Yesterday was quite the day! 3 great things happened. First, Abby had gymnastics and even flipped over the bar all by herself--see the video at the end of the post. She also took her first swimming lesson! She loves to swim and every week she would go over to the pool after gymnastics and want to take lessons. This week I talked to the front office and they said she could do a trial day to see how it goes and then enroll for the remaining 4 weeks of the term if she wants to. She absolutely loved it and did not want to leave.
Abby before gymnastics.
Later that day our friend from Arizona, Natalie arrived. It is her spring break from ASU and she ended up being able to come at the last minute. I did not tell Abby and so Natalie completely surprised her. You can see from the pictures that they were very excited to see each other. Now we get to play for a few days!
The last great event of the day was a complete surprise! I went to play for a voice lesson at Cal State University, Bakersfield because juries were today. After the lesson the choir director at the university approached me and said, "Hello Dr. Garrett." I said hello and then he asked if I would be willing to help him with something. I wondered what it could be. Then he asked if I would be willing to teach a class at the university! I was so excited! It is a music appreciation on-line course, which is perfect because Abby is the number 1 priority! I will definitely miss the direct interaction with students since it is on-line, but this is a perfect set up right now. I have to move on everything very quickly though because the start date is March 28th! Yikes! As I left his office he said, "Welcome to the faculty." Needless to say, I was pretty excited! I drove straight home and told Matt. He was very excited also.
I am constantly amazed at the opportunities I am given. I am very, very blessed.
Later that day our friend from Arizona, Natalie arrived. It is her spring break from ASU and she ended up being able to come at the last minute. I did not tell Abby and so Natalie completely surprised her. You can see from the pictures that they were very excited to see each other. Now we get to play for a few days!
The last great event of the day was a complete surprise! I went to play for a voice lesson at Cal State University, Bakersfield because juries were today. After the lesson the choir director at the university approached me and said, "Hello Dr. Garrett." I said hello and then he asked if I would be willing to help him with something. I wondered what it could be. Then he asked if I would be willing to teach a class at the university! I was so excited! It is a music appreciation on-line course, which is perfect because Abby is the number 1 priority! I will definitely miss the direct interaction with students since it is on-line, but this is a perfect set up right now. I have to move on everything very quickly though because the start date is March 28th! Yikes! As I left his office he said, "Welcome to the faculty." Needless to say, I was pretty excited! I drove straight home and told Matt. He was very excited also.I am constantly amazed at the opportunities I am given. I am very, very blessed.
