Baby it's cold outside

It FINALLY got cold.

I didn't get the memo, but it did finally get cold.

I was running around in leggings, nike's a tank top and a denim shirt. Oh and a scarf around my neck in deference to the possibility of wind.

But WoW it suddenly dropped in temperature and the crazy thing is it was almost 70 this weekend.

I had a wonderful day yesterday. A person, Fair weather friend, called me and asked if we could get together. I didn't really want to as I was tired but I found myself saying yes.

When she got here, we just sat in the living room and talked. About everything. Subjects we like, subjects that bother us, subjects that are painful and some that are just weird. I invited her to my recital but asked her to please not share it wth Diva as I would rather not have her there.
The sad reality is she will find out about it anyway, but why make it easy for her? I am ust hoping that by the time she find out, she will be busy.

So Fair weather and I talked about the chorus we sing with, things we like about different choirs - mostly church- things we don't. We talked about exercize, she wants to get stronger so she can go back to work. She has had a kidney transplant, a pancreas transplant and bypass surgery in 5 years. She walked to my house, not that its far, but she did it.

She spent 5 hours here, and we had a great time. We created a couple of plans for parties and postions on a board should she have to vacate for health reasons. Personally I think that was her major reason for coming over. But that's OK - I'm happy to do it and it's an easy one for me.

I can't remember the last time she and I had a lot of fun like that without some hidden agenda getting in the way. She was even able to carry it through to our rehearsal last night and that's a big step for because Diva is there gracing us with her presence. We talked about that too. I saw an interview with Ellen Degenerous and Barbra Streisand 2 years ago who said that she didn't sing EVER unless she was paid for it. That's Diva's attitude. It makes me sad as she is a talented musician who has made a small name for herself by pushing others down instead of making herself better. She also has made it politcal. All this is within her rights, but it makes me sad to see a musician who no longer enjoys their craft and just does it for the publicity, power and control. It's very dis-heartening. As a student of my dad's, I can only imagine how sad that makes him. Well, would make him.

I made a decision today too. I am dedicating my recital to the memory of my dad.

I think he would like that and I know he would be so proud of me for accomplishing what I have accomplished. He would urge me to move forward with it as long as it was making me happy. And it does.

So Dad- my recital is for you. I love you and I miss you!