Ok, so maybe my name isn't in lights quite yet, but I'll get there one day! For now, I am pretty excited to see my name as a byline for a music review I wrote. CLICK HERE. It just got posted this morning, and I wanted y'all to see it first. (I also wouldn't mind if you retweeted it, commented on it or sent your honest feedback my way!)
The album was Good City for Dreamers, by General Elektriks. It was so-so. Regardless, I was thrilled to review it and submit it to Stereo Subversion, a kick-ass online music magazine that focuses on "music with meaning." I just finished another one, Fashawn's Boy Meet World, so I'll make sure to post that one as soon as it's up.
I finally feel like I am on my way to where I want to be... and where I was meant to be: writing. I love to write, and I feel like I have been blessed with a gift, even if it needs some refinement. Unfortunately, writers don't make much money, so thus far in my life I have abandoned my preferred career path for a more profitable one. Luckily, with side gigs like this, I can have my cake and eat it too, which makes me oh-so-happy. And, while writing doesn't pay right now, maybe I can make a name for myself and eventually land a paying gig at a magazine somewhere. Or better yet, perhaps my own communications business lies in wait for me (and hopefully some great PR diva friends.) Until then, I'll be dreaming about it and taking steps to make it happen.
I think that moving to Houston has had a remarkable affect on me (and Brian.) We have been able to really find ourselves here. It's been an adventure in self-awareness that has allowed us to figure out/remember who we are as individuals and as a married couple... or "the coolest married couple you know," if you prefer. ;) Since we've been here, we've changed and grown in a positive way as we've been faced with difficult decisions and situations and dealt with them all on our own. I was always "independent" (which may just be a nice word for "stubborn,") but this move has taught me how to be more responsible for every aspect of my life and helped me differentiate between what's important to me and what I love versus what the world around me thinks that should be. I think that is why I finally have the guts and motivation to venture ahead full force into writing, without fear of failure or faintness of heart. I can do this.
And Brian is almost like a different person. The boy that left North Carolina, for all his attributes, wasn't fulfilled. He doubted himself and his career path. He didn't seem sure his future would hold success for him, or if he'd ever feel like the man his mother wanted him to be. He wasn't even sure how to accept the love of his new family, I don't think. But now, he knows where he's going, and he is also more in tune with the important things in life. Best of all, he is experiencing great success in his career, which has given him the confidence he needed to know how proud Janet would be if she were here... how proud she is looking down on him. Not to mention, he misses OUR family so much... it is obvious he is ready to accept and return the copious amounts of love and hugs and encouragement and joy they send his way. It brings tears to my eyes.
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I want our family and friends to know how grateful we are for you. So, thank you to anyone who is reading this, for all of your support and encouragement throughout the years. And thank you in advance for the support and encouragement you will offer us in the future. Without each and every one of you, we wouldn't be the people we are today, aware and proud of our God-given strengths and weaknesses and dedicated to using them to make a difference in this world. We owe you big time, miss you so much and love you even more.
<3 Brian and Laci
