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05 February "A day you'll remember"Three months ago it was Halloween. Carisa and I taught in Northfield that particular Friday, Halloween night, and after we finished teaching we went over to her place to get ready for a Halloween party we were going to. Carisa stopped and picked us up some chinese food for dinner since we hadn't eaten yet. When we got to her place, we stood upstairs in her kitchen and ate our chinese dinner - and as you know with Chinese food comes fortune cookies. Now obviously those fortune cookies are bogus and just for fun, but it never hurts to wonder sometimes when you read your fortune, if it could actually come true. Mine in particular that Halloween night read, "Something good will happen to you three months from today." Just for fun I kept that fortune in the back of my head. That day would be January 31st.
Well, last Saturday was January 31st. Like I said before, I know those fortunes are totally just for fun, but I knew it didn't hurt to wonder. My day ended up just being a Saturday like any other. Got up, went to ballet, had rehearsal, went home, went to bed. Yea - i was a little dissapointed b/c it would've been fun to have something more memorable happen... but it was just a stupid piece of paper with some text on it. Lets be real. Later on though when I was thinking about it, I realized that in reality it wasn't such a non-memorable day after all.
I was tired that particular Saturday morning and was not really in a mood to go to ballet. However, of course I still went anyway. Ballet ended up being a blast (as it always is), and it put me in a much better mood. I love love LOVE Tina's ballet classes and they always make me happy!! During a tendu combination the music was from Beauty and the Beast!! No one else really cared, but I love Beauty and the Beast and it just made me smile!
After ballet Carisa and I had 2 hours to kill before rehearsal. Originally we were going to go to Dunn Brothers and Jamba Juice and then head back to the studio. On the way to DB Carisa asked me where she should go get food at. I suggested Cafe Latte, and she got really excited about that idea, so that is where we ended up going. We stopped at this cute little botique right next to it called Quince. It's a favorite of ours. Carisa got a couple of cute shirts when we went there earlier in the summer. We love looking at the sales and trying on misc. clothes. It's a good time!! When we were done browsing around Quince, we headed over to Cafe Latte, each getting something to eat (her - a sandwich, me - soup). We also each got a mocha, and we split a piece of cheesecake. We spent the remainder of our time there eating our food, drinking our coffee, and enjoying our AMAZING cheesecake while talking and laughing.
Some of my most favorite and most remembered moments are those simple ones spent with the people who mean the most to me. It's always during times like those where I'm able to sit back and genuinly think to myself, "Life is good!"
Once Carisa and I got back to the studio, we had rehearsal from 6-9. Granted i spent the majority of the time sitting around (Kim was working on other parts of the show, and didn't know how much she would need us, but wanted us there just in case), it was still okay. I mean, yeah I didn't get to dance the entire time, but I enjoy rehearsals. OOAL is one of my homes and most all of my closest friends were there. Why wouldn't I want to be at one of my favorite places with my favorite people?
Once rehearsal finished I headed out to Burnsville to meet up with Rob at one of his friend's birthday parties. It was low key and it was a fun time. I was there for a couple hour or so playing miscellaneous games and whatnot. Lots of laughs! There's nothing better than a good smile! The night ended by talking to a couple of my good friends on the phone once i got back home.
Now looking back over the entire day, it was a good day. How could I ask for anything more? I got to dance, I got to spend time with and talk to the people that mean the most to me. I got coffee and cheesecake! It was January and the weather was GORGEOUS outside - in the mid 30s!!! (For the middle of winter, that is amazing, non-coat weather!) I actually left my coat in the car all day long. I guess I'm the one who decides if I want a day to be memorable or not. So although it may of not been the fabulous whatever I was hoping for that my fortune cookie had predicted, it was still something good, and still a day worth remembering. |
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