Big Plans
Oh my oh my. I have been away too long, once again. I'm not really sure what happened, it's just that somewhere along the line I got out of my routine of blogging regularly. I'll try to make amends. Maybe.
First of all, we had a great Easter. I hosted the annual Easter Egg Hunt at Bay Point and, despite quite chilly temperatures, we had a great turnout. My mom, Joanne, Kurt, and Denise were all here to help out. Ryan, on the other hand, was playing golf in Dothan. Hmm. But he did return late Saturday night in time for the family Easter festivities. I should have pictures to post by the end of the week, I have to transpose them from another camera to a CD, then to my computer - it's complicated!
Now, on to our big plans. It's time for our annual sailing trip. This year Zachary and I will accompany Ryan to St. Petersburg where he'll be joined by 5 other crazy men for the Regata al sol del Sol, the race to Isla Mujeres, Mexico. Ryan and crew have raced our boat, Southern Cross, in this regatta 3 previous times. They've finished first in class twice, and first overall once (unheard of by a cruising boat). This year Ryan's already talking smack. They are going to win, ladies and gentlemen. You heard it here first.
So, Z and I will take the leisurely sail around the big bend, catching all those places we missed on last year's trip. We are leaving Friday (the 13th!!) for Crooked Island. Kurt and Denise are sailing there with us, and Fox III will meet us there for the weekend. The plan is to head for Appalachicola on Sunday, dropping off Kurt and Denise there. Then Ryan, Zachary, and I will head to Carabelle, Cedar Key, Clearwater, and finally St. Pete. I have to return on the 23rd, and this is an ambitious sail plan for only 10 days. We'll see what Mother Nature has in store for us!
In other news, Zachary now announces when he needs his diaper changed. So I suppose it's time to stop procrastinating and start teaching him to use the potty. I am ready, or so it seems. We have a potty, we have pull ups, we have big boy underwear. I have lots of laundry detergent. Yet the thought of actually beginning this is, well, quite terrifying. Why does this frighten me so?
I am as busy as I want to be with belly dance. I've added another Intermediate class on Mondays, and it's going well. Attendance is actually better in my intermediate classes than in my beginning classes. My dancers are asking me to add another class on Wednesdays, but I'm not quite ready for that yet. I am starting a beginning class on Tuesday nights for some ladies out here on the beach. The good news about this class is that it's not at the health club where I normally teach, so minus a little overhead I'll get paid per student. This means more money for me!
First of all, we had a great Easter. I hosted the annual Easter Egg Hunt at Bay Point and, despite quite chilly temperatures, we had a great turnout. My mom, Joanne, Kurt, and Denise were all here to help out. Ryan, on the other hand, was playing golf in Dothan. Hmm. But he did return late Saturday night in time for the family Easter festivities. I should have pictures to post by the end of the week, I have to transpose them from another camera to a CD, then to my computer - it's complicated!
Now, on to our big plans. It's time for our annual sailing trip. This year Zachary and I will accompany Ryan to St. Petersburg where he'll be joined by 5 other crazy men for the Regata al sol del Sol, the race to Isla Mujeres, Mexico. Ryan and crew have raced our boat, Southern Cross, in this regatta 3 previous times. They've finished first in class twice, and first overall once (unheard of by a cruising boat). This year Ryan's already talking smack. They are going to win, ladies and gentlemen. You heard it here first.
So, Z and I will take the leisurely sail around the big bend, catching all those places we missed on last year's trip. We are leaving Friday (the 13th!!) for Crooked Island. Kurt and Denise are sailing there with us, and Fox III will meet us there for the weekend. The plan is to head for Appalachicola on Sunday, dropping off Kurt and Denise there. Then Ryan, Zachary, and I will head to Carabelle, Cedar Key, Clearwater, and finally St. Pete. I have to return on the 23rd, and this is an ambitious sail plan for only 10 days. We'll see what Mother Nature has in store for us!
In other news, Zachary now announces when he needs his diaper changed. So I suppose it's time to stop procrastinating and start teaching him to use the potty. I am ready, or so it seems. We have a potty, we have pull ups, we have big boy underwear. I have lots of laundry detergent. Yet the thought of actually beginning this is, well, quite terrifying. Why does this frighten me so?
I am as busy as I want to be with belly dance. I've added another Intermediate class on Mondays, and it's going well. Attendance is actually better in my intermediate classes than in my beginning classes. My dancers are asking me to add another class on Wednesdays, but I'm not quite ready for that yet. I am starting a beginning class on Tuesday nights for some ladies out here on the beach. The good news about this class is that it's not at the health club where I normally teach, so minus a little overhead I'll get paid per student. This means more money for me!
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