homesickness

i know i always post such exuberant blogs, just chock full of hearty whole grain good news, but sometimes i just get homesick. i miss the east coast and the mighty state of new york so much it hurts. ow. i head home on monday for the holidays (including a show at my old favorite acoustic joint in the city, rockwood music hall) and i couldn’t be more excited. my neice is now in kindergarten (what?!) and my nephew is more apt with a laptop at 3 years of age than most. being away from my family is what hurts the most, and i can’t wait to see their beautiful, rosy-cheeked faces. that’s right, it snows in ny. winter has always been my favorite season since i can remember, and the 8 days of rain a year out here in la just ain’t cutting it for me. i know, waah, poor me, how awful to just live in sunshine, but i’m just a cold-weather kind of gal. so look out slushy roads and freezing rain - i’m coming home!!!

anyhoozle, as a wave of homesickness was passing through, i decided to share it with you. do you live far away from your family and the people that you love? what’s it like for you?

okay then, i feel better now. thanks so much for listening - and have a beautiful holiday!

jes

Winning Stuff Like Whoa!

Here are some recent and very exciting accolades:

• LA Music Awards 2009 Pop Single of the Year for “Another Day”
• ISSA Grand Prize Winner 2009 Singer Songwriter of the Year
• Ourstage.com Grand Prize Winner in Pop for “National Holiday”

It’s extremely overwhelming, and I can barely keep track of all the awesomeness!  Thanks so much to everyone who came out and voted for the LA Music Awards, everyone who voted from the comfort of their homes for ISSA, and all the listeners out there who voted “National Holiday” up in the charts over at Ourstage.com.  I’m just so grateful for your support - it means the world to me!  Let’s just keep the good stuff a-comin’, shall we?  2010 is gonna be crazy, I know it!!!