Defeating the Retro-Grade!

The good times just kept on rolling today. I saw so many wonderful people and interacted with them in positive ways! From school mates to roommates, to neighbors and coworkers.

I sat in on the Movement Final, here pictured with Sammi is so ecstatic as a fighting-bride and Amanda's zombie cameo is, well, to die for? What ever the case- love it!

This was also a day of balance, which always feels good. I got some quality time in at the gym and ate a brownie for dessert, win!

Where there's a Will...there's a future

I don't have a new picture for today. It was a rainy one here in the land of OZ.
Highlights included rehearsals with friends/ classmates for various projects, having money in my account to cover books for Summer semester, and enjoying mid-Western stormy weather from inside a snug, warm, and cozy house with a cup of tea and something good to eat!

Weekend fun!

This will have to be a combo post for the weekend.
Saturday I worked a couple hours for the Census, then the remainder of the day was primarily given over to the Theatre Banquet/ Showcase.
This picture shows the start of the exciting after-show activities as we learned to play 'Ninja'. I have much to learn, but enjoyed this first exposure to the game.

Sunday was very relaxed. I turned my alarm off and allowed myself to slip into a state of unhurried, yet dutiful domestication. I had a friend over in the afternoon and time sped by as we chatted between working on independent projects and later shared a meal.

I claimed the evening for something I've wanted to do since moving into this house. I scrubbed out the tub as I caught up with my pal Jessica por telephono. Then I went about filling up the tub and testing out the jets! It was so wonderfully relaxing!

I hope my mom's have had an equally relaxing and enjoyable time this weekend.
Happy Mother's Day!

Yes Virginia, this was a Friday

I got up early this morning for a little 'me' time which included stretching and eating a healthy breakfast before getting ready for a couple hours of Census work. Today my supervisor shadowed me. I got several nice comments from him, some even about the work I was doing.
I enjoyed a quiet afternoon at home, tending to domestic concerns, trying to prepare for the weekend ahead and settled on reading through a Neil Simon play.
It was off to school in the late afternoon where I made an AMAZING discovery and was aided in it by my dear friend Alexa. We then proceeded to consume chocolate, IN PUBLIC! It was glorious, glorious indeed.
Also, this tree is incredible. It has a lovely fragrance and the bunches of blooms appear to me as 'ghost grapes'.

I followed that up by catching most of the meeting I'd driven all the way to town for, I'm now an 'officer' of sorts and looking forward to doing my part to get things moving and grooving. More details on that later.
I called up a couple of good friends for a nostalgic meal at Pizza Man, then headed over to JCCC with Chad for the free outdoor concert. We walked around the art museum, which I'd never actually been in before. They have some pretty interesting exhibits on display. There were also some very interesting people on display. They turned out to be a part of the show. Dancing with Alexa helped keep me warm and we had some fun with lighting and our cameras while things were wrapping up. All-in-all a wonderful way to head into the weekend!

Notice his counter-part on top of the building

The weather holds and we are blessed with another beautiful day!

I started my day with my fitness assessment. Enough said about that.
I got NO critical remarks from my Acting I teacher on my monologue preview. I hope she still loves me! After class I found myself with a stretch of time before rehearsal so I joined up with Jessica and went in search of food for our grumbling tummies!
We were drawn back out-0f-doors and ran into friends Sarah and Tom and enjoyed their company while we ate and then a little while after. Tom had sweet potato fries-my fave! and allowed me to steal one from him, Yum! This pic was taken shortly there-after as Tom took up his post guarding the wall.


Which reminds me of some jokes Jessica was telling in the hall earlier. Why can I only remember the one that made me cringe?

When I walked into the fitness center later in the afternoon, they informed me that I had now earned enough points to get an 'A'! That was up-lifting in the face of not having made *quite* the progress I'd hoped to make this semester.

Rehearsal went well, I'm really looking forward to the Showcase this weekend. We even got things wrapped up in time for me to get home and get a couple of hours of work in. In addition to getting money, I'm also getting to practice my Spanish! This is a really good job for me.
I got home just in time to water my plants and do a bit of weeding before the sun clocked out on its day. It was good to catch up with friends and family over the phone as I tidied up and settled in for the evening.