(My top tap group took a minute after their routine Sunday to go out and take pictures on the pier, since it was super nice out!)
All of my groups placed very well, including special awards on top of their already-good scores, and my Hard-Knock Life girls knocked it out of the park by winning a special judge's award, being category winners for teen tap groups, and second highest overall score for their age group! BAAAAH proud teacher right here!
My duet ladies did amazing yet again, winning more overall high scores and a judge's special award for excellence. They're kind of unstoppable!
(These are some of the fantastic people I get to work with!)
It was a fun but exhausting weekend for all of us. I was at the DECC Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, with a super long day on Saturday (minus running out to get take-out food, it was around 12 hours). I did get a nice little break on Sunday morning, since I didn't have to be there for our group's Production performance. I'll see it next weekend and at our special showing mid-May, so I took the morning to do something else awesome- seeing one of my oldest best friends, Sarah, and her adorable little boy Ben!
Sarah lives down next to my old hometown, and for some reason we've had a heckuva time trying to hang out in the last year. I'm going to completely blame my crazy schedule and my unreliable car situation. :) The craziest thing is that when I do get to hang out with her and her family, Ben always doubles in size from the last time I see him. It's really cool, but also reminds me how fast time flies!
(Look at how big he's getting! And no, my hair is not that red in real life. It was weird lighting...)
We had time for hugs and a short walk around the parking lot before he needed to settle down for his lunchtime nap on the drive back to the cities. I'm excited to hopefully get down and spend at least a dinner or evening at their house in June. They have a giant backyard with a firepit, and that sounds like the perfect way to hang out with friends on a summer night!
I wish I had knitting to show you from last weekend. I wish I could take a great picture and say- "Look here, see? Look at this gorgeous finished project!" Instead, I did 6 rounds on the Police Box Handwarmers. 6. Pitiful. Luckily I'll have a car ride to do a bit more this weekend...
(Maeby taking a nap on a new-to-us ottoman- awesome new furniture from my aunt! I'll show more when we get the full set. We'll having matching furniture in our living room- I'll be a 'real' adult!) :)
I'm right back in to the craziness this week with dance every night to prep for our last competition this weekend. I'm carpooling down with one of the other teachers on Friday before two full days of dance. Then, next week, I get my first night off from dance in over 2 weeks (not counting driving Friday!) on Wednesday. I think I need a full day off from everything sometime soon here- I had a temp around 100 degrees F both last night and the night before, and I've been getting through the day with ibuprofen to keep my fever down and the aches away. It doesn't help that it's the last two weeks of school, and my papers-to-grade pile is almost as high as Maeby is fat.
Which, as you know, is pretty high. ;)
Super excited for the last performance this weekend- our ladies are going to be amazing!!
And then-
a little bit of relaxation time.
Well, minus the grading time.
And knitting time.
Because I have a LOT of end-of-year gifts to finish...
SECRET SECRET STUFF OOOOOH MY!!! :-D
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