Hopeless at summarizing.

Yes, it's true. I've never been able to pass up the long version of a story, which is why it's hard for me to play catch up with things like this. My last 'real' post was before the holidays and so much has happened since then. It really is impossible to summarize, but fortunately I also possess that endearing 'stubborn as hell' quality (which will be bailing me out of this slip of my blog resolution).

Moving on...

So the holidays brought many things-time with family, time with extended family, time with other people's families...well, at least it seemed that way! I definitely realized my need for alone time, and am still hoping for a good dose of some in the near future. I was also reminded (again) of my love for the north-of snow, and manual vehicles, of wide stretches of land, and Carhart overalls, running around at night in the middle of a sleet-ish snowfall with friends...there's something lovely about northwest Indiana. Here a few photos from my travels:

The Appel family homestead sits on a hill across the pond.

Our neighbor's homestead.

Our dog (appropriately named Fluff) runs across the yard.

My horse (appropriately named Tuff) says hello.

My dog Taye (named Taye for the hell of it) is pretty damn cute.

Causin' a ruckass with the pups. (It was only 10 degrees out!)

Walking around the pond...


A few other things happened while I was home as well:

-Travis got to see snow for the second time in his life and throw his FIRST SNOWBALL!!:


-I forced Travis to endure the Appel family Christmas (really not that bad, and actually pretty awesome) and got to see a few of my lovely cousins:



-And drumroll please...my dad played Jesus at the family talent show:


So the holidays were good. Busy, crazy, and a little nutty-but still good. I spent New Years in North Carolina and have since been swept up in a whirlwind involving winter quarter starting at SCAD (my workplace), planning the recording of my first album this February, the preparation for Travis's solo show at Eyedrum (will post photos soon), and basically feeling a bit overwhelmed with possibilities and the lack of time in which to pursue all I'm passionate about. If anyone knows an individual whose resolution was to play benefactor to a deserving artist please don't hesitate to call!