Day Nineteen - Snowy Walks and Giant Santas!
A nice cozy start to the day was just what I needed and I almost forgot that I had to take Steve for a walk. Reluctant to leave the house as usual, we trekked off together and today we brought a ball to play with at the park! He loved it for about 4 throws then he decided he was done. It was sunny and not too cold and it was nice to get some fresh air. Unfortunately the day took a bit of a turn. I’ve been chatting with someone who I though might be potential dating material but one attempt at proper communication and their true colours started to show and unfortunately they weren’t pleasant ones. Dating is incredibly frustrating these days and even more so when grown adults act like children when faced with a dilemma. As much as I know I dodged a bullet, it’s still sad and disappointing when you finally feel that excitement with someone only to be let down again. So I needed a little time to be upset and sit with it. A good cry and a nap with Navi helped me to pull up my socks (literally) because the show much go on! Again - literally!
I had my friend and my parents coming to my performance this night so I needed to get myself together and put on my face and get ready to sing my heart out. It was hard at first to pull myself out of my funk, but I gave myself permission to give the hard feelings the time they needed while also trying not to let them take over. Once I was backstage with my fellow singers, it was easy to forget how upset I was and start to move forward. We sang a good show and I was able to get standing room tickets for the second half so I got to see Act II of the ballet! It was really nice to get to experience the magic, and once again has me inspired to get back into dancing. I don’t know if my 30-year old body could handle it the same way but I’d like to try. I miss it a lot.
Mom got me a little memento to remember this year and this performance by - beautiful snowflake earrings! Every soprano needs at least a little bit of glitz so I was happy to add these to my collection! And after the show Mom and Dad took me on a little drive to Kringlewood. Now some of you long-time readers might remember waaaaaay back in 2019 I posted about happening upon a street of giant Santa’s! Well this is still a thing and we drove through to see them in all their gory. We stopped for hot chocolates along the way and it was just what I needed to help lift my spirits again! It was so pretty to see the lights - I think that’s one of my favourite things to do at Christmas - just drive or stroll through and see all the lights on the houses. There’s something about it that feels special and magical! Do you celebrate a holiday that uses lights to decorate? Is it the same feeling for you? Let me know, I’d love to hear!
I ended the night with some Sims - I’ve been reading my Christmas book about a woman who buys a farmhouse (of course) and had the urge to try to build it in the Sims. So I hopped on twitch and did a little spur of the moment stream and it was nice and cozy and a perfect end to a festive day!
I still have a few more stops to pull out to share a bit of holiday joy with you - I hope that you are warm and surrounded by people you love this winter, and if it’s a hard year for you remember that it’s okay if it’s not perfect. It’s also okay to hold space for sadness and joy at the same time. Whatever the case, I hope you can help me spread a little joy to someone who made need a little extra this year.
Til tomorrow.
-B