As we walked up the hill from our offices on Friday afternoon, my friend and colleague JD looked at me and said, "You're living life right." I had just told her of my weekend plans--to gather with old friends and new in a cozy living room in a big yellow house in Northampton.
I thought a lot about JD's comment this weekend. When I sit in that living room, pen on paper, I revisit a time in my life that was lonely and miserable. I felt isolated partly because I was--both physically and emotionally--and partly because I didn't know how to seek out connections in that strange city.
When I moved to MA last summer, Nerissa suggested that I join a writing workshop and I figured, "What the hell?" I never expected to discover the safety, security, community and joy that I've experienced in my writing workshops. So, I keep coming back--I delve deeper and deeper into my three years in L.A. All the while I am mindful of the fact that I'm making up for lost time. I am taking advantage of an opportunity that makes me happy and whole and leaves me "under the influence."
I'm going to fall in line behind *A* and give you a "top ten" weekend recap:
1) Team George. Rematch in March?
2) The hootenanny at kj and jb's house.
3) Songwriters...what a fabulous addition to the group!!
4) The power blowing out in A & my room on Sunday morning.
5) Seeing 3D (shy) versions of Charlotte and Iris.
6) Successfully fitting 11 of us (plus Lila) around the dinner table for family dinner on Saturday night.
7) Wandering through "Faces" with A & N on Saturday afternoon.
8) Thai food on the way out of town on Sunday.
9) Lila (c'mon, she had to make my top 10)
10) The exciting, fresh and totally outstanding writing that came out of this weekend from all of our pens and guitars.
This past weekend couldn't have been more perfect. It was the reunion I'd been waiting for with my January friends--with some perfect additions to the crowd. I look forward to our March reunion.
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I *love* that we lose the hour we gained together!
Team George's success was all on A & M, but I was happy to be along for the ride!
Bill, my friend, you were not on Team George. You were on time Pringl (Paul + Ringo). I'm talking about our Attaturk face-off.
Araminta May Spooner, yes. Believe it or not, my 4 year old British cousin is named just that--it was too good not to use.
Oh Bill, take pride in team pringl. We did the best we could! Perhaps next time we shall have a surprising victory!
Team Pringl had a surprising run at a comeback there towards the end! I was impressed.
well, i just want to say i loved it all. i am not the least impressed with team george, however, given the fact that the only reason my team lost was because of my substandard attitude....
:)
I think we'll all be a little more into Attaturk if we rematch in March, kj! It was a fantastic weekend, though.
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