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Fun Day

Megan and I spent last Friday in Washington, DC. I have been wanting to go to DC ever since I moved here. We live in a tiny little town in Pennsylvania, but we are only a few short hours away from......EVERYTHING! 3 hours from Pittsburgh, 3 hours from NYC, 2 hours from Baltimore, 2 hours from Philly, and 2 hours from DC. We never go anywhere!!!!!

So Friday, we took the day off, and decided to drive down to DC for some sightseeing. It was a blast. Our legs and feet were killing us by the end of the day. We figured we walked about 2 million miles that day. But, it was worth it. The Fall weather was perfect. We loved every minute of it. We've already decided what we want to do next time we go!

I've posted a TON of pictures here for you to enjoy. Well, for those of you that read this blog.

Hope all is well with everyone!







This is something you don't really get in Los Angeles.



The friendliest squirrels are in DC! They are also the fattest.




Capitol




View from where we had lunch. Lincoln Memorial. We ate at a small little cafe right in the park next to the Mall. The view from our outside table was perfect! Our lunch, well, not very balanced. Trail mis, Gatorade, and a chocolate chip cookie.



Lunch



Puts things into perspective




On the walk to the museum


More friendly squirrels!!!!
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Cool shot of the Lincoln Memorial and the Reflecting Pool





From the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.



We were trying to figure out what exact steps Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn sat on for Wedding Crashers.




More perspective




Waking through a park




Washington Monument



House where lots of decisions are made (some bad ones!!!)




More walking in the park



Pond right next to the WWII Memorial



WWII Memorial

Taking a walk

This morning was yet ANOTHER freak out session. I woke up at 6:30am. I
just at downstairs drinking coffee and thinking. Of course my wife
came downstairs, gave me a kiss, and made things all better. I'm very
lucky.

I just worry all the time! Whenever I'm with Megan, everything feels
great. When I'm focused on my business, I get excited and worried. I
just want it all to work out. I feel confident. I just get overwhelmed
too often.

So I finished up a project I've been working on or a few days. Then I
decided to leave the house. I went to Memorial Park. It's the local
park here in Mechanicsburg. I've just been walking around and taking
the day for myself. I never have a day off. I have to go to the
football game tonight, and tomorrow I will be teaching Drumline for
about 14 hours. So I think I owe it to myself to just chill for a while.

Megan and I are going to a Red Sox party tonight. To watch Game 1 of
the ALCS. I'm excited about that.

Taking a walk

This morning was yet ANOTHER freak out session. I woke up at 6:30am. I
just at downstairs drinking coffee and thinking. Of course my wife
came downstairs, gave me a kiss, and made things all better. I'm very
lucky.

I just worry all the time! Whenever I'm with Megan, everything feels
great. When I'm focused on my business, I get excited and worried. I
just want it all to work out. I feel confident. I just get overwhelmed
too often.

So I finished up a project I've been working on or a few days. Then I
decided to leave the house. I went to Memorial Park. It's the local
park here in Mechanicsburg. I've just been walking around and taking
the day for myself. I never have a day off. I have to go to the
football game tonight, and tomorrow I will be teaching Drumline for
about 14 hours. So I think I owe it to myself to just chill for a while.

Megan and I are going to a Red Sox party tonight. To watch Game 1 of
the ALCS. I'm excited about that.

I'm very comfortable sitting on this park bench right now. I still
feel a little guilty about not being at home working. But I think I
need to chill for a bit.

I was thinking about the movie Stan By Me. Those guys were walking on
train tracks often if I remember correctly. So I thought it would be
fun to do the same.

Fall on the East Coast

Work Space

Not the most glamorous office in the world. But this is where I live for most of the day. I’m working hard to get this business thriving. I’m busy teaching, giving lessons, writing music, paying bills, day dreaming, etc etc.

Right now I am pursuing an organization called SCORE. They provide FREE counseling to small business start ups. Right now my main focus is getting my business plan written. I truly believe that this business is something worth investing in. Right now we focus on Drumline and Colorguard. But I see our focus growing and expanding. I really think it can go into other directions of performance, as well as performance education internationally. The first step in having an investor even consider looking into my business is to have a business plan ready to hand over. I don’t have one! So that part is next.

I find myself getting distracted with so many things going on in the percussion world. The Marching activity is so vast and so busy. So many people involved in so many different areas. It’s hard to keep up! I need to realize that success will come from being around the right people at the right time, and intense focus. I feel like my focus is much more streamlined then it ever used to be. That’s a good thing! But I tend to get distracted during the day. I’m not being distracted by things outside of my work. I’m being distracted by EVERYTHING in the industry!

I look at forums, I listen to other peoples music, I try and get peoples advice. I know that all I do is good. But I am so impatient. I want everything to be happening NOW. I want it all to occur NOW. I guess it’s good that I have all of this energy, but boy I need to have a but more faith in myself.

I wish I had as much faith in me as my wife does. Megan always has this force field of confidence around her. She’s just so sure that our life will be fine, and the business will be fine. She’s so great. Even as I type I smile thinking about how lucky I am.

Wow funny. As I’m posting this blog, my iTunes is on shuffle. Right now it’s playing “The Time They Are A Changin’” by Bob Dylan.

Boy that is very true.......