Desert Magnolia

One of GG's friends is a musician, in fact he teaches it, and he's good. He plays the piano, often with a couple of other band people and they make nice jazzy music. Tonight he's playing at Mykonos, our favorite neighborhood Greek restaurant. Their food is traditional and delicious. Their bar is full service, so if you're in the mood for a glass of wine or a killer martini, you're set. I'm not sure what I'm in the mood for yet. But I'll know when I sit down. We're meeting friends. A couple we've known for 26 years, and in fact who attended our wedding and whose wedding we attended and with whom we've raised our 4 children (collectively) and who feel much more like family than many family members to us. They're awesome. And a former colleague of GG's, who is funny and cool, and who lived in the Middle East with her ex, and with whom we share fun stories and who really convinced us to spend next Christmas at her timeshare in Mexic

After the Chinese man with many letters after his name shifted my universe in a way that made me question my ability to pursue this new endeavor (and whether I could actually retain anything of substance..anything..) and I had my little intensely annoying self-doubt party, I calmed down a little. Mostly because my dear friends can do that-calm me down when I've managed to work myself into a tizzy and stay in some hyper-freaked out mode for much longer than one would consider normal. Ahem. This means Love. Happy Valentine's Day! So thank you sweet Daughter, and sane and funny Son, and Hubby, and all of my friends..who encouraged me to put some perspective around the first exam of my new program. When he handed back our graded tests the other day,  my prof made eye contact with me and said, 'Very nice work. You're learning well.' My jaw dropped, and when I looked down and realized I'd somehow managed to pull off an A...I nearly passed out. Onward.