Catching up and coming up

Hey there, friends and fans.  It's been a minute, I know.  Which doesn't mean I haven't been looking for new things to do and experience, but most of those things haven't been worth writing about: trying new foods at a restaurant or cooking from new recipes at home, taking an unfamiliar route to a familiar place, seeing a play I'd never heard of, those sorts of new somethings.

However, I've got some truly juicy events coming up that I'm excited to share.  First, Sweet Hubby and I are going to see "A Klingon Christmas Carol".  That's right, a new adaptation of the classic Christmas story, performed in the Klingon language and incorporating (from what I understand) aspects of the Klingon ethos regarding honor, courage, etc.  Fortunately there will be supertitles.   I'm really delighted at the prospect and promise to write about it after.

Also, I've signed up for belly dancing classes.  I did this in sort of the same spirit which moved me to sign up for clogging classes a year or so ago.  I've continued with clogging and am loving it, even though I still have to work pretty hard at it to keep up even somewhat with those who have been doing it much longer than I.  I practice at home at least a couple of times a week with help from YouTube tutorials as well as the videos one of the students takes and then posts of the class learning a dance.  So fun, and such good exercise.  I want to get to a point where I have enough steps memorized that I can hear them called/cued and know what to do with my feet.  No idea yet if I'll take to belly dancing with the same enthusiasm, but it will be fun to dip my toes into these wavy waters.

And the other big experience on the horizon is a trip to Ireland!  I'm very excited about this; it's not something I would initiate on my own, but my brother's first wife, who has remained a good friend, suggested it, and I sort of blindly said "yes".   In fact, I almost immediately put down a deposit on the tour and bought my plane tickets without giving it enough thought to give me cold feet.  She and I have traveled together before, so I know we'll get along great, and it's a small tour group, so shouldn't be ungainly.  

I've learned about myself that I'm not really very good at initiating events and experiences, but I'm pretty much a walking "yes" when others offer invitations.  This Ireland trip isn't until May 2026 so plenty of time for me to take care of those details I need to handle, such as turning some money into euros, finding out if my phone service will work over there, and I don't even know what else will need to be done.  Ooh, what a tickle!