I Don't Wanna Work

I had to miss the last drum lesson in January because of our trip to Savannah to visit my parents. And that was a sad trip indeed. I started coming down with a cold the day before we left, and had the worst of it the entire time we were there. So mostly I slept and read books. One of the cool things about my parents' house is that there's no shortage of good books lying around. Maybe my next visit will be more peppy.

So instead of starting private drum lessons, I decided to retake the beginner series in February. I had this idea after the first class would have been over, but I figured that was ok. When I called, it turns out they postponed the start of the class by a week, and extended each class by 15 min. Woo hoo! So I signed up again.

When I got there on Thursday, it turned out that there are only 2 students in the class - me and a 5th grader. So it's almost like private lessons, which is pretty cool. This kid in my class is adorable, and I almost fell out of my seat when he said his favorite bands were Slipknot and Godsmack. How cool is that?

So my goal is to make time to practice a lot in the coming weeks, and perhaps get a drum kit at home by the end of the month. I'm still working on convincing TJ that this is a good idea :)

I have no gift to bring

I started drum lessons last week!! There's an awesome drum shop in Bellevue, Donn Bennett Drum Studio, that offers lessons. A friend and I are taking a four week group class for absolute beginners. The classroom is set up with 8 drum kits so we each get to pretend to be a rockstar for a short time each week.

Even better, the studio allows students to practice in their lesson rooms when they're not being used. So for the past 2 days I've spent an hour there, practicing the simple rock beat that we learned. That's the cool thing about picking up a new skill - the learning curve is steep but improvements are made really quickly. After just two days of practice, I'm more comfortable with the kit, and I was having a great time rockin out. (very slowly, of course.)

I hope to make it back a few more times to practice before Thursday's lesson. The folks at the shop are really friendly, and I have a brand new pair of my very own sticks. How cool is that?? I should have done this years ago.