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In Shock

I had a booth at a local bridal show yesterday to advertise my piano services. It's the first time I've ever had a booth and I was really nervous that it would be a huge flop. I created cds to be given away with samples of the music I play at weddings. I was worried no one would take any cds or take business cards or even notice my existence. By 2pm (half way through the show) I had given out all 100 cds and was wishing that I had created more. All my flyers were taken as well as about 70 of my business cards. Tons of people stopped by and seemed genuinely interested. I played keyboard through the event while k brilliantly interacted with people. While I was exhausted, I actually enjoyed myself. The show was an awesome success in getting my name out there and gaining a lot of interest.

Still, I didn't have anyone make any firm commitments and I was concerned that I wouldn't actually see any money from the event. Well, 2 hours after the show's completion I received a call from a bride who wanted to book me for a date in July. She's going to have me play for the wedding and the reception which will bring in a couple hundred dollars. This one gig will nearly cover my costs for participating in the bridal show. Since I was sure that I would fail miserably I'm in complete shock at the turn of events. Perhaps after a few days it'll settle in and I'll be able to cheer and dance appropriately. At the moment I'll just pretend that none of it even happened.