I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord!

I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord!

(Jamming out to some Phil Collins.)

But really, this song is definitely resonating inside of me right now. Well those two lines are, and the awesome drum intro, apparently the message of the song is quite dark.

Anyway, I have some news!

I put in a submission to be reviewed to possibly be one of 20 Best Twenty's Holiday Feature.  They take 20 undiscovered unique artists and feature them every month.  This time 20 artists will be featured from November through December (only the two most lucrative months of the year.)  Pretty big deal.











and.....








they picked me!!

Well, they picked TheGrayCafe!

I am so so excited!

I am getting out the sketchpad immediately!

The Holiday shop will be up and running by November 4th!

I really can't even think straight right now. I think each and every one of my cells are smiling. I can feel it!

As a thank you for coming to my page and reading my big news, I'll share with you this happy rendition(cover) of Blitzkrieg Bop. I just don't think you could have a bad day after listening to this song. It always makes me want to dance (good thing I'm always alone, ha!).

I can't get it to embed. :( If you want to listen to it you can go here, or look it up on whatever app you use to listen to music.

The Blitzkrieg Bop - Caballero Reynaldo

Maybe I should blog again....

I am bummed out today.

It started on Monday when we heard Ben might not be coming home until the end of the year.

Last night he told me it's all but chiseled in stone; 4 more months.

GOD give me strength.

I miss everything, absolutely everything, about him being here. 

I can't even imagine the way he feels.

Thank the good Lord for allowing us to talk almost everyday! 

If this is Ben's "deployment", we really are so very lucky.

Now I just need to keep myself occupied. 

Let's find some things that make me happy!

I've done such a poor job of doing anything with great enthusiasm, especially lately. 

One day at a time.

Let the projects commence! 

Sculpting

Sewing

Painting

Workouts

Cooking

Cleaning

Organizing

Giving Fletcher lots of hugs and kisses!

All very important to build my morale and increase selective amnesia. 

This year may not be "our" year like I originally had hoped, but God has given me the time to improve upon myself, and by golly if he just doesn't know what's best! 

Thank you God for this opportunity of self-exploration, and thank you (THANK YOU!!) for keeping Benjamin safe!

Here's to a happy, healthy, progressive, tad-bit lonely rest of 2013!