35 weeks 2 days

We went over to a friends' house last night to watch part of the Orange Bowl. (OK, we went to socialize and eat because they promised to be serving my favorite spinach and artichoke dip). We had a surreal moment when another friend told us about her commitment to her music this year. She is getting over a rough breakup and has decided that it is finally time to focus her energy on her music, since she is going through so much transition anyway. She excitedly told us that she had played at a private Christmas party at a local bar/music venue, and the owner had approached her to be the opening act for a performance in February. This is an awesome opportunity for her, as she has played in the band for countless regional acts, but has never had her own billing. She told us to mark our calendars for February 1, and make sure we are there. Of course, we want to be there, but it felt very weird to say, "We'll plan on going, but we won't buy advanced tickets, because we don't know if we'll be available..." She understood, and is excited to meet Red, but it still felt weird.