great gig last night!

our last wednesday night gig at the wine bar 'til the holidays... it was lovely, with special guest vocalists, carole miguel and stephanie johnson... good times!  the only melancholy note was saying goodbye to my folks, who are moving while we are out at sea... it might be awhile before we get to see them, and it certainly won't be every week like it is now.  *sigh*   at least my mom will still have business out here and she and dad can come visit, and when they get settled, we will be able to see them and bob's brother down in colorado when we get a break.  my son will truly be bach-ing it with his dad this time out, but i am grateful he is as independent as he is, and now that he's got a girlfriend, he won't be without lots of hugs (hee hee...)... lucky to be escaping before the sunny, hot weather finally arrives!  not my thing... i'll take gloomy, chilly september in alaska, then we won't get heat 'til we get to australia... and there's always the climate control of the ship to return to after a day in the elements...  i've so enjoyed my summer at home, and this is the hard part where i am keenly aware how much i will really miss my son, my folks, my dog, my friends... i will focus on being a workaholic to cope, and be making the most of this time at work and having some adventures with bob - in this crazy economy i am grateful for the work and the fact that with bob's and my needs mostly covered on the gig, we can save most of what we make... that's another reason i aim to do this for awhile to come.  if we are, indeed, facing another possible recession dip, we will get through it playing, and try and just enjoy our lives in spite of it.  what else can you do?  i learned a long time ago that if you make your happiness conditional on external circumstances, you won't have a very happy life.  it's better to go for happiness first, and then just deal with things the best you can from the stance of feeling good...  more soon!