If you've been reading along recently, our time following the wedding has been a flurry of activity. Home remodeling, cooking, and traveling seem to be absorbing most of our time outside of our careers. We've made plenty of progress both around the house and in our culinary adventures (adding another week of vegetarianism to the list). Yet, as most newlyweds experience, we were finding ourselves in the post-honeymoon couple bubble. To counteract that, we took on the challenge to to become more social a few weeks ago.
Interestingly enough, it has produced great success thus far. As Courtney has alluded to many times: we're exceptionally grateful for our location and living situation as it presents tremendous opportunity for connecting with friends and family all while offering us plenty of chances to encounter new faces as well. I've been playing quite a bit more golf and Courtney has been galavanting across town with the ladies. While our our challenge was arbitrary and undefined (at best!), we've both struck a solid balance and find ourselves out of the house more often than in it seems.
While indulging in some cornhole at one of the waterfront parks a few weeks ago, we were quickly transported back to late 2007. There were plenty of familiar melodies ringing from the cafe, and we both struggled to name the artist for over almost an hour. You know how that dialogue plays out, too: "Wow, I know this song!", "Who is this?!" and so on. Surprisingly enough, I noticed that I purchased James Morrison's Undiscovered on iTunes 6 years ago. While it is not an overly moving compilation, Morrison did an excellent job of putting together meaningful lyrics with some memorable melodies. Courtney and I certainly enjoyed it for hours in the car or at the beach.
Speaking of music, Harborfest offered us an opportunity to indulge in another unsung artist down by the water, too. While I've somehow known about ZZ Ward for a while, her album Till The Casket Drops never quite captured my attention. She's incredibly gifted (even more so than Delta Rae) and captures some of the best of a soulful female vocal melodies with a wide blues stance. Her live performance was engaging and left little to be desired. It was the closest thing to a Joss Stone and John Lee Hooker marriage with a skilled set of accompaniment as a bridal party. Too bad her album doesn't carry the same depth or heft but I've got hope for whatever her future may hold.
Nevertheless, summer is bringing more fun our way. Despite mounting workloads for both C and I, we're looking forward to the warming weather and the arrival of both family and friends in the next few weeks. Here's to fair winds and smooth seas.
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