I'm sitting here in the studio on Halloween day listening to the mixes of my yet to be released solo album, and I must say it brought a smile to my face. I'm so excited to release this dang thing. It's been too long (over a year now) since I started recording it, but the end result will pay off in the end...at least I hope.
My buddy Jay has been mixing it and it sounds incredible. I saw Jay yesterday and the poor guy is sick. We were supposed to get together in my little studio and finish mixing some stuff, but he needs to rest more. So after offering to bring over some soup, I briefly stopped by his house to see him and drop off some stuff. We've been having some good discussions about the album and we're so close to getting it done and mastered so I think by the end of November, it will be released.
With that said, I'm putting together a playlist for my one-off show to promote this album. I don't know the exact date yet, but I'm told that it should happen sometime in December. I'm looking forward to performing again, (it's been way too long) and more importantly, I'm looking forward to performing with my wife as well. Marcy and I are going to start working on our album and performing after the year ends, so the musical adventure will continue on. YAY!!! I'm excited.
So now that the musical stuff is out of the way, I can now blog about family stuff.
Since Jay couldn't make it over, Marcy and I decided to head out for the day and spend some much needed time. Between work, the album, and kids, we haven't had alot of time to focus on us. So we got ourselves in the car, got some lunch, and took a gorgeous drive to Golden on an interstate I've never seen before. The view was breath taking as the snow on the mountains was still visible. It reminded me of why I do love Colorado.
We had fun going to the Colorado Mills mall as we went in and out of the stores to get ideas for Christmas gifts. Although we found mostly stuff we wanted...LOL. Still, we had a great time and Marcy and I had fun making jokes at the different shops and items we encountered.
After the drive home, we ate Marcy's chicken enchiladas which I must admit are my favorite dish. Then we settled in for a movie called Horrible Bosses. It was for sure a great laugh and it was amazing to reconnect with my wife. It's been awhile.
Winter is for sure here in Colorado. Although much of the snow from last week has melted, we're supposed to get another 4-8 inches in the next day or two. I think it's funny how the natives here complain about it. I absolutely love it. I love winter's here, including snow and the cold weather. There's nothing like wearing coats and I have to say I have missed wearing pants. Our summer was so hot, I pretty much wore shorts 24 hours of day. (For those of you who don't know me, I hate heat with a passion).
As far as an update on all the kids. Ashlee and Keaton are doing great in school, but I miss them terribly. We had a great summer together as they came here to Colorado for the first time. I can't wait until Christmas to see them and we video chat every week and talk almost everyday on the phone.
Alyssa seems to be doing great in college. We went down to see her last Sunday for her 20th birthday. Had a good time. Wish we would hear from her more though, but I know she's busy with mid-terms and college life.
Today is Nathan's birthday. Miss that guy. Tonight I look forward to hearing his voice on the phone. Sierra is also doing great and like any 9 year old, is excited to go trick or treating tonight.
Marcy and I are going to be alone tonight and instead of passing out candy, were going to turn off the lights and watch a scary movie. I know, you're probably thinking we're horrible for denying kids the chance of getting candy, but I look at it as we're saving their parents the pain of taking their kid to the dentist to get one more cavity filled...LOL.
Well, that's it from my end. I need to go back to work and get "Songs For A Sunday" prepped for released. I need to blog more. It's been too long.
Cheers,
Todd
