Hello you :)
What a weird summer this has been so far! Man alive...
I've only had a few shows here and there, but I've been fortunate to meet some wonderful people and I've been having a great time! If you're friends with me on facebook and you check out my notes, this one is going to be similar to the last one I posted, but for those of you who AREN'T on there, here's a random list of things that come to mind when I think of this summer:
I visited some of my good friends in the Twin Cities and watched WAY too much of "The Office".
I stayed up until 6:00 A.M.......texting someone.
I made lasagna and garlic toast and set off the smoke alarm :).
I played the Edina Art Fair with Derek Luttrell (again, check out his music on MySpace. He's one of my top friends.).
Traveled to Nashville, TN and met with producer Billy Smiley.
Played AnnaLily Fair at the Mabel Tainter Theatre in Menomonie, WI.
Released my second album, "Anna Johnson LIVE From The Living Room".
Ate delicious peach pancakes and tried a piece of shrimp that was actually YUMMY!
Squashed a HUGE spider at girls' camp. Victory.
Spent an afternoon lying on the beach reading and writing in my journal.
Met an adorable family and gave my number to the sweetest little girl who wants to text me <3.
Spent way too much time on facebook and twitter.
Drank more coffee than the rest of my life combined even though I'm not currently employed at a coffee shop! I guess I'm missing it or something...
Made some hemp jewelery for someone else and kept it because I liked it so much! Haha. Sorry?
Went to the Interstate Fair in West Salem, WI.
Started lots of new songs and performed "Sister" for the first time ever with Kyle Culver on the ukelele! Yeah. It was awesome.
Jammed with some great musicians, including Brandon Daly of All The Right Moves (Check out Brandon's solo work - another top friend).
Ate lots of watermelon. Mmmm.
Painted my room.
Played a really fun show at The Heyde Center in Chippewa Falls and gimped out during one of my songs because my little sister was dancing like a fool in the background :).
Bought the movie "Enchanted" and loved it.
Saw "P.S. I Love You" with Heather.
Made the yummiest shake EVER with the Jorde's.
Learned to play Speed Scrabble, Telephone Pictionary, and Scattergories.
Watched some "Man Vs. Food" with my uncle.
Figured out that music is WITHOUT A SINGLE DOUBT my only option and my DEEPEST passion.
Missed my good friends from McNally - Josh, Derek, Jenn, Andre, Adam, Daniel, Sarah, Jason, Cody, etc.........
Spent some quality sister time with Clara and Julia.
Opened the car door on myself and bruised my hip bone.
Worked with Drew Clausen and Chris Jackson on my CD art and duplication and made two great friends out of the deal!!! P.S. If you want great service that's fast and affordable, call Jackson Duplication at 577-8362! You will be blown away. Not kidding. And ask for Drew Clausen for graphic design/artwork. They're great guys.
Went running and got lost.
Ate the best meal of my life at The Waterfront in LaCrosse, WI. Or maybe it was RiverFront or something??? We walked there and almost went into the wrong one. Hmm. Either way, it was the best food I've ever had. Hands down. Yum.
Reconciled some shaky relationships.
Made a really cool birthday card. I was proud!
Learned to play a Jonas Brothers song on the guitar.
Added some videos on youtube that weren't from live shows.
Bought the same dress (but in a different color) as my good friend, Jenna.
Spent a fantastic week at Willerup Bible Camp in Cambridge, WI with Teia, Clara, and all my girlies.
Went an entire week without eating a piece of candy!!!!!
Successfully did 60 minutes straight of cardio. Serious victory.
Made Joel Wild (works with Imogen Heap and RuRu and more) cry.
Applied at Starbucks in Franklin, TN.
Learned a great deal about myself, what I don't want, and where I want to be in the next couple of years.
Sat in the car in Katie's driveway in the rain and prayed for an hour.
Ate a McChicken, medium vanilla shake and small fry at 11:00 P.M. It was the FIRST time I have EVER EVER EVER gone to McDonald's alone and by choice and it was the FIRST time I've eaten more than one item at a time. Seriously. I'm not kidding. It was a strange moment.....
Played a show with Jesse Hamble in Eau Claire.
Got to see QuinnElizabeth perform. Wow.
Drove to Onalaska and didn't get lost once.
Slept in my room with it being a mess. That's huge. To explain: I'm a neat freak, and I usually can't sleep knowing I have a pair of socks on the floor. I'll wake up and get out of bed to put them in the hamper if I don't want them on my feet anymore. I am ridiculous. Soooooooo, the last few nights that I've slept in my room with it being a complete I-just-got-home-for-the-first-time-in-three-weeks-and-haven't-unpacked mess....well...it's been a breakthrough. Woo!
Bought Photoshop but haven't put it on my computer yet. Umm. I don't really know why.
Messed around with a new tuning.
Bought too many clothes.
Started dating a great man. <3 Yeah... Mmm. Yay.
Drank my first entire Turtle Mocha in one sitting. It was small, but that was still a first.
Hmmmmmmm....
There are probably a million other more important things that I've done this summer, but those are the things that popped into my head right now.
I'm sitting in Coffee Grounds in Hallie and I've been here since 10:30. I talked with a good friend for several hours and now I'm procrastinating and not getting to work like I should. It's a beautiful day and I should probably be outside. I just get so chatty sometimes that hours pass by before I realize what in the world is going on!
Hmm.
I should go, I suppose.
I hope you're all having a great day. I'll keep you updated when anything exciting musically happens. For now I'll just ramble about me, but don't worry! There are lots of fantastic things happening right now and as soon as they're set in stone I'll let you know!
I could use your prayers, though, as I have some big decisions to make.
Thank you for your support and friendship and love!
Have a WONDERFUL day!
~Anna