On a musical sidenote..haha.. Get it?

I have always been affected by music. It is something I have always loved and something I have always done. I have been in band since the 6th grade and playing my trumpet is something I could not ever imagine just not doing. Well, in case you haven't noticed from talking to me, band here hasn't exactly been what I was expecting. I feel hesitant at first to talk about this, but decided to anyways because it is something heavy in my life here at UNA. As everyone knows, the POD sucks up all your time. It is tiring and just to be quite honest, hard. For all you athletes, yes I know it is not hard physically necessarily. It is hard in a entirely different way. I never thought I would hate playing my trumpet. However, now I do. That is what makes it so hard. Most days I dread band practice and I look forward to when the game is over.
There are times, however, when the fire rekindles and everything is worth it. That, my friends, is halftime. There is no drug out there that will produce the same high as performing a halftime show with the POD will give you. It is like nothing else.
There are also other times that remind me why I love music.
Monday night was one of those nights. I got lucky enough (Thank you KATE PARTAIN!!!) to acquire Civil Wars tickets and got to go to the concert. It was AMAZING! It was absolutely amazing. Those are some talented musicians. Normally I am a little biased with singers because I can do more on my horn. But, what they do with their voices is something else. The same effect could not be produced by one instrument, or with a whole orchestra for that matter. They way they bend and harmonize is unparallel. It was simply amazing. They reminded me of the passion I have behind music. I love to hear it, I love to play it, but mostly I love to feel it. I love the message behind the music. If that is through the notes, the dynamics, the piece as  a whole, the lyrics, the ending..anything that makes music what it is. I appreciate so much of it. Music is something that has kept me grounded, sane, and has reminded me of who I am and who I want to be. Relating to my life questions, it helps me find myself. Scratch that, it is helping me find myself.
Music amazes me and makes me happy.
I hope that I never loose that no matter where I am or what I am doing.