Centreville, VA

I finished up a show for a wedding reception earlier this evening and have to say that I had a truly marvelous time. There is something deeply moving that occurs when people from completely different walks of life show up to celebrate a joyous occasion with people they genuinely love and love deeply. I saw people with interests in polar opposite camps come together in costume and true Halloween spirit to honor the nuptials of two wonderful people. Some were relations, some were not. There were adults and children alike. All seemed to truly understand why they had gathered and where the true importance of the evening lay. I was honored and humbled to be included as a part of it all. The belly dancer I worked with agreed. We were quietly witnessing something sacred and rare and we both knew it on a very instinctual level. We shared our gifts accordingly and I imagine we both emerged the better for it.

On the way home I stopped in to see my brother, his wife and my nephew, though the hour had grown late and Ian was already down for the count. I stayed for a cup of tea and fellowship, catching up with my brother professionally as well as personally and remembering many of the wonderful times I spent living there in years past. By the time I was on the road home I was overwhelmed with gratitude for everything in and around my life.

I still am.

I wonder how Alex is doing after a weekend of shows and think fondly on our last few shows together. I am tired, contemplative and content to lay down with Pinball, stroke his soft orange fur and drift off to sleep on the gentle waves of his purring.

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