A Pretty Big Day

Well today was the day. For the past 360something days I've been waiting. And today it happened. 

At this point you're probably thinking that this is something pretty big. I'm not gonna lie, this was huge for me. I mean, this was really, really, really huge. It's like,  a new chapter in my life has begun. I was all alone in the house, just waiting for my family to get home from Costco, and all of a sudden... boom. It happened. I couldn't believe it. It was just like any other day up to that point, when suddenly there I was, with this huge colossal achievement blooming like a thousand daisies in a green field all around me. 
I almost shed tears of joy. 
I instantly confided my success to my dear friend Cassie, who looked at me with patronizing boredom. She also looked a little annoyed;Cassie, being like most of my furry friends, thinks I'm not quite right in the head (well she's the one who barks at the pencil sharpener!) and she didn't appreciate my success as much as I would have liked. No matter. It was a tremendous moment of joyful triumph. I felt like Frodo waking up in Minias Tirith after destroying the Ring. My life was made brighter. 



After nearly a year of failures, I hit the high note in Phantom of the Opera. 

Yep. I told you this was huge. Year-long dream realized. Mission. Accomplished. 




On another note (lol pun intended) I went to a beautiful wedding this evening. If there's one thing that makes me happy and sad and anxious and hopeful and resentful and delighted and tired and excited and blessed and thankful all at once, it's a wedding. 
The setting was perfect and there was lots of laughing. Plus, there were sparklers. And who doesn't love sparklers? 

Well that's all for now. Goodnight. 
Sleep tight. 

I hope someday you'll see the light.