Fall Mornings

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C

Comfortable

Friends,

I love fall. I love the smell, pumpkins, clothes, sunrises, sunsets, warm colors, change, leaves. I think most of my family and friends are tired of me going on and on about fall but they all seem to agree what a relief it is after our hot texas summers.

This week I was thinking about life and how it is full of: hard work, hardships, health issues that remained unresolved, war, hurt, disconnect from people you love, fear, doubt, noise and the list goes on. Have there ever been times that it just all hits you?

Ask people what they want most in life...you'll get varied answers but most will probably choose "a comfortable living". I guess that hit me more so this week...the word "comfortable". Where is that point? so I find myself continuing to work towards becoming "big and known" and then will I be "comfortable"? It just got me thinking...

Here and now. Yesterday, was a beautiful fall day. I got to meet a new person who shares my love of music and is coordinating a gig for me, run off to play music at a wedding rehearsal, meet up with a friend to make music which turned into partaking in a nice conversation outside in fall and then having a late night talk with some friends.

As a result, I have more music work, places to be, being bitten by mosquitoes that seem to love me more than I love fall, and a little sleep deprivation but I'm quite content.

Casie, what would make your life most comfortable?

A. being famous someday
B. having a beautiful house with a music room and wrap around porch someday
C. get some music and books published someday
D. soaking in the here and now
E. still puzzled with this word "comfortable"

Yep, gotta go with E. Alright friends, I also gotta go and get ready to see some newlyweds off with wedding musak!

Your truly,
C

Someone heard

Hey friends,
My song, "Just Songs" got played on a radio station in Commerce, TX this evening and I was more than ecstatic.
It makes me smile knowing someone heard it in or near that city.

It was my mom, me and best friend on speaker phone gathered around my computer to listen to the online radio stream. :)
It was a great moment and I hope to have many more like that to come.

As long as there are opportunities for me to take, I will keep making music...wait what am I saying?

Opportunities or not, I'm still making music.


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C

For you

Sometimes you get hugs,
sometimes you get a friendly smile,
sometimes you get a laugh,
sometimes you get a "hey chin up",
sometimes you get a favourite type of cookie,

but they are not

a certain person's hugs,
a certain person's friendly smile,
a certain person's laugh,
a certain person's "hey chin up"
a certain person's favourite type of cookie,

this is a shout out to all my certain persons...you make my world a lovelier place.

Love and miss you,
C

This is what I write when I an not satisfied

"If I could have that dress
with pretty wavy lines, polka dots, soft fabric,
stripes, curves, flowiness, twirling action,
hoop skirt, blue colors, fringes, red colors, purple colors,
v-neckline, bow in the back, fun factor, sexy factor,
cute but classy factor...

If I could have all that, my dress would look awful."

Rethink what you have and be satisfied.

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C

Sweetness

Hi friends,
Hope you are enjoying your day! It was labor day today and I did some labor but not too much. Hope you had some rest as well.
My family and I went to our usual breakfast restaurant this morning and we were talking about people and how people treat people. There was the usual waitress dad sees on his lunch breaks. Little detail: dad usually brings an extra cup to refill ice and water for work. One time he forgot his work cup. However, she got him an extra one that she should have technically charged him for but it's just one of those nice things people do sometimes. We chatted with her for awhile and I got to meet this person who treats my dad nicely every time he is there.

There is not much to the story. It's just refreshing and nice to hear people caring for each other.
We need that reminder sometimes. It's not about the times you are happy for a happy reason like: the weather, good financial circumstances, or birthdays...but the times when money is hard to find or your really don't want to be there for your all day shift and you still don't mind sharing a bit of your heart with someone.

that's impressive and a beautiful thing.

Sharing the sweets,
C

Goooooaaaaalllll

Hey friends,
Yes, it has definitely been awhile. I just got a job as a part time piano accompanist at a high school. It's quite exciting. When I walked in to the high school, I felt like I was back in it. The rambunctious kids and music competitions starting up all over again.It was a crazy feeling being back as a "teacher" sort of, although I do not feel like it at all. I know a little more piano and I have college years under my belt but I look like the next freshman down the hall.

I'm still making music though. I think being at the school helped me to see that this is not my future right now even though I grateful for the opportunity. It's great to get paid for music but I have a benefit concert to plan for and gigs to perform at and that is where my heart lies at the moment. It's resting ever so peacefully there.

It's always easy to look over on the other side and think it is so much greener. I think I have been struggling with that lately...wondering if this is where I am to place my roots for a little while or should I be in L.A. (ugh I don't think I would belong there because I would have to dye my hair blonde and have a tan?), New York (I would be closer to my bff but it's kind of cold?), Rhode Island (because it's near the sea and sounds exotic...I do like seafood...)...what other music place is there? Oh! Austin, TX...it's a fantastic place but not yet...(I do mean to go back to check it out more). However, I am not in any of those places and there is no sense in sitting and pondering why I am not there. That's just wasting time Cas!

I think if I am honest with myself, my only reasoning for packing up and jetting is to be different. Honestly that never gets people anywhere...ok maybe it gets some because they are following an epiphany for seeing new landscapes, they are ready to move on (don't get me wrong it's not a bad thing)...

So take this commentary as a grain of salt...but for me, moving just to be different and see different is not honest for me right now. I'm going to stick around where I am at, soak it all up because this life is temporary and only I can make decisions for me and be whoever I want to be wherever I am. Sounds so simple doesn't it...usually that means you've missed the tiny print at the bottom.

Enough for some serious pondering...I think I am going to get some ice cream because all this thinking works up all my energy...so therefore, ice cream is appropriate. in fact...it's always appropriate.

1. Awk moment on a date--let's get ice cream!
2. baby just born--aww so cute, maybe she wants ice cream...
3. park with friends-ice cream man!
4. Grandma has dentures--how about ice cream everyone?
5. making up with a loved one--hey I brought you some ice cream.

I heart you all and ice cream too.
Casie