Day 66 - March 7, 2010

Today was my first solo gallery showing I've ever had! It was rather exciting to be able to show my work in a venue, but even more exciting to be the only artist there! Granted, the Hall Memorial Library is not a real gallery, but it's still a very busy place where lots of people go - giving my art a decent amount of exposure! My photographs will be up throughout the month of March just to the right of the main entrance. I sure hope that those of you who attended had a great time! It was great to see so many friends and family attend!

Until Tomorrow,

Athina

Day 65 - March 6, 2010

It's always sad the day after an event that you had been looking forward to for quite a while. This morning was one of those days. I'm not much of a concert goer, but I had been looking forward to this one for quite a long time. I had a wonderful time last night, but today, we left New York to head back to Connecticut to what is turning out to be a very busy day! It was really a great experience to go see a fantastic live band with friends and family - and maybe soon, Muse will be back and I can feel all giddy and excited about going to see them again! But for now, I have the memories of last night - and some pretty silly video in which you can totally hear my (awful) singing! I think I may just be keeping those to myself!

Until Tomorrow,

Athina

Day 64 - March 5, 2010

Best. Concert. Ever. And this hotel has the slowest internet ever! I stood the whole time cheering and singing and having a blast. I think the seats we had were the furthest possible seats (except for the row right behind us) in the whole darn place - but this concert was so worth it. I wanted to bring my zoom lens, but I was worried that they wouldn't let me bring my camera in, so this will have to do. The lighting and the stage were awesome - I wish I had tickets to see the show again tomorrow night in Boston! Definitely worth the money and time we spent to get here! Anyways, sleep time!

Until Tomorrow,

Athina

Day 63 - March 4, 2010

I am so excited! Tomorrow, I will be heading down to New York City with Eric, Amy, Ryan, Ang and Dee to see my favorite band in the whole world - Muse! I love music - but usually I like specific songs, and not artists in general. I find many artists have one or two good songs, and the rest don't appeal that much to me. It's rare for me to find a band that has a lot of songs that I like. Well Muse is one of the very few - and tomorrow I get to see them live. I have heard nothing but wonderful things about their live shows, so I have been waiting a long time to get to go to one! I know they are not as big here are they are in Europe - but that's ok! I'm glad they are at least coming to the States so I can experience it! Tomorrow night may be hard to post a picture - but I'll do what I can to get it up somewhat timely!

Until Tomorrow,

Athina

Day 62 - March 3, 2010

Daisy loves to ride in the car. No matter where I go - she is always excited to come along! She loves it in the morning when we go drop off Eric at work, and when we pick him up at night. When I drive to the grocery store or to run some other errands. It doesn't matter to her that she might have to sit in the car for 10 minutes or 45 minutes - she is content to do so! It will be nice though when it gets a little warmer, and I can leave the back window open longer for her to sniff all the interesting smells I'm sure she smells when she sticks her nose out the window. But for now - just looking to see what's out there will have to do - Mom needs to stay warm!

Until Tomorrow,

Athina

Day 61 - March 2, 2010

Within the last few months or so, I've been going to Starbucks a lot more with Heather. It's a nice chance to catch up, chat about things, and relax. I never was much of a coffee drinker, but it's just the ability to have somewhere to go every couple of days and relax with a good friend. Today we chatted about our goals for getting in shape, her crazy hectic work schedule, and me getting some business stuff done to get my business on track and moving forward. It's nice to be able to do that over a cup of coffee (or a Cafe Misto in my case!) I still have to contact the manager at that store about showing a few of my pieces! And on a side note - today I found out that one of my images was named in the top ten Honorable Mention for the Midwest Exchange Photo Black and White contest - I think there were something like 300+ entries nationwide on facebook. Makes me feel warm and fuzzy about what I do!

Until Tomorrow,

Athina

Day 60 - March 1, 2010

If there was one thing in my life that I kinda regret so far, it would have to be not keeping up with piano lessons. At the time, growing up - I was far more interested in going outside to play with my friends, or play sports, than practice my music. I never (nor do I still) aspire to be any sort of professional musician, but there's something about being able to play the piano that really makes me wish I had stuck it out a little longer. I bought this keyboard a few years back with the intent to pick it up again, but I haven't yet. I'll fool around on it here and there, but nothing serious. Perhaps this year I'll really give it a try - we'll see!

Until Tomorrow,

Athina