In Which The Sparrow Brings You Up To Speed...

Howdy Y'all: Sorry it's been so long since my last post. I didn't realize that so much water had gone under the bridge. Time's sure fun when you're having flies!
Some things that have changed since my last post: I had to drop 2 of my ensembles, so now I'm in a Bluegrass ensemble and a country ensemble. I did not realize it, but I accidently signed up for 27 hours worth of credits!!! What an idjit, but now I'm down to 20.
It's hard to believe that there's only 6 weeks left of the semester. Yikes! I have so much work to do!
I LOVE playing electric bass. I feel like a rock star! Only thing is, I can't quite whip my head around like a rock bassist should. I tried it once and just about put myself in the hospital. I couldn't look to the left for a week, which was really annoying because I could only make right turns. Also, there's too much hairspray in my hair for it to fly around correctly, so I must content myself with a somewhat subdued version of my rock star fantasy. But I still have fun, nonetheless.
Anyhow, country ensemble is lots of fun. I get to play bass on most of the songs, I sing lead on Walkin' After Midnight, and I get to sing back-up on Idabel Blues. Everyone in my ensemble is so talented, and my teacher is very good at bringing out the performer in us all. It's great.
Bluegrass ensemble is great, too. My teacher, Beth, is a world class banjo player so it's always great doing music with her. And we have a young fiddle player, Casey, and an experienced rhythym guitarist named Brian. It's kind of nice with only the four of us because we all get to have a greater part in all the songs.
My dog Howdy had some health issues that had me concerned for a couple of weeks, but thanks to the good folks at the College Ave. Vet Clinic, she's doing very well now. She was getting so gimpy with her arthritis and she was having some allergy issues, but thanks to the fact that a boxer thought she was a doggy treat, I was able to get all that taken care of. Yes, dear Godiva, my roommate's fiance's deaf boxer, tried to eat my poor baby dog one evening which resulted in some swelling and some broken blood vessels in Howdy's eye. So I took her to the vet, got her a cortisone shot and an antibiotic, and now she's like a whole 'nuther dog. She still sleeps a lot (she is 14, after all), but she's not itching and her arthritis doesn't seem to hurt her as much. So, thank you, Godiva.  You're a sweetheart and I love you, but please don't do that again. Dogs will be dogs!
My Beloved is now on his seasonal lay-off, which means he will get to spend hours and hours a day on his music. Yay! He really loves doing that. I'm happy for him. He's such a talented guy.  Meanwhile, back at the ranch, his Bluegrass band, Sweetwater played at a Cherryholmes gig and got some positive feedback.
Well, that's it for now, y'all. Hopefully, I won't let too much time go by before the next post.
Oh, did I tell you, my Beloved is coming to see me in December!
Till next time,
The Sparrow