Energy Returns!

Things are definitely looking up. This is what I accomplished today:

• made cranberry sauce
• made granola
• had my blood drawn
• sent packages to the girls
• walked home from campus
• filled out online paperwork for our Christmas cruise
• made a carrot ring

Here is what I did not accomplish:

• get a good nap

Oh well; can't do everything.

The best part of the day? The delivery of scores of Happy Thanksgiving/Get Well/We Miss You cards made by my former students. I savored the individuality of each one and basked in their good wishes. There were many amazing sentiments, but one stood out for its stark honesty: "Dear Mrs. Hornig, I am a new student here so I don't know exactly what happened, but I hope you feel better from what you are suffering from, and I hope you have a nice Thanksgiving. Love, _______"

Last night was good too. It was the first Act I rehearsal for Nutcracker. Truth to tell, I wasn't sure how it would go because I've only attended two other rehearsals so far, and only danced in one of those. I was going purely on memory from prior years. And I was not certain I would hold up through an entire run-through. I did, though. And I had enough left over to step in for a missing person while the Artistic Director set some new choreography. (My alternate was dancing our shared role).

Apparently, I did hit my limit, though. My on-stage husband -- a wonderfully gentlemanly partner -- walked over and offered his arm. Obediently, I took it. And asked where we were going. He told me I had had enough for the evening, and that I was to sit down. So I did. He was right.