At 45East dancing to Andrew Bayer. When we walked in the opener was playing some Anjuna track that had me dancing immediately. We had a great time though we were all a bit low energy. Your smile pulls me through any downbeat.
Margaret’s 32nd Birthday
Down on the water for Mag's stand up paddle boarding birthday. Friends came including Carl and Lauren, Sherryi, Kate and Charlie, and Gillian! I made virgin piña coladas, and floated downstream in shavasana after SUP yoga. We then paddled together over to a massive brick structure.
The women did tandem SUP with Gillian sitting with Mags, and Sherryi clinging for life as Kate takes charge of the board. The weather was perfect, and the atmosphere divine. We wore our hats to protect from the sun, but Margaret's glow still radiated all of us.
After friends, Margaret and Brendan went to Bella Pizza, then went to see a Darryll Scott at the Alberta Rose theatre! It was a great night, with a shared kombucha and a CD for the road.
New Years Eve Party
Matt came up from California to stay and helped prepare the house for the party. I didn’t have many fiends in town but I wanted to meet or get better acquainted with your friends, so they all came: Matt, Carl, Lauren, Jeff, Sherryi, Meghan, (Alex? Don’t think so), Maia, Dylan, Gillian, Kate, and Charlie. You were worried that they wouldn’t all get along, being from different worlds. With the exception of one bad combo of personalities, it went really well.
There was food and vegan food, drinks and alcohol, a Photo Booth wall, and for the big finale, at midnight I pulled a trap to release balloons from the ceiling down on everyone. I can’t believe that worked.. I don’t even know how I rigged that up…
I was not proud or happy with how I looked, and looking back I can’t believe I host a party in a house that looked like that, But I’m glad I did.
I am, however, very proud of the trophy on my arm and in my heart.