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shout out to H & N

I'm going to give a little shout out to H & N (aka Hailee and Nic)... Last night I had a 2 1/2 hour dance practice - so much fun! I'm loving being on the dance team. :) At the beginning of practice, our captain Hailee was talking about going to the dance store in town (Zebra Butterfly) to get fit for shoes, pants and the top. The tops = gold halter tops! My heart sank because there is no way I'm going to lower my standards to wear these tops. Big fat bummer. I thought to myself that it will still be good for me to come practice and not do the performances - good exercise opportunity. The practice went really well. We finished the first part of our dance (She Wolf by Shakira). I have bruises on my knees and a goose egg from landing on the side of my knee wrong. haha It's well worth it though. We got to practice on the gym floor the last half hour of practice. I couldn't help but feel a little bummed that I wouldn't get to dance at for the half time shows. I decided to talk to Hailee at the end of practice (this is where my shout to Hailee comes in)... I explained to Hailee that I wouldn't be able to dance and she was bummed. I told her because of my standards that I don't wear halters. Her response was that I could wear a tank top underneath. I told her that that also wouldn't work. I explained to her that I didn't want her to change what she had in mind just because of my standards - I would be fine with just practicing. Hailee went on to compliment my dancing and saying she really wanted me to dance, so I could wear a t-shirt (cute of course). I told her that I didn't want to look awkward and be the only one wearing a shirt and she said that we would have other girls wear them. How awesome is she?! That speaks volume about the person she is - that she would make it possible for me to dance because of me wanting to be modest. That made me so happy! So I wanted to give her a shout out, but I also want to give a shout out to Nic... Amazing man. What more do I need to say? He has been so supportive to me in dancing. He wants to make sure that my shoes are in good condition - he massages my soar muscles - he makes me dinner when I get home from practice - and so much more. I love this man. I just want to say that I really appreciate him and all that he does for me. He makes me so happy and makes my life so enjoyable. I love you Nic more then I can say.

Straight No Chaser

No not the drink - the A Capella group! Nic and I are going to go see them with my parents tonight - they got us tickets! :) They are the same group that did the spoof on the 12 Days of Christmas. I'm so excited to see them!

for my little girl(s)

Someday when I have little girls (and I hope I do) I so want to make them this easy no sew flutter cape. It looks way cute and such a fun fall/winter "jacket." So fun to pick out fun fleece colors. :) Way super cute and NO SEWING! Unfortunately, I can't sew, so whenever I see something crafty that doesn't involve sewing, I'm there! Sisters, sisters - in - law, mothers, anyone, please make this for your little girl(s).

1 yr anniversary...soon

Nic and I's 1 year anniversary is soon...December 27. We had debated about going somewhere: cabin at Lake of the Woods, Sunriver, stay home, ... Well Nic found this amazing deal for the above hotel - The Plaza Inn & Suites in Ashland, OR. We are staying one night in an excutive king room and dinner at the Liquid Assests Wine Bar and Restaurant on Saturday, Dec. 26. On Sunday, Dec. 27 we are headed to here... The Blue Giraffe Day Spa and Salon for a sea salt bath and couples massage...YUMMY. I just booked our reservation yesterday - 1 year anniversary here we come. I can't believe that we are coming up on 1 year!

dance practice numero uno

Last night I had my first dance practice...I LOVED IT! I was so nervous, just because I didn't want to look like a dumb dumb because I haven't dance in 4-5 years! Come to find out, there are girls who have no or little dance experience...I felt so much better. We started off stretching and introducing ourselves...I am the oldest person on the team...super senior baby! haha Then we did some floor exercises (turns and kicks) and next came learning the dance. The beginning of the dance is to the song by Shakira called "She Wolf." Our dance team captain, Hailee, doesn't like doing one song for dances - she likes to mix it up. It was so much fun! My quads were already sore from doing chairs (aka squats) in yoga (yeah that's right, yoga made me sore), but I loved to be back dancing. This is going to be a huge commitment, but one I am willing to make. I have another practice tonight as well. Woo hoo! This is going to be a great workout for me - doing what I love! :)

Nerves

I have my first Dance Team practice on Monday. I'm so dang NERVOUS! I hate being nervous and I don't even know why. Maybe it's because... *I haven't danced in a few years. *I'm probably the oldest girl on the Dance Team. *Hip hop is not my strongest style of dance. *Prospect of dancing in front of a huge crowd! Whatever it is I'm so excited to be on the Dance Team. I'll have to let you know how my first practice goes. Ahh! Nic has been so amazing...as always. He has supported me from day 1. He's excited for me to be able to do something that I love. Yay! Ready to put on my dancing shoes...