Don't let the world fall on your shoulders.

Do you see now why I have to give myself assignments to blog?  Otherwise, it won't get done.  Many things to blog about...

First off, I would just like to give God a major thank-you shout-out.  What my family/company believed was going to be one of the worst months of our lives has now been almost completely redeemed.  I can't remember if I blogged about it or journaled about it, but we stood to face a pretty harsh month, separating the work load for four offices onto the shoulders of two PTs and two PTAs.  We lost one PT a couple of months ago, and we could get by fine without her...until we lost a PTA and another PT, not to mention some of our most promising and dedicated techs.  We had one PT lined up to start, but he couldn't start until July, and that was only if the board let him take his test early.  This pretty much made my dad shut down.  It was really hard to see him go through all that stress and hopelessness.  But oh my goodness, the Lord works in mysterious ways!  We ended up being able to hire another PT who'll start in the middle of the month and the PT that was supposed to start in July was able to take his boards even earlier.  He's starting tomorrow.  I have no words for how thankful I am.

This is a rough transition to a much lighter topic.  I finished that book today.  It's called Matched by Ally Condie.  I wasn't a fan.  And then I found out that it's part of a trilogy.  And I have major issues with not finishing a story.  So now I have to read the other two.  Crap.  The second book comes out this November.  I think I did find one sentence worth quoting:  "Every minute you spend with someone gives them a part of your life and takes part of theirs."  And that is as simple as this book was.  I wouldn't recommend it.  But I'll let you know if the second or third are any better.

I went to a music festival!  On the beach!  It was the second year of the Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, AL, and I'm oh so glad Bethany convinced me to go.  Although it feels like misery being coated in layer after layer of sand, sunscreen, and sweat all day for three days, it was a blast!  The Avett Brothers put on my favorite show, especially since we got to witness a proposal during "Kickdrum".  So adorable, and not cheesy at all.  There was a band there I'd never heard of.  Very bluegrassy, and VERY fun.  They're called Old Crow Medicine Show, and they put on my second favorite show of the festival. Trombone Shorty was there, too.  His show was probably my third favorite.  But that's all I'll go in to.

Tomorrow night is Eisley!  Music!  Yay!