Hello again!

Well, it has been a little over a month since last writing and A LOT has gone on. Here is a quick recap: I don't know if I said it here in my blog - I lost 13 pounds as of the middle of May. I found out when I finally went to my yearly check up with my doctor. I suspect I have lost a little more since then. I know I can't eat as much as I used to. I went to have a burger at my local irish pub and I could barely finish the burger. BAM - that is a sign of progres... Where Women Gather: women's retreat/conference in PA that always leaves me feeling refreshed and reconnected to wonderful earthy goddess women. I went with a girlfriend Deb and had a wonderful restful time.

Started talking with another guy #2. We got to talking on the phone but I realized he wasn't listening to me. Another one who within a week had fallen in love with me without meeting me. This one was a construction engineer. I finally sent him a very frank final email detailing my concerns - and he still didn't get it - so good bye - besides I had a wedding to prepare for the forced me to shift my focus.

On 6/16 I met with old and new friends to see Judy Chicago's "The Dinner Party" at the Brooklyn Museum with the NYC Red Tent Temple. We had a great time, where inspired and found a neat little Chinese/Japanese restaurant to have a little repast and a long chat about all kinds of wonderful things. 

Which brings me to the wedding - wow, what a lot of work. While I took a week's vacation to prepare, it was a week filled with things to finish, everything from sewing my jacket to finishing the ceremony. All went very well. I received nothing but praise for guiding Emily and Mikey through the ceremony, especially from my family. I was exhausted afterward for a few days. Now I am back on my feet and feeling fine.

I am looking forward to seeing "Brave" this evening with a friend and escaping the heat this weekend by staying home and working on little projects that I now have some time give to them like painting a scarf for a friend who has breast cancer, taking in some clothes because they are too big on me and starting to fall off, and other little at home projects. I have some good movies for the weekend, Ninotchka and Casablanca and I have some patriot movies on the way for next week, 1776, Yankee Doddle Dandy and Mr. Smith goes to Washington.

On the spiritual/psychological side, I know things are slowly shifting and I am feeling my old confidence coming back. This really has taken a hit of the last 10 years or so - so it feels good to be stepping out and putting myself out there in such a positive way, even if it is in small steps right now. Especially connecting with more women and continuing to work at bring my dreams into reality.

I had a dream last night that I was doing a solo song/dance routine in front of hundreds of people and I was totally out there - I heard or said the words "I touch me - I see me - I taste me - I hear me - I smell me" all to this very bouncy effervescent music. I got up in the middle of the night and wrote it down because I didn't want to forget it.

Stay cool this weekend.