i love that picture i have across the top of my blog. a dirt road surrounded by trees. with a big blue sky filled with fluffy white clouds.

i remember when i took the picture. at the time the road was torture... leading off into the unknown. seemly endless. disappearing over every hill and corner. the road was endless it seemed. i remember feeling like i would never arrive - and even if i were to arrive there was no saying what would be at the end of the road. my mood would flit between excitement about the upcoming adventure and dread that it would never start.

looking at the picture now - the road isn't as scary... i recognize the turns and the twists and the hills. and even when i don't - i know what's at the end of the road.

life is a bit like this right now... travelling full speed ahead on a gravel road up and down hills and around the corners. some days it's like when i took the picture - slightly uncomfortable to be unable to see ahead... other times it's like the road is now - slightly more familiar.

i guess that's a good thing... wouldn't want life to be too boring.

i finished my christmas concerts last night - it's hard to tell where that particular road will twist off. right now i plan on what i can improve next year - but really who knows where i'll be. i guess for now i'll just enjoy the drive.