It's August 13th. I can't believe it. I feel like I was planning my summer yesterday ,and now it's almost over. Waaaaah! Craziness. I did have a good one though. How was yours?
My family came to visit my brother and me in July, and needless to say, it was a blast. I was so happy to see my freshly turned sixteen year old sister and newly brace faced little brother. All six Tarvers crammed in a two bedroom apartment for two weeks... awesome. It felt like I was home again after about a day. Mom was cleaning for us...cooking for us... washing our clothes... definitely took me a while to get back into the swing of things after she left. She's the best.
We decided to take a trip to the Grand Canyon while everyone was here. Yep.. that's 7 1/2 hours in a rented mini-van with 6 people. It was great! Even the ride there :) ...... we had never been to the Grand Canyon before ,and to be honest, I was pretty sure I'd love it.. for about 15 minutes. Then I thought I'd be over it. Not the case! It was breathtaking! And we went to a bunch of different points to look at it. Including a secret point that only locals know about. Yeah.. we're cool. But seriously, it was awesome. I put some pictures for you to see.... we had a great time.
The rest of the time was spent together just enjoying each other. My little brother has acquired an obsession with mini golf so we did that three times. I always started out strong but.. then would get two sixes and my game would be ruined. Oh well. We also went to Santa Barbara for a day and it was sooo beautiful. Any of you live in Santa Barbara? I love your town.
So it was really nice to have my family visit.. I cried when they left... like I always do. I'm so thankful for my family!
Lately I've been writing and recording more and it's been a lot of fun. Trying to get some cool new tunes!! I also go on a lot of auditions annnnd... yeah. It's a crazy biz ,but... I'm still here and despite everything.. loving it still :)
I got to go to the Jonas Brothers show out here in LA this past Saturday and that definitely gave me some inspiration and encouragement. Seeing someone's career explode like that first hand can't help but inspire. It was an amazing show, and I had a great time. If you haven't seen it, definitely try to check it out! It's worth it. My friends Honor Society did amazing as well!! Make sure to check out their album coming out September 15th! They're some of the nicest guys ever so.. give em some love :)
OK-- I had to get up at like 7:15 this morning after going to sleep at about 2:15 last night.. so I think it might be time for a quick nap! I love you guys and can't thank you enough for your continued support!!!
Katelyn Tarver