The top picture looks just like those I took from the cabin in Homer, AK. Not so, however. This picture was taken from the balcony, outside my bedroom window, from my home in Salem, OR. The second picture is the view straight down. When Leigh said that I would be happy to move back to Salem and that she would see to it that I had a view of a mountain, well, she meant it.
So, we threw a housewarming party last Saturday to share in the beauty of this home and its setting. The folks loved it. Further, we met the "other side" of some of our friends. Leigh and I gained the reputation regarding our party-making ability.
First, we made sure we had plenty of snacks and good music. Then, our friend, a beautiful woman, performed a fantastic belly dance. Huge hit. We moved onto to Guitar Hero and Rock Band and something happened to each party participant when either handed a guitar or a microphone. One rather seemingly quiet couple sang loud "heys" into the microphone. One of those two joined the belly dancing as well. Another couple surprised us by learning the bass guitar parts and by singing loudly and happily to Muse's Uprising. The evening was full of laughs, food on the grill, delivered flowers and a final performance of hula hoop tricks in the dark, with a led lit hula hoop. Ya'll come back now, ya hear. We had so much fun.
We find that we are now part of the world of belly dancing in that we were invited by our friend to see her show at Vino Vixens this past Saturday night. It was a beautiful night. Then on Sunday we we attended World Beat and ran into an acquaintance there who invited us to her belly dancing tribal show at 4:00, right then and right there. That was good as well.
This summer is shaping up with so many fun things coming our way. Today, I go to the surgeon to find out about the tendon healing around my ankle. I have had to sit for months so finding so many entertaining things to attend, sit at, has been a saving grace for me. Concerts, friends, BBQ's, movies, guitar hero...lots to look forward to and lots to talk about.
