Here's To _________

Well friends, we've made it to the end of another year. I'm sitting on my porch with a hot cuppa, the dog is taking full advantage of the heated floors and looks like road kill and my parents are winter cleaning (apparently that's a thing in this house).

In some ways, it's hard to believe we've gone through a full year already. Time is an interesting thing; sometimes it feels as though time takes forever, and others, it feels as though there simply was not enough. Paging back through the year though, I think I had just the right amount of time; time for the things planned and even time for the things unplanned.

Chapters were written, pages were turned. One of my chapters has come to an end - after an amazing year and a half, I have stepped away from Getty Music and will be starting a new chapter. I was afforded an incredible amount of opportunities during my time with GM, and I will be forever thankful for the people met along the way, experiences had and friendships made. Our last night of tour was bittersweet; I was surrounded by friends that had become family, and saying goodbye brought on many a tear. I know though, that I'll see these amazing people again sometime.

The next chapter begins January 4th: WinterJam East Coast for THREE months and I get to do it with one of my absolute best friends. I am beyond excited for this tour and for what God has in store after it's over. I know that touring is a fairly unconventional occupation - living on a bus and out of a suitcase, but I love it, and I love the ridiculous amount of amazing people I get to meet. So as long as I can keep paying my bills, it looks like this is what I GET to do for the foreseeable future. And I am stoked.

Like every other year, there were a lot of amazing things that came from this year, and some not so amazing things. But the way I see it, is that we can complain and say irrelevant things like "good riddance, 2016" or we can be thankful for 2016, for another day, for another year. There's going to be more good and more bad no matter what year we're in, so take advantage of spending time with family and friends, tell them how much you love them. I've had some rough times myself this year, but I'm not going to dwell on them and miss out on the good things happening around me. I don't know about any of you, but I'm thankful for this year and I'm excited for next year.

So here's to the 8 resolutions we won't keep, but the 2 we will. Here's to more time spent with loved ones. Here's to the new people we'll meet. Here's to the times that may not be so great - we'll get through them, I promise.

Here's to us. Here's to a New Year. Here's to 2017.


Pop Pop,
Ellie