How much is that doggy in the window?

I want a puppy that I can take to Sydney with me next year as I'm going to miss Max too much!

Rachel Sarah Bilson.

Currently watching the O.C again for the first time in like 2 years.
It's serving me very well at the moment as I need a reminder that compared to some people out there, my life really is pretty peachy. Sadly though it has also reminded me that I do quite desire to be Rachel Bilson and that I went through a phase of obsession with her last time I watched the O.C from start to finish... Oh Dear, Obsession has been re-sparked!

Dance. dance. dance.

So After my one week of well deserved rest I have spent the week back at La Vive 8am till 5pm every day!!! All I can say is praise God it's Sunday because I am positively exhausted and... Out of Choreography! (I need a 24 hour break for my creative juices to begin flowing again)
I would like to use this blog as a place to mention some of my favorite dances I'm working on at the moment, boring I know but I really have nothing else to blog about at this point!
Fave #1 Mikaylah Miller's Championship Lyrical. It's to the Song "Tell me on a Sunday" from the musical "Song and Dance". Her Parents split up a few years ago when I was still a student at La Vive and her Mum saw it coming (Dad cheated; anyone surprised?) & this song is about a woman who knows she's about to be broken up with and she sings "tell me on a Sunday please!" I think Miki will express it well, or at the least have her poor Mum sitting in the audience in tears.
Fave #2 Chenaye Meyer's Jazz Championship "Don't Rain on my Parade". The accents of the music in the piece make it perfect for Chenaye to show of her freak legs in gorgeous kicking combinations. In the bridge
"I'm gonna live and live NOW!
Get what I want, I know how!
One roll for the whole shebang!
One throw that bell will go clang,
Eye on the target and wham,
One shot, one gun shot and bam! ... She does: Fouette fouette double pirouette rpt (3 times) finishing in rand verse attitude, leading into a forward walkover landing on her knees and on the "BAM" rises up into a full bridge (feet rolled over her toes). I don't know if this reads the same as it looks like but it's pretty stunning!
Fave #3 The New Senior Jazz group "Far from over". I am loving this dance! for a bunch of little Betty's they are doing a fantastic job and it suits them SOOOOOOOOO much more than there old jazz. I actually think if we clean the hell out of it they have a chance to win!
Fave #4 14 years jazz group "Sweet Dreams" (a remix of the Annie Lennox version) We have so many 14 years students at La Vive at the moment that we've had to split them up into a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday group. My Fave is the Wednesday group. there are only 8 girls in the group but they are looking better than the other two classes who have 16. The choreography for this dance involves A LOT of cannons with the girls having to remember which count they go on for pretty much the whole dance but they are totally killing it!

Pancakes for breakfast

I don't believe I've had pancakes for breakfast in at least 2 years! I absolutely forgot how yummy they are. If I wasn't so obsessed with not being fat I'd totally eat them EVERYDAY!!!



I also walked in the rain, another thing I haven't done in a while (well at least since London)

Trampoline

I spent the entirety of yesterday afternoon with my two youngest cousins Jeramie (7) and Leah (2).
It was really lovely as I never get the opportunity to see them and they are growing up so fast! It was also a very educational afternoon. Really opened my eyes as to how stressful and up tight I can be at times and that I should strive for more child like qualities. They are so carefree and easily excited! we spent 2 and a half hours jumping on the trampoline and neither of them tired of it for one second. Jeramie was making out he was some sort of Monster with supersonic springs in his legs and Leah constantly yelled "bounce bounce" "bounce bounce" such bug smiles and energy, For this week I'm searching for my inner child.

L.O.V.E...

I L.O.V.E my new car..

I L.O.V.E that I'm on holidays

That is all...

Strangers

I would like to visit you for a while
Get away and out of this city
Maybe I shouldn't have called but someone had to be the first to break
We can go sit on your back porch
Relax
Talk about anything
It don't matter
I'll be courageous if you can pretend that you've forgiven me

Because I don't know you anymore
I don't recognize this place
The picture frames have changed and so has your name
We don't talk much anymore
We keep running from the pain
But what I wouldn't give to see your face again

Springtime in the city
Always such relief from the winter freeze
The snow was more lonely than cold
If you know what I mean
Everyone's got an agenda, don't stop
Keep that chin up, you'll be all right
Can you believe what a year it's been
Are you still the same?
Has your opinion changed?
'Cause I don't know you anymore
I don't recognize this place
The picture frames have changed and so has your name
We don't talk much anymore
We keep running from these sentences
But what I wouldn't give to see your face again

I know I let you down
Again and again
I know I never really treated you right
I've paid the price
I'm still paying for it every day

So maybe I shouldn't have called
Was it too soon to tell?
Oh what the hell
It doesn't really matter
How do you redefine something that never really had a name?
Has your opinion changed?

Because I don't know you anymore
I don't recognize this place
The picture frames have changed and so has your name
We don't talk much anymore
We keep running from the pain
But what I wouldn't give to see your face again

I see your face
I see your face