Lots to write about.... i promise my faithful readers that i will fill in the blanks as soon as possible! All i can say for now is that this has been an amazing journey!
OK, where do i start?
Up super early. Our friend, Lexi, who was in service this weekend - was there with coffee in hand and a smile on her face. What a gracious and calming influence on our demeanor this weekend. That woman is an example of grace and beauty, let me tell you. A bit of breakfast, a bit of coffee, got dressed and then a last minute going over to make sure we weren't covered with lint and dog hair and had no toilet paper stuck to our shoes (yes, i worry about a lot of stuff...) and we were off to the questioning. i'm not going to say a whole lot about the questioning process or the questions that were asked. What i will say is that i was deeply moved by how detailed the judges were and really honored by the time that they all put in to reading the applications we submitted. Their questions were spot on and really geared to the heart of our relationship, community involvement and direction. Really an excellent process.
Later - we headed stuck around to cheer on the other couples going and coming out of the questioning, then headed back up to the room to unwind. Shortly before we were going to head down for round 2 (the 10 minute presentation) there was a power surge that knocked out the elevators. i was blown away by my tribe rallying around us - every phone in that room went off with Lexi and Lord Brick's family calling us to tell us to head for the stairs (17 flights down!) so we'd get to the presentation on time. Oy! Luckily, the elevators started working and we were spared the impromptu work out.
i think the 10 minute went really well, the handouts were well received, good questions from the audience, laughter in the parts where there was supposed to be laughter... Pshew!
Dinner in the room... lots of "high hair" preparation for me.... then we headed down for rehersal and for me to walk the stage stairs. (yes, i have a fear of falling up the stairs on to the stage!) Master Z drilled the 6 of us in our parts for the Ceremony to honor the Masters and slaves that have gone before us. we slaves were all tearing up during rehersal, and there were at least a couple of moist eyes on the Masters side too!
OK, time to start.... the Ceremony... solemn music.. we start down the aisle... what do i see? a clear way for us to walk? No, one hot, hunky dyke in a great pair of pants with her leg in the aisle.... i leap over... next, a wheel chair.... swerve around.... and then! Oh, no! a lady in a hoop skirt... i leap over that too, never losing grasp of the candle i was carrying and somehow i didn't fall down either. Good. Up the stage stairs, i step on my skirt and almost fall but the podium covered it, i think.
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There's a lot more to cover but i don't have time to do it now. i promise to add more later!
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