Good Kids

I am very excited about my new job in Bow, but I will miss the Newport kids. They have been so good to me the past few months and I have really enjoyed my time with them. I've told them a few times that they saved my life this year - I can't imagine if I was still living so far away in Maine (nothing against Mom, of course!), substitute teaching, and feeling directionless. I'm pleased with how the Newport kids have grown as musicians the past few months and I have loved getting to know them. Even though I know I am making the right decision to move to Bow, it will still be tough to say goodbye. If the Newport job had paid better and not included elementary school, I could have easily considered staying longer.

Emily, one of my saxophone players, brought me a gift on Monday and it was this super cool Sigg bottle with dynamics written on it!! How cool is that??? I have a pink Sigg bottle I use every day and she knows I love them. She put flowers in the bottle and wrote me a really sweet note. What a good kid! I love the bottle and look forward to using it and thinking of her. She is a great student and a fun kid - plus she is studying abroad in Germany for all of next year, so she is a kid after my own heart. Maybe we'll meet up when I visit Berlin next year...

Beautiful Sunapee

As excited as I am to be moving back to Concord, I will miss the beauty of Sunapee in the spring. I love walking along the harbor and the lake, which is only about 25 yards from my apartment.

The houses are beautiful and I find myself coveting them very much. I am determined to someday own a house on a lake. I don't even need to own a year-round house. Just give me a summer house on a lake and I'll be very happy.

Of course, the houses on Lake Sunapee are WAY out of my price range, but it is fun to dream!! Oh, and I still have yet to figure out which house belongs to Steven Tyler of Aerosmith. He has a house right on the lake and everyone keeps describing it to me, but I can find it! Too bad I'm not sticking around this summer - people say I would have seen him around town.

Nothing makes me happier than bright pansies and these were just smiling at me in the sunshine when I was walking the other day.

I ran home to get my camera, then walked back down to the harbor so I could catch these shots. Ah, beautiful Sunapee.