WOW... what an exhausting weekend!!
By Wednesday of last week I already began my "mental planning" of days to come! My schedule including times I will pick up CUD from the babysitter to meeting Brahma for a carpool to San Francisco, and finally neatly preparing my costumes and accessories for the big show!!!
Thursday night it turns out that we needed to meet our guest artists from Vancouver when they arrived at the airport. Luckily I wasn't Moonlighting that night, but Brahma was, so I picked up Gelo to join me. It was great seeing all of them, and 2 with children of their own. Now, I know I am not the only one trying to balance a family life and a passion for folk dance.
With only the morning to really prepare for our first full run-through I knew I had to start my day early, which included a check-up for GIMB2 and rummaging through our storage for a blanket and my shoes for "Cagayana". I still found myself rushing last minute to get ready!!!
My run-through didn't go so well cuz I shattered another glass. Which meant I needed to buy extra for the show. That was the second one I broke.. and all my confidence went down the drain!! What made it worse was adding the darn costume, which I kept stepping on as I first get up on the bench leaving me hanging until I could actually get if off.
The show apparently wasn't all that bad according to people who watched it. Maybe even better than our show last year! But I sure wasn't feeling yet! It was great sharing the stage with such a good group, KP from Vancouver. Break a leg during your show!!
It was a little hard being part of the show without my hubby right there, too! but as a stage manager he was still a part of it... everyone even recognized his voice for his "cameo" which he sang from backstage!!
well, no rest quite yet, cuz it's off to RENO!!! then I have to rush to the College for a retreat we planned for our budding Asian leaders of APSU!
You will probably hear from me next week, cuz my boss will be out of town!
By Wednesday of last week I already began my "mental planning" of days to come! My schedule including times I will pick up CUD from the babysitter to meeting Brahma for a carpool to San Francisco, and finally neatly preparing my costumes and accessories for the big show!!!
Thursday night it turns out that we needed to meet our guest artists from Vancouver when they arrived at the airport. Luckily I wasn't Moonlighting that night, but Brahma was, so I picked up Gelo to join me. It was great seeing all of them, and 2 with children of their own. Now, I know I am not the only one trying to balance a family life and a passion for folk dance.
With only the morning to really prepare for our first full run-through I knew I had to start my day early, which included a check-up for GIMB2 and rummaging through our storage for a blanket and my shoes for "Cagayana". I still found myself rushing last minute to get ready!!!
My run-through didn't go so well cuz I shattered another glass. Which meant I needed to buy extra for the show. That was the second one I broke.. and all my confidence went down the drain!! What made it worse was adding the darn costume, which I kept stepping on as I first get up on the bench leaving me hanging until I could actually get if off.
The show apparently wasn't all that bad according to people who watched it. Maybe even better than our show last year! But I sure wasn't feeling yet! It was great sharing the stage with such a good group, KP from Vancouver. Break a leg during your show!!
It was a little hard being part of the show without my hubby right there, too! but as a stage manager he was still a part of it... everyone even recognized his voice for his "cameo" which he sang from backstage!!
well, no rest quite yet, cuz it's off to RENO!!! then I have to rush to the College for a retreat we planned for our budding Asian leaders of APSU!
You will probably hear from me next week, cuz my boss will be out of town!
