Thirteenth Day

So, went to Baronial 12thnight yesterday after church. There was a lot more going on than I thought there'd be, which I think to be a good thing. Especially for a garb-optional event. I watched Lake for a while, who was having so much fun with Elizabeth and other kids there, and looking so damn cute in the dress that mikoy made her. We shared pasta and other goodies, and once it was time to warm up the choir she was down trying to be encouraged to pillow fight but really more interested in the CHALK! that was there.

It was great to see a baronial court, first in quite a while, and the choir got to perform during court while the cakes of misrule were being distributed. It was great knowing that Alonzio and Tatiana got to be right there to hear us, even if we only sung 4 songs. I thought we sounded well, and we were balanced at 8 people! (SSAATTBB) It was also nice singing in CMU's McConomy Auditorium, meaning we had decent acoustics for the first time in quite a while.

I saw kaote for the first time in ages and was very happy to catch up with her and see her face when I introduced Lake to her. :-) I swear, it was like, "Whoa- you really do have a kid now!" I'm also glad that I didn't accept to run for comet pursuivant this time around. It's just not the right time, especially after buying the house.

That got me thinking, though, and I'm coming up with a list of what I'd like to accomplish in the SCA this year. One of the things that I liked during court was seeing the things that I know I could enjoy doing and do well. It's all a matter of timing and scheduling.

Lake was so tired by the end of the evening, you could tell it was all she could do just to stay awake. When I got her in the truck to go home, we'd barely gotten out of the garage that I noticed her passed-the-f**k out. That was one zonked child.

Today's the first day of the instrumental program at Wilkinsburg. I hope that things go smoothly until we can find a rhythm of what we're doing.