yesterday's activities

Dh and I watch carefully this fast huge cold rainstorm pattern - decide to pick up GS#2 after the storm passes, for the most part. Disneyland/Calif Adventure here we come! Check into Fairfield Inn by Marriott, where every employee there makes sure we are happy and taken care of (YES YES YES!!!) double that, I redeemed my credit union card points for a free room on a Fri/Sat stay! That made it even sweeter. Hotel staff gives us inside tips and hints as DH can't walk well enough to hold up. Rent Electric scooter cart from hotel (which is cheaper than renting from Disney) DH and I smiled at each other when hotel staff informs us that THEY take care of scooter, we just ask for it, use it, deliver it back to hotel - WELLA...ok, let's just say DH did a happy dance with GS. Hit the room to unpack - and GS explodes into laughter and smiles, to discover we have the Toy Story room. Didn't know the rooms are themed - he's happy as a lark. Eat dinner, play games in arcade, pick out spot on 8th floor balcony walkway to watch the fireworks show. It was amazing.
DH and I were very pleased that we could, with GS, walk/ride, to the main gate entrance from hotel, better yet, we took him and discovered what Downtown Disney was all about. GS couldn't say enough,,,and that was without rides.
Disney! "frozen" at night with blue, huge Christmas decor and such. GS announces his best favorite ride was Star Wars Simulator. GS also informs his ever loving spoiling grandparents that he will not do any rides that etc. etc. etc.,. We secretly smile (THANK GOD!)
Next day, California Adventure - get there early early - loved the race cars. I'm not a ride fan, but LOVED the Cars Race Car Track. GS runs into a number of characters walking around and ends up playing with Chip and Dale in a pretend Star Wars battle in the middle of the street, spontaneous...what does GS do when he feels he is losing the battle? He pulls the Darth Vardar hand hold and Dale goes down...all of this spontaneously. It was great!!! Let's say the smile did not leave his face for the rest of the day.
Head out, drop GS off with tons of take home items and a few new shirts (of course GP could not resist), head out to neighbors college graduation party for her son. We love him to death, plan on seeing his furniture and designs in many stores soon! IF Disney doesn't scoop him up first. Home...ahhhhh, feet up, right ankle blown from walking in Disney although DH offered me his EVC. Watch a movie, receive call from GS thanking us for the weekend adventure and the best hotel room EVER. The magic moment memory maker? priceless!
 
Thursday:

Rolfer
Lesson

Friday:

Expensive new rear tires. Expensive. But car feels much better
Many errands, no dancing
Crash and burn around 8 pm

Saturday:

Work
Errands
Almost go social dancing, but fall asleep instead


Sunday:

Wheelchair dance class, in which I dance with one very experienced dancer, she's great for breaking me back in to dancing (I've been doing administrative stuff for the wheelchair group for about a year, haven't danced wheelchair in ages, have forgotten pretty much everything); one new guy, who has all kinds of issues and it shows in his dancing, and guy who's been dancing since about August -- and he can LEAD. HE LEADS FROM THE CHAIR. We end up doing a seriously fun, improvised WCS, and he's an absolute treat to dance with. So fun, as the kids say.
Advent party at home of my Blond German Friend, who has made something that sounds like gluewine, but is like a cross between sangria and mulled wine, but hot; I carefully try out solid food and keep to the pellegrino water until the gluewine just smells too damn good; rest of evening is a blur
 
j_alexandra said:
Advent party at home of my Blond German Friend, who has made something that sounds like gluewine, but is like a cross between sangria and mulled wine, but hot; I carefully try out solid food and keep to the pellegrino water until the gluewine just smells too damn good; rest of evening is a blur
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From Wikipedia:

German and Austrian Glühwein

A cup of Glühwein
Glühwein (roughly, "glow-wine," from the hot irons once used for mulling) is popular in German-speaking countries and in the region of Alsace in France. It is a traditional beverage that is offered during the Christmas holidays. The oldest documented Glühwein tankard is attributed to Count John IV of Katzenelnbogen, a German nobleman who was the first grower of Riesling grapes. This gold-plated lockable silver tankard is dated to c. 1420.

Glühwein is usually prepared from red wine, heated and spiced with cinnamon sticks, cloves, star aniseed, citrus, sugar and at times vanilla pods. It is sometimes drunk mit Schuss (with a shot), which means that rum or some other liquor has been added. Fruit wines, such as blueberry wine and cherry wine, are occasionally used instead of grape wine in some parts of Germany. There is also a variation of Glühwein which is made with white wine. However, white Glühwein is less popular than its red counterpart.

Another popular variant of Glühwein in Germany is the Feuerzangenbowle. It shares the same recipe, but for this drink a rum-soaked sugarloaf is set on fire and allowed to drip into the wine.
 
over here: mayhem and chaos...simply going to put posting on hold until some sort of normalcy returns..basically no free time...at.all
 
WEDNESDAY:
Pre-comp prep, including tanning and packing.

THURSDAY:
Flew to Vegas. Read Howard Jacobson's J, which I had started on my Thanksgiving trip but hadn't gotten to finish b/c of all the research papers and finals.

FRIDAY:
Competition day. This was interesting and fun, though not great from a results point of view. Teacher's suitcase did not make it, so he danced my single dances in street clothes, then scrounged up some items he could borrow for championship and scholarship.

That evening, we went out for pizza and saw Michael Jackson's One at Mandalay Bay. Fun to do something social together.

SATURDAY:
Relaxing day. Read Roxane Gay's An Untamed State, surfed internet, worked out. Went to Saturday night competition.

SUNDAY:
Explored Vegas a little, read, surfed internet, worked out. Went to Sunday night competition and show.

MONDAY:
Flew home. Finished Roxane Gay's An Untamed State.

TUESDAY:
Read half of Arrested Justice.
Went to a First Year Team meeting. A dean dropped in unexpectedly to make an announcement.
Today was the official day grades were due (I got mine in last week.) Checked the grades of my first year advisees.
Wrote a book review.
Went to Child's holiday concert. Music was okay. Child's friendships are very sweet and touching. Talked with other parents about possible high schools, public and private. (Child is in 7th, but hers is a 7th/8th/9th classroom, so some parents are facing this decision more imminently. We might as well pool information!)
 
Phone starts ringing at OH DARK THIRTY yesterday. Really? ok, the parent who had health issues isn't here..so what could this be?
Ohio and West Virginia family - WE ARE NOMINATED - coming to Hollywood phone call. Our eyes pop wide open, DH is at work at this unGodly hour of the morning. He is on call as well.
Make plans to stay at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood (we both laugh because we can drive there! or train-it).
End of Feb-Beginning of March. Hollywood Filmapolossa.
Nominated - Our nephew Janez Ambrozic, nominated for Best Actor, and several other categories including direction and part of the production crew of Quick and Painless for the small independent film - for the Best Film Winner - Cleveland Ohio Film Festival - The Curator.
Informed we attending on the City vs City Winner day, no excuses, no ballroom,,,we are so-called STOKED.
Tease nephew...Sooooooooooo...all these years of acting,,,and current Ohio Lottery Christmas Commercial - to Hollywood!!
The entire gang laughs and for us? it's only 7 a.m. LA Time.
Run errands with a complete happy smile on face, even in the rain. Grocery shop for studio showcase catering this Sunday,
Pick up GS#2 for his lesson and I go to coaching with a new coach. Decide I got a workout standing still!!! wow.
Home to DH and quiet evening with GS building paper airplanes. ahhhhhhh life is good today.
 
Loki said:
And it WILL put a glow on! It's the main reason why I go to the Christkindlesmarkt on Daley Plaza several times a season. :hungry::hungry::hungry:
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Probably the reason the rest of the evening was a blur. Can't imagine adding flaming rum soaked sugar cone to it. People can walk after drinking Feuerzangenbowle? Dang.
 
Yesterday:

Gyro, need to loosen up from work last night
Lesson, in which loosening up helps
Work; private party with 18 attendees; six hours on a concrete floor does not do my knees any good but the people are happy
 
3wishes said:
Phone starts ringing at OH DARK THIRTY yesterday. Really? ok, the parent who had health issues isn't here..so what could this be?
Ohio and West Virginia family - WE ARE NOMINATED - coming to Hollywood phone call. Our eyes pop wide open, DH is at work at this unGodly hour of the morning. He is on call as well.
Make plans to stay at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood (we both laugh because we can drive there! or train-it).
End of Feb-Beginning of March. Hollywood Filmapolossa.
Nominated - Our nephew Janez Ambrozic, nominated for Best Actor, and several other categories including direction and part of the production crew of Quick and Painless for the small independent film - for the Best Film Winner - Cleveland Ohio Film Festival - The Curator.
Informed we attending on the City vs City Winner day, no excuses, no ballroom,,,we are so-called STOKED.
Tease nephew...Sooooooooooo...all these years of acting,,,and current Ohio Lottery Christmas Commercial - to Hollywood!!
The entire gang laughs and for us? it's only 7 a.m. LA Time.
Run errands with a complete happy smile on face, even in the rain. Grocery shop for studio showcase catering this Sunday,
Pick up GS#2 for his lesson and I go to coaching with a new coach. Decide I got a workout standing still!!! wow.
Home to DH and quiet evening with GS building paper airplanes. ahhhhhhh life is good today.
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Congratulations! What awesome news.
 
thurs...hit the wall at work...crashed and burned in an epic fashion...just been crazy busy....but a decent nap today and a chat with Adorable One and I am feeling better....plus, lessons this weekend...that always helps
 
WEDNESDAY:
Read.

12--Double Nik lesson. Thought it might be hard to get back into it after competition. It was not!
Pay up and then drive directly to Child's school.

3--Pick up Child from school.

Get phone call from bank about check I wrote Nik to pay for comp. Very weird.
Return phone call from colleague who e-mailed and phoned me about something he considered urgent which seems to me not urgent at all. <Eye roll.>
Feed self. Do Child's hair.

4:15--Leave with Child for her dance.

4:45-7:45--Child dances. I finish reading Arrested Justice: Black Women, Violence, and America's Prison Nation.

Home.

Work out.
Put Child to bed.
Write a review of the book on my FB, the third review I've written this week.
 
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