C & L's wedding on Sunday was so, so, SO fabulous. Rock Gardens Inn in Sebastopol, right on the water (ocean breezes causing my bow to be more airborne than usual at times), sunny, clear. The Hot Club played for dinner and dancing. Love their violinist--he sounds great.
I was getting the claustrophobic feeling I get when I've been around a lot of people for several hours, so I went to drink some water and walk along the rocks. As I went around a corner, I saw this cute, rustic wooden swing, parked in the rocks facing the ocean. So perfect! I sat down to bask in the sun--two thin wool sweaters were not quite enough for mid-September--and a few minutes later, along came P, the Hot Club violinist. He had the same reaction as I'd had when he came around the corner and spotted the swing. Fortunately there was room for two, so we sat and swang (?) and talked shop until we heard the Hot Club starting up again.
That evening, Mike and I finished taking down the PA, got everything back into his truck, and then he said he needed to just hang out for a minute. "Come with me," I said, and sat on the swing for the second time that day. I then realized that of course there was room for two on that swing--it was obviously a Sunset Swing! Duh. We stayed there until the stars were out, and then headed for Portland.
Later I realized, wow, today I sat on a swing in a totally romantic, secluded, picturesque spot with two different men, one whom I barely know and one whom I love because I Heart My Band, but neither of whom is a romantic interest. And it was so wonderful to be able to sit and enjoy those moments without the Romantic Interest Jitters.