anyways we have all been there. Moving is not the most joyous thing in the universe; however, sometimes you have to make it work--in my case...it was cheaper..haha.

Wes....my wonderful, supportive, caring, and loving honey came down and surprised me last Friday=) I was so shocked and so just plain relieved that he was there....at the airport...in Nashville. He really is the best. And I love him more than words could ever express:) I was so grateful to him. We rented a U-Haul truck on Wednesday for the move...now ladies and gents I am not a truck-driving-woman (at least not a big U-Haul---give me a pick-up truck any day and I will be more than happy to drive that around proudly...but not a U-Haul..to risky for me..haha) But my honey (my knight in shining armor...who came riding in on a big, silver, steel horse---haha..aka a plane) graciously took on the position needed and help load the U-Haul and then drive it. I will put up pics soon---good stuff. We got most of the big stuff, and the heavy stuff in on Wednesday so that mom and dad wouldn't have to do a whole lot of lifting. All in all a very productive Wednesday....and a very productive and wonderful weekend/week with my honey love:)

Thursday...Wes had to leave:( sad day....but lucky for me the parents drove down and got in late Thursday night. Friday morning we got up pretty early and got started on the apt---let me tell ya that was a crazy job---but we all handled it fairly well I would say--especially since all 3 of us are super hard headed. haha. Everything is coming together and I am super thankful to have family and a boyfriend who loves me so much. I thank God everyday for family, friends, and my honey love:)

Well today( sat 20th) is my parents anniversary....I think that they have been together for like 27 years or something crazy like that---I only hope that someday I will have a love strong enough to last the ages and to be a good role model for my kids someday...Love you both mom and dad---thanks for being such great parents and role models for me in my life!

Sadly the parents are going tomorrow...but I will venture onward...to fulfill my destiny...to take the world by storm....to....hahaha....you thought that I would continue---good one;) Well until next time: "Life is like a box of chocolates...you never know what you're gonna get".......RESPONSE: "But what if I don't like what I get...what if I get some disgusting coconut one and what I really wanted was the sweet, awesome Carmel one...huh...huh...what happens then huh....I'll tell ya what happens then----I'm gonna spit it out, get the sweet, awesome Carmel one and laugh at the box that gave me the wrong choice"....haha....

My Honey in Nashville!

So first and fore most....my honey came and surprised me on friday. He flew into Nashville and made me think that he was having dinner with his parents....when really he was on a plane...YAY!!!!=) I love him...he is super good=)

I had my first practice with the road group on monday night. It went alright. I was really hard on myself though. You know...you always want to be better and that is always me. Not to say that I don't think that I did a good job; however, I know that I could have been even better. I guess that is just my inner perfectionist coming out...haha.

I move tomorrow...gross. I hate moving...but this is necessary cause it's cheaper...haha--and anything to make my time in Nashville better...haha. ya know. =) I'm excited to have Audrey as a roomie tho...she is going to make life easier...which is good.

Thursday...a sad but good day. Wes has to leave to go back home but the parents are driving down to help make my moving days a little better. Thank the Lord for my parents and Wes--he is gonna help me move before he leaves on Thursday. Gosh he is good..hhehe.

Friday, I am playing at Hotel Indigo...which should be a good time. I'm excited for that. Also excited that my parents get to come watch me play. And I'm super excited to have my daddy here for father's day. Even though they will be leaving sometime on Sunday...but it'll be nice to have them here=)

Well I don't have much else to say....and my honey is calling my name so I better go=) But until next time... "Remember: Don't insult the alligator till after you cross the river."

Counting the blessings that God has given me:)

So here we go....r u ready??? I got a gig! A real life, one of a kind, awesome opportunity gig! Ok...here's the dealio...so got a call from this girl that I went to Belmont with--her name is Sarah. Super awesome girl....and my mentor when it comes to piano. She is AMAZING! I want to be like her...haha. She texted me the other day and asked me a question...I will try and reenact it for you....here goes...

Sarah: Hey Hana! What's up?
Me: Nothing much how bout you?
Sarah: Nothing much. Hey question for you? I need a sub for a great road gig--it would be for july 12th and 17-18th....can you do it?
Me: *Gasp* uhhhh YEAH I can!!!!! Thank you soooo much......blah blah blah-
Sarah: Ok I will call you with the details later....
End Scene

hahahaha.....Awesome right!!!! I feel so blessed to have her as a friend and so blessed that she trusts me enough to take her spot. Crazy!!! So that is the big news of the week. My first practice with the group is Monday...AHHHH! haha.

Next on the agenda:
So as I told you before...I feel just like a big kid now because I set up my electricity in my name and now I have comcast set up as well. Oh man let me tell you that was a fiasco. I have been trying to get the best deal for about a week now. Calling a whole bunch of people, getting prices, figuring out how to get those prices to last for the entire year--haha. So I found the best price or so I thought online at comcast. Word to the wise people--comcast WILL rip you off online. They are the cheapest...but find a different way to do it cause online pretty much sucks...haha. Need less to say I was going crazy and I thought that my head was going to explode; however, I talked with Wes (my very wise honey bun) and he said to try calling the apt complex (which I had not thought to do)...so when I called and asked about cable service guess what they said....Didn't you get your welcome packet? hahahahahahaha ummmmm NO!!!! No I didn't get any such thing. So I told them that and they responded with "huh...well that is odd. Here is the cable representative's phone number for our area." A. I was a little ticked off that I didn't get a welcome packet. B. I was even more ticked off that the welcome packet would have saved me a TON of time calling all these stupid people. So I took their phone number and called Padro. Who let me just say is like my Mexican angel. He fixed everything up for me over the phone. PRAISE HIM! Hall-e-lu-jer....as Medea would say....oh Tyler Perry your movies are awesome. Sorry got destracted....anyways..Padro hooked us UP! So the stress of that is finally over as well.

Tonight one of the soul choir people, Monti, invited me to play a writers round with him....so that is what I'm going to do. This is the life as of now....super excited for these opportunities and super excited to go back to KC for awhile. I'm ready to see family, friends, and especially my honey WES!!!! But until next time here is a little something...I thought this was really funny.. "Love is like a booger. You keep picking at it until you get it, then wonder what to do with it." hahahaha

So other things have been happening....
1st off, Last thursday the 4th...I had an interview with the YMCA. I know what you are thinking....really???? haha....I thought the same thing too--and then I realized...OH WAIT I need some money....cause money pays for things that I like and want...haha. The interview went really well and I am supposed to be hearing something from the lady this week. So I'm hoping. It would only be a couple days a week--which would be a paycheck none-the-less. Friday I had a Soul Choir performance. For those of you reading and don't know what Soul Choir is....it is a choir that sings gospel and R&Bish type songs. We go and minister with music...it's pretty awesome, and I have really awesome friends in there. There is some drama---but if anyone wants to know more--I'll tell you later;) wink wink. ha. The weekend was cool. Got to lay by the pool which was AMAZING! However, note to self---when applying spray sun-tan lotion...make sure you get ALLLL the areas covered. I came in after a productive day at the pool and realized that there was a patch by my right leg the I completely missed...so that was kinda red need less to say---haha. So for all of those who use spary sun tan lotion--make sure to spread it to all areas--you might have to use your hands--CRAZY I know.

I've decided that I am going to be a personal trainer for my friends and charge them money--haha. Good idea I know...I am a genius. It has worked really well I have 3 clients already and getting paid $15 per session---which prolly isn't a lot but they are my friends and I want to be nice....haha...but that's good cause I will get paid every week. So that is also something to pay the bills with. Which is good cause I now have an electric bill in my name--scary--but I was Approved---which is the first step to being a big kid=) I have finally arrived---sort of.....

On Sunday, I picked up my super cool blind friend Briley to take her to practice and she introduced me to her friend Kevin. Now I know all of you are thinking what does that matter, and why are you telling us this.....well Kevin works at the Piano Bar downtown called Big Bang. He liked me, thought I was cute and funny, and heard how talented Briley thought that I was YAY=), and he decided to give me an audition. SO Pray everyone---apparently he makes a living playing there---which that would be awesome cause that actually is a job that applies to my major---haha! So be praying that the audition goes good. Thanks!

My audition for the country guy got moved to June 24th....so everyone pray on that day too. Big issue but finally got it all resolved....Thank you Jesus. =) And for those of you reading this and from my home town....I will be back there on the 24th that evening....so while I'm in town I would love to see you all. Well again, I seem to have blabbed way to much....but as always I like to leave you with a little something special...so until next time..."Why is it called 'after dark' when it really is 'after light'?"

So this week has already been a struggle and a victory! So as all of you know...I am trying to find a job...which in the music business right now--is a very tough thing to do. However, I have been talking to all of my contacts so hopefully something might turn out from that. So I was hunting on the web monday and tuesday...and I got some leads which was cool. The coolest thing that I found yesterday was an e-mail for a manager of an up and coming country singer. From the clips I have heard, he is Bangin! Super good! Anyways the exciting part is that I have an audition with him and his staff on June 17th to be his touring keyboard player. I have 10 songs to learn b/c they told me they don't really know which song they will choose. 10 songs to chart, learn, rehearse, and perfect so I can get the job! So please pray along with me that things will work out.

My roommate of 3 years, Sara, is moving to Memphis cause she took the choir job. I will miss her. I got a new apt in Brentwood which is amazing and my friend Audrey is moving in with me. Super pumped about that! Everyone will have to come see it soon! We move in June 17th. Or at least I do...until she comes back to TN.

Again...struggle and victory. I had a lunch date with my friend Terra, who let me just say is so cool and so wise for us only being 22. We were talking amongst other things...haha...that eventhough it is hard to leave your burdens with the Lord everyday....we have to make an effort to lay them down even if we wake up the next day and want to pick them back up again. Which is a very hard thing for me to do. I know that the Lord will take care of me....but sometimes I want to do it myself...and all He askes is to take it to Him and leave it. He will take it, carry it, and walk beside you every step of the way. I am learning more and more what that means everyday. Don't get me wrong....I mess up sometimes. I am NOT perfect(eventhough my parents sometimes say that I'm close---haha)...and I know that I need the Lord's help....it's just realizing it and stopping myself from being so stubborn. :)

Well that's all the blab that I can handle so until next time: "Never stand between a dog and the hydrant".