Hey Dragon! I'm back!!!

Being in the moment isn't as easy as it looks! Sometimes, you have to work really hard to accept what is happening and roll with it.
Today, was the first time that I was in a dragon dance performance since last October, nearly a year! I was very excited and I thought well prepared for any obstacles. I practiced hard, got all my stuff ready and set my alarm, what could possibly go wrong? Hah!
I went back to work on Monday after a one month break and that was okay ( a little tiring!) but the puppy that we got over the summer wasn't so thrilled. He decided over the course of the week that he didn't really like to go outside to do his business! That's okay, we can adjust, do some more training, no big deal, until you have to be somewhere on time ( maybe even early would be nice!). So I needed to clean up a few messes before the performance today ( and wash the floor!), no big deal, so I won't be early, on time is good. Hah! I say again!
I have been participating in the Rotary Run for nearly as long as I have been at Kung Fu, ever since Sifu Laurie convinced me that I could train and complete a 1/2 marathon! This year I chose not to run so that I could make sure that I was on time for the dragon dance, there is irony here, right? I am driving along, about to make it just on time and they have closed the road that I take, causing me to go down the highway and come in a different way! Still not a big deal, the dance is probably going to start at 9:30 and it is only two minutes after 9:00!
As I was walking in, I was wondering where my team is, I'm looking around to find them and notice there is someone talking on the stage! As I get closer, I realize she is talking about SRKF, where is my team! I spot them standing behind the curtain and go over in just enough time to drop my bag and grab my pole and begin the performance!!!
What a performance it was! I noticed each movement the dragon was making, checking out the lion, greeting him, playing with him, maybe thinking about having some lettuce. It was very,very cool! Like nothing I have ever experienced, it was totally worth the determination it took to get there ( on time!)