In the wee small hours of the morning

I should clarify some things from this morning's post.

When I wrote:

"I chose a good one and he did the very thing that sets him apart from most of the men that I know. He didn't JUST open it, he also removed the foil from the neck of the bottle BEFORE pouring. Wow, I could fall in love just that easily watching him do that. I do not believe that I taught him that, though that possibility does in fact exist. Still none-the-less, it really spoke to me. "

I should quantify that this little tiny detail that he did with the wine is a small thing that he knew was important to me because it spoils the taste of the wine to be poured through a foil wrapped bottle neck. What set him apart was that he knew that and did it because it was important to ME and he really doesn't like wine terribly much. He drinks it when it's all that is left. So the small act was all the more important to me.

So I was late to church as I finally fell asleep at 6:30. I knew that was going to happen, I was late to my rehearsal, but only by 15 minutes. I love Peg but her voice isn't what it used to be. And she has my solo from last year ( Cincia is trying to keep things fair) but no one can hear her. We are having a LOT of music for Christmas eve and Advent but it should be fun. I am now singing at the 5PM service as well as the 10 AM and 10 PM. Busy day.

I am vocally tired today from yesterday's lesson. He worked me hard but that's ok. My recital is less than 3 months away. Eleven weeks to be exact. I'm freaking out now as I don't feel ready. I know it sounds crazy. But that's me - I like to be prepared early. I'm sure last night's drinking didn't help me at all either.

Funny thing is I lost 2 lbs between last night and today. That made me laugh. I have no intention of drinking like that perhaps ever. I just like the loss of control. It isn't me. I was not so drunk that I had any bad after affects: no hangover no stomach issues. I'm just a bit tired from irregular sleep. Some chest congestion but that's leftover from allergies/cold thing.

The Weight loss thing is going well now - two weeks of consecutive losses makes a big difference to me. I am shooting for a loss on Thanksgiving too. It's completely doable provide I save my bonus points for that day and keep in mind that it's a holiDAY not a HoliWEEK.

K and I are going to sing a duet at church on New Years Eve. We are excited about it. I like my new friend a lot. We talked today all through an exercise that we were supposed to be doing at church this morning - I'm surprised we didn't get detention! Or be made to stay after !!! Too funny. She's doing a recorded concert at church with her school's chamber choir and my baby girl Lin is singing a solo. Of course she almost blew it and I was going to do it because Lin double booked and planned to go with the thing she "wanted" to do rather than the thing she "committed" to first. But it all worked out which is better as my concert is the night before and I have one of the solo's in the Poulenc Gloria and there is a good chance I will be exhausted. But I will go and watch anyway. I will pinch hit if she needs me.

So I am still waiting for the pastor to email me back about his foster son... the brilliant, well-read, musician. The man just peaks my interest to no end. Half the books I have read of late are at his suggestion. And they were all good. He's totally against type for me. TOTALLY. Where I go for blonde's or light brown hair with blue, green or hazel eyes, he has black hair and dark brown eyes. He's just different. But when we talk - it's with single minded purpose, everyone else goes away and it's for hours. So I am patient with this one.

I just returned home from my rehearsal which was really great. I sang my solo with the group for the first time and it was a huge improvement over the crappy audition I did when I wasn't feeling well last week.

I treated myself with QP with cheese and fries from MCd's. 26 points for those who care.

I have em' I used em.

It was good.