This was another long travel week for me again. This time, I found myself in San Antonio at the annual conference of the Texas Music Educators’ Association. My responsibilities centered around sitting in the WBU recruitment booth with my best friend as we talked to alumni, friends, and potential students. My hopes were high for my reading life this week since there would be lots of down time.
Sadly, I was mistaken. The booth was more active than I had remembered it in recent years. By the time Anthony and I returned to our hotel for the evening, our bodies were so tired that the only thing we wanted to do was plop on our beds and watch a little mindless television. Being a reader was not going to happen.
Part of the problem continues to be the book that I am working my way through. I do not look forward to jumping into the pages of The Long War. But I continue to plow through because it is part of My Library Shelf project at Unger Library and I’m not quite ready to throw in the towel on that one. Now, it’s a matter of principle!
I got home late on Saturday evening (Feb 15) and immediately crawled in bed. Now as I look forward to a new week and write yesterday’s post, I have a renewed outlook for the week ahead that is not filled with extended travel….but it is still there. On Thursday evening, I will drive down to Denton to play a lecture recital for Robert Cardwell’s dissertation presentation. I think this trip will be a little different. I’ll be traveling alone — Anthony doesn’t have a need to go on this trip and Ryan has to stay for opera rehearsal since he also missed rehearsals last week for TMEA. That means I will be the only one in the room and will have a little more control over the silence. Plus the recital is not going to be nearly as demanding as the college fair was. Here’s hoping that I can begin to get back to the routine of daily reading and continue making progress toward my personal reading goals.
Reading for Me 
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