Mmm Maria

It seems I've found another PERSON that is my happy place. Cat being number one, music is in there somewhere, and Zoey...and Maria. There is something about her that calms me down, makes me laugh, smile, joke aound while working on music at the same time...and I feel totally relaxed playing with her, and singing. And she loves that I can hear the opening to a song she's singing...start humming a made-up harmony to her melody...and end up going with it. Could be a copywrite penalty of some sort, but neither of us care. I went her house today to play the music for the wedding together for the first time. Last time we met, she played through all of the pieces and we decided where I'll play in each song, and which part (melody or piano line, or both), and which songs I will improvise on. We agreed that on Wherever You Go, I m wingin an alto line in the refrain, rather than playing. She said this time, we're shoving the mic in my face because last time it was too high while hers was practically in her mouth so our levels were off balance. While I'm paranoid about tuning, she assures me it's right on...so I guess it's good that I know how to roll in and out to change the pitch when I hear that it is off, rather than pulling the head piece in or out everytime. She told me of a funeral she is doing tomorrow and I asked if she remembered the last time I sat through a wedding with her. I had been hanging around, practicing at the church for Easter stuff and ended up quietly humming the alto lines I knew and throwing in little things here and there. She loved it but I didn't know if it was alright or not because it was a funeral...she told me not to be shy this time and told me it would be beautiful if I came....so I am going. We sat and talked for at least an hour after we were finished with the music. The best part about this week...I got to go to choir practice tonight for the first time in months since I don't have work this week, I'll see her in the morning as well for the funeral after which she decided we might do well with some practice afterward...I will see her on Saturday for the wedding and more practice after that for Sunday's mass. She threw in a piece tonight that has a beautiful floating flute line and I rocked it at practice tonight. I had never seen the piece before but I nailed it and it is so beautiful. So I'll have seen her Thursday, Friday, Saturday, AND Sunday this week. That is what makes this week incomparable to any other, the time I get to spend with her. Something draws me to her and while I'm not clingy or anything, I will glady snatch any opportunity to spend some time with her. We very much enjoy each others company and it is quite perfect for me actually. I have needed something extra and this is it. Just something that makes me happy, because work has been comin dangerously close to pushing me over the edge and I don't want to go there again. And it is always good to find anther happy place, isn't it? Of course it is. Now I'm sorry for another long post...but I'll tak off now because I have Eragon playing in the corner of the screen and I'd rather watch it full screen, so if you'll excuse me...ahem. Until my next post, I wish everyone well.