dancing, entertainment, interviewing and running (out of breath)

last friday i stopped in for the 5th grade dance, as i've been pretty involved with them this year-tutoring and what not...it was star wars themed, so that made it even more attractive. we have such a fun fifth grade group this year! you don't always get that with fifth graders. such a sweet group of kids! but as for the dance itself-the food was just right, the music was pretty great-thanks, dj krystal! (loved that achy breaky heart in spanish...who knew? not me)...then there was the fact that it was warm in this enclosed space...but there was no way i was going out and coming back in, because i know how that goes...the smell and feel coming back in would knock me out, but if you just stay in it, you become one with it.

a couple of the dedicated fifth grade teachers (they all are, in fact, 5th grade teachers have been super involved in a plethora of events and activities-they should get an award: uil, running club, robotics, soccer, smu courses both semesters i've probably forgotten something, but THANK YOU!)

then saturday night i was able to talk a couple of friends into going to a play with me. i was blessed by one of my dear friends, and teacher, penny-she was able to get complimentary tickets to their play in the rotunda theater. i wasn't sure what to expect, but i had a hunch i would enjoy it, knowing it was a 'who-done-it.' and it was comical. so we laughed and enjoyed the show, even though i believe we were all dying to eat. so we headed to savor, downtown afterward (i may or may not have turned on a no-turn-on-red...and missed the valet line the first time...and had to go around the block). great. but the brussels sprouts and calamari were fabulous!!

love the small intimate venue! and great actors-

i took yesterday and today off (because i have so many unused days, it's ridiculous...and i thoroughly enjoyed and needed them). 

yesterday i had an interview for a position that i am incredibly interested in and surprisingly excited about. for real, after i went in, i thought: DREAM JOB... so now it's a waiting game-hopefully worth the wait. i brought my "A" game, so now it's up to them to recognize SKILLZ and AWESOMENESS.

i'd taken a 4-temperaments quiz the other evening, because one of my friends had mentioned and suggested it. my temperament for the most part is sanguine-no major surprise, and for the most part, it was spot on...with only a couple of descriptors that were not accurate: 1. chronically late (i live by the motto of being on time and pride myself in that), 2. tend to be forgetful (i don't think so, but correct me if i'm wrong). so it was fun to be able to use part of the results in my interview!

this morning, i took advantage of the day off and slept in until 7:30-it was dreamy...then after a simple breakfast, and a little t.v. i decided it was imperative that i clean out and organize my storage closet off the balcony. i had to rig up a couple of different methods to hang my bikes, and i had to take EVERYTHING out of the space to re-arrange. needless to say, i was drenched by the time i finished, but i am now able to access anything quickly. now to go back in box-by-box and determine what i can drop off as donations.

then i had to stop by the post office, and it was sprinkling, so i wasn't sure that walking was going to happen today. so i got home and gave it a bit...thankfully it stopped, and i got to go out. today i went alone and began thinking 1 mile run, then walk and run intervals...well once i hit the .7 i decided that if i could push on and do 2 miles nonstop, i would reward myself with just one loop of walking... motivation is everything-it worked, and i was able to do a full loop, which i was uncertain about (not a runner..yet)...so then i started the 2nd loop, and walked .5 then ran .5, walked .2 and ran the remaining .5, so in all i ran 3 of the 4 miles. hopefully i can continue to build that up over the summer. never thought i'd actually enjoy this...a special thank you to nicolette for being a catalyst in this endeavor..(i'm afraid to call it a new hobby).

and now it's time to prepare for tomorrow-field day!  and time to think about the long weekend as well!

julie

SB Part 2: posing at the preserve and beating sea fog at its own game

alrighty then, so sunday i probably got more sun than i realized (and what i mean by probably is definitely!)... and it probably was not the wisest move to lay out in the hammock yesterday...but there's a pool and a hammock and only a few days of spring break! what happened was that i was on my way to the beach to hang out just before noon, and i stopped by the post office first to send a couple of fun notes at the post office. traffic was so bad that i ended up turning around-i'm way too impatient, i need to be here for a longer period of time to get on #saltlife time.

we decided to go to the preserve to walk-always go for the exercise! because usually on the way, there will be opportunity for photo-shoots!!

go pro!

dance party on the bridge!

good friends pose for pics together...great friends block the crotch shot!

titanic/ballet greatness-you decide!

too cool for school, but not too cool for bridges-

because as the hip-hop kids know, even on bridges, you dance-it-out!

practicing yoga, because that's what you do at sunset.

views from the tower

now all we need is our beach sunset pic!

why did the crab cross the road? umm..who cares.  when shea tried to pick him up for a selfie with her hands, he almost ate her (although i did argue that he was pinching, not biting)...

and so option 2: let him do all the heavy lifting! 

i'd booked us for parasailing in the afternoon, but they said there was too much fog, and it was messing up their entire day, but we could reschedule for another time. so i rebooked for friday morning. since parasailing was out, we wanted to find something to replace that. i called the sailing/sunset tour (we were really hoping for a catamaran type adventure). they didn't call back until we were already driving out to the island, and at that point, we could really see the fog over the water-not optimal for watching a sunset, i hear...so when they did actually call back, we backed out.

instead, we found someplace to park and walked the beach around the point and then back through town. it was, as i said before, relaxing and refreshing. then we got to tide tables- they have ruined every other fish-taco experience. we accidentally agreed to first available seating, and they sat us inside-oops, should've sat outside at the bar area! we'll just have to go again! the pier was a little magical and mysterious with the fog! looking for captain jack sparrow...i sat watching the pelicans for awhile while we were waiting for our table. their water landings were like coming in on skis-fascinating!

one of the competing bird gangs on the beach...very stoic.

the pelican of whom i was speaking...stuck a perfect landing-smoother than most plane landings i've experienced!

'this-is-my-life' expression

fog can be beautiful!

the bridge to the beach!

did i mention the fish tacos were to die for?

every day-a great day! weather can't keep us down..no fogging way!
julie