Depending on who you ask, I have always been a princess, but last Saturday, I really was one for a night. 🙂
Mark and I invited everyone we knew to our place for a party to celebrate my quitting the day job to write full time. We included my new Canadian citizenship just because that coincidentally happened the day before.
When I sent out the invitations, I told everyone I would be the one in the tiara, which I meant in a symbolic way, as in “I’m the one who will be the centre of attention for the night!” — which is a joke, really, because I’m a natural introvert and would rather sit on the fringes watching everyone else in the limelight, while I take mental notes and build stories around them.
Anyway, a friend took me literally, and arrived bearing champagne (the non-alcohol sort, as I’m allergic to alcohol), flowers…and a tiara.
So I was literally the one wearing the tiara for the night.
It was an interesting night. I have always thought that all my writer friends and acquaintances were exclusively on-line — and most living in other countries, too. But at one stage, there were five writers standing around my kitchen, and two editors.
Very surreal!
It sounds like a terrific evening and a marvelous reason to celebrate, tiara and all. In case I haven’t said it before I’m so happy for you and best of luck (which you most certainly down need) in all your future endeavors.
Thanks, Dina. Looking forward to those future endeavors – with or without the luck!
Cheers,
t.
That sounds like it was a lot of fun. 🙂
Congrats on quitting your job and doing what you want!
Good luck! 😉
I’m looking forward to more stories!
It was *great* fun!
And yes, I’m looking forward to a super-productive, story-soaked year!
Cheers,
Tracy