Natalie x's3

University of Texas Pan American had posters ALL OVER campus when we got there today.

The University Programming Board was on TOP of their game - they were there to help us load in and get everything to stage, the green room was packed with drinks and snacks, and they REALLY knew how to put on a great event. They had kids there and excited, the announcer was great, and everyone was so accommodating.

LOOK at this giant poster:


UPB and every one that helped out put on this event!


Signing myself...


It was another great show tonight. And it's amazing what a difference it makes for us to have a great student group helping out. The man who was in charge of planning the entire event, Jesus, had his appendix out this morning!!! So I need to send out a big ole GET WELL to Jesus! I was told that he was texting from 6am this morning reminding people of everything that needed to be done from his hospital bed :) Amazing.

Another great show down. Texas has been good to us.

The boys are rehearsing David's music right now acoustically in the hotel room. :) It's awesome.

Peace. Love. Fiddle.
~natalie

What a Whirlwind of a Week

Man. Texas was a blast. I am now home in Tennessee for a few hours. But this whole last week feels like a blur. We were working at such a fast pace and it never stopped! We got home tonight around 11 and leave tomorrow for PA :) It is so great to get to do laundry and sleep in our own beds for a night!

I can't believe how allergic to Texas I was this week! And that's coming from a Tennessee girl!!! (The Tennessean's understand to what I am referring) But almost as soon as we crossed the state line... my eyes started to clear up. Whew. Something in the water or the pollen did NOT like me there. And it makes me sad because I love Texas. It won't stop me from going back.... Probably the fact that we did 6 outdoor shows didn't help the whole "pollen" thing. But yeah, that was crazy.

You know something that is funny? We sold less merchandise (cd's t-shirts, posters, etc..) in all 7 shows than we sold at almost every single show the last few weeks. It's not something I am upset about - just an observation. As an artist - the cd's and t-shirts we sell are our lifeline. So naturally, it is something we pay attention to. The enthusiasm of the audiences weren't down a bit. And I signed just as many or more t-shirts, cups, and scraps of paper this week than I usually do. But not nearly as much was purchased. It's so intriguing how things like that can be drastically different from show to show. But that's the fun of it :) If it were easy, everyone would do it!

Time sure is flying. I can't believe we only have 2 weeks left on this tour. It seems like it was just yesterday that we were putting the Tour posters together and gearing up for Winter driving! Now we're all sunburnt and the suburban is back to full on AC mode.

It sure is fun to look at this tour poster and think about where all we've been and how far we've traveled together!


Hope everyone is having a happy Monday! See you somewhere on the road.

Peace. Love. Fiddle.
~natalie