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10:15 pm
[Link] | SO...Michael Jackson died today and I was shocked and sad to hear the news. Sad because this was a truly talented man whom I grew up listening to...someone that I admired and enjoyed....and yet he truly spent his final years in social exile because of his eccentricity. It saddens me how people spent so much time talking so much smack about MJ while he was still with us, and now that he is gone everyone feels remorse....a little too late. It all seems pretty two-faced and it saddens me that he left this world probably feeling somewhat alone and ridiculed. Anyway, Michael Jackson is definitely one of those names and one of those people that will not be forgotten anytime soon and I hope that he is at peace and in a better place. =)
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11:13 pm
[Link] | Here are some pictures from Marcelo's first birthday...
I am glad that this baby boy had a blast at his party!
So...although it is nice to have visitors, I am glad to have my life back right now and to start to shape up what the next few months are going to be like now that I have a full time job. I called to enroll in all my medical benefits yesterday and it was such a simple thing, and yet kind of exhilirating. I am SO happy to have the option to go to the dentist or doctor now without worrying about going bankrupt! My schedule is going to be pretty busy though! I'm working five days a week at Disney and teaching lessons one full day, so my only consistent day off is going to be Tuesdays...or so it seems. This is fine by me for now...if I really need a day off, I can give away a shift or request time off. Now, things are pretty hectic at work because we are sort of under-staffed, but hopefully that won't last for long. Anyway, I am using this sort of "new start" and new schedule as a way of re-vamping some of the things that make up my life right now. One of those things being...I feel a lot lately that I spend too much time and effort in trying to please other people and not enough time really doing what I want and need to do. I'm starting a new mantra for myself where I am putting my needs first...and I don't mean in a selfish way...like I'm the only one that matters...but I've just felt recently that in doing good onto others, I just feel under-appreciated and like people are rarely willing to give back or even take note of the fact that I've gone out of my way for them. I'm sick of being stepped on or overlooked because I can often be a bit of a pushover...or even the fact that I inhibit or hide things out of the fear of what people will think. I think that side of me needs to take a step back and re-evaluate the way I go about things from day to day. So that is that.
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11:39 pm
[Link] | I thoroughly enjoyed my one day off this week today!!! It was a bit of bust in some ways...like I was supposed to go to Typhoon Lagoon with Will and the kids...but then it started to rain...it stopped raining...so we went to one of the resorts to use their pool...but then they evacuated the pool bc supposedly a thunderstorm was coming...it never came....we ate lunch and then went back to his house and went swimming in his pool instead. After getting out of the pool, the kids wanted me to stay for dinner...which made me feel good because they definitely show signs of truly liking me. I couldn't stay though...I left shortly after to get home in time to watch the Tony Awards. What a beautiful show! It was inspiring and emotional for me to watch...as always. I always watch these award shows and think..."what if." I must admit that I've sort of "given up" on my performing endeavors lately. I've come to the conclusion that I just don't have the back bone for it. I have too many self doubts that get in the way...and I wish they weren't there because since as far back as I can remember that's what I wanted to do and what I wanted to be and nothing moves me more than witnessing a great performance...but I can't stop the voices in my head that tell me..."you can't you can't you can't" over and over...and im not sure why they are there in the first place...but there they are and there they'll be I guess. Anyway...my favorite acceptance speeches were when Karen Olivo won for West Side Story and the boys from Billy Elliot. I thought it was cute how those three little boys who won were found completely speechless...and the audience laughed....but really...that is the most genuine response I've ever seen and it was awesome. =)
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04:09 pm
[Link] | I got a diploma in hair braiding today! YAY!!! haha....
Disney sent us to a cosmetology school to get certified and today was the last day of class....I am a woman of many hats...=)
I'm going to take Jolie and Oscar to the doggy park today because they have been cooped up all week and deserve a nice outing!
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03:04 pm
[Link] | SO....today has been a full day of getting all types of news!!!
The two big ones are:
1) I HAVE A FULL TIME JOB NOW!!!! YAY!!! After being on a waiting list at Disney for about 6 months, I am finally going full time at the Boutique!!! YAYAYAYAY!!! So, now I have a real job with benefits and all that jazz and I am happy to be settling into one thing for a while =)
2) I got accepted into the Masters program in theater for young audiences at University of Central Florida....but...ummmm....they aren't running the program next year....so that means...ummmm....I'm not going back to school any time soon. It kind of sucks...but at least I know that they were interested in me.
So, now life goes on and we will see what else comes up....=)
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11:14 am
[Link] | So...I started writing out a bucket list a few days ago. Teresa made one and at first, I thought it was a morbid idea because basically its a list of things that you want to do before you die. But, after I started doing it, it didn't seem so morbid anymore and actually it made me aware of all the things that I do want to accomplish. My list is definitely a tribute to my character because there are so many random things on there...a lot of which seem so unatainable mainly because they'd probably be expensive...but here are a few just for an example:
~ Take cross country road trip
~ Ride in a hot air balloon
~ Live a year in Paris
~ Take flying lessons-fly a plane
~ Marry the man I love
~ have or a adopt a baby
~ own property in NYC and live there part-time
~ Go to Carnival in Rio
~ play a role in a musical
~ write a novel or play
~ go back to school and get a masters degree
~ learn how to make wedding cakes and decorative desserts
~ have a successful career
~ own beachfront property
~ learn how to bellydance
~ be happy with my physical appearance
~ have a jacuzzi tub in my house
~ go on an African Safari
~ Visit China and walk on the great wall and visit the forbidden City
~ Visit Hawaii and Alaska
~ Visit all the Disney Worlds in the world
~ See all the cirque du soleil shows
~ Visit Italy, Spain, Portugal and more of France
~ Go to Prince Edward Island
~ Visit the Egytian Pyramids
~ Visit Australia and New Zealand
~ See the Taj Mahal
~ Go Sky diving
Ummmm...so basically...I have to win the lotto QUICK!!! LOL
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09:33 pm
[Link] | Will is a VERY good cook! lol....he made dinner for the two of us last night and it was DELICIOUS! It's kind of embarassing that he can cook so well and I can do diddly squat!
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07:47 pm
[Link] | I was feeling a little down and out today, so I packed up the pups and we headed to the beach. It made me feel a little better just to watch them play in the water and dig holes in the sand. I honestly could not picture my life without those two knuckle-heads...
Thursday night was a lot of fun...I got to go have dinner in Cinderella's castle and I dressed up like a princess. =) (bc again...I am a big kid) The dinner was a little hokey and probably not worth all that you pay for it, but I had a good time. The best part was the fact that we got a table right by the window, so we got to see the fireworks, which I love and I've seen a million times...but never from this angle. We were right in the middle of the fireworks and could actually see where some of them were being launched from...it was magical. =)
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12:37 am
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"Oh what a night...." =)
Will and I went to see the musical Jersey Boys tonight and it was so much fun! I have all those songs in my head now and I am going to start downloading some Four Seasons music onto my ipod. The show was really quite good and the performances were fun and well executed. I can definitely see why it is doing so well on Broadway for so long because it was definitely a crowd pleaser. The whole night was just magical though. We went to dinner at PF Changs and then went next door to the cheesecake factory and bought a slice of cake to eat for dessert later. Then watched American Idol on Tivo and he listened to me bitch about how I don't really like Adam Lambert and I wish that Gokey has been up there because I have a crush on him. =) All in all a good evening....Tomorrow i have a 12 hour shift at work though. I'm scheduled from 7:30 am to 8:00pm and I'm just thinking...GOD THAT'S A LONG TIME!!!
If I make it through tomorrow though...Thursday is going to be crazy exciting because I am going to dinner in Cinderella's Castle!!! I'm going to dress up like a princess going to the ball I think....I might wear my bridesmaid dress from Jessica's wedding and get a Tiara...I'm excited. =)
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10:04 pm
[Link] | so...i am back from my escapades in new york and have been nonstop since. I flew in at 2pm yesterday, went straight into teaching until 8pm...then watched the grey's anatomy season finale which was AWESOME...woke up this morning at 5:30 am to go to work at Disney....got home taught some lessons...cleaned, did laundry, unpacked....and here I am....I AM TIIIREED!!! I need to learn to stop over-stuffing my schedule. I ALWAYS do that to myself. The trip was fun....but definitely too short. I mostly just hung around with family...got to see the new baby and spent mother's day with my mama. had lunch with cara one day and dinner with annemarie another....i didn't even let a lot of people know that i was in town because I knew it would be so quick. It was definitely nice to see everyone though. Everytime I am in NYC i realize how much more I get to laugh out loud when I am with my family. I don't laugh enough in Florida. I mean that....from your gut...pee in your pants kind of laughing. One of my favorite moments was on Wednesday night...my mother and I went to see Cirque du Soleil. I had bought my ticket months ago back in March and I had been planning to go by myself...but last minute my mother said that she'd go with me...so luckily we found her a seat not directly next to me, but all that was separating us was a small aisle. so we went...and it was FABULOUS!!! Now...next to my mother's chair is an empty seat that the usher tells us has to remain empty throughout the performance...so fine...we sit the first act and stay in our assigned seats. after no one shows up to claim the seat, I decide at intermission that I am going to sit there so that I can be next to my mother. Two minutes later, a lady comes by saying that it was her seat and boots me off....i want to ask her to just switch with me, but I dont. Lucky...because partially into Act 2...there's a clown skit, where they simulate shooting something out into the audience, which was directed toward that seat next to my mom. The seat had a mechanism that propelled it to be shot up probably 15 to 20 feet in the air with the lady who sat down strapped to it. It scared the shit out of my mama who just looked up at the woman and couldn't help but start laughing. I noticed that the lady had been strapped in with a seatbelt and it was all part of the show...but definitely a shocker and WHAT A GAG! It was hysterical. The lady then turns to me and says..."Do you want to sit here now?" and i'm like...uh....NO!!!! I most certainly do NOT want to be ejected out of my seat. But, oh my god! It had me laughing for like 10 minutes after the scene ended. =)
Jessica's baby is so small and cute...I can't stand it. Seeing him is great and beautiful...but also kind of scary to me. Babies that small just make me feel like I am going to break them...but I got to hold him for a while and watching him was just mesmerizing.
Anyway, here are some pics from Mother's Day, of the baby, the city, and we also took Marcelo to a Gymboree class one day....
So...ok...most of the pics are of Marcelo...but that's because I am tooting my own horn and showing off my photography skills. It helps that the subject is so darn cute...but I just really love all the colors and poses in the Gymboree shots.
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03:47 pm
[Link] | Also...I haven't posted pics in a while...so here are a few of recent Spring events...
Me and Teresa at Blizzard Beach a few weeks ago...or rather longer than that bc I still had long hair there...
Some pictures of topiaries at the Flower and Garden Festival at Epcot. I thought it was really quite beautiful this year. =)
Rosie's boys when I met up with them for dinner at the TREX restaurant when they were in town...
Me and Marcelo....he's so yummy I just can't stand it....and new haircut too! (Thank you, Raisa...I still love it...altho maybe wanting to go even shorter!!! Dare I?)
Doggies hanging out on fresh warm laundry out of the dryer...
Me and my brother when he came to visit...I think this was the ONLY day that I was actually healthy during their entire trip!!! I was so sick that week I don't even want to remember!!!
They stayed at the polynesian for two nights and we went to dinner at Ohana one night and Teresa and Will joined us...
Magic Kingdom....I work right in THERE!!! The big blue and white castle...yes...right there....
Alex and Olivia when I met up with them at Aquatica on their visit...I can't believe how big they are getting...
So...that's that...some good times in Spring 2009...def more to come!
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03:15 pm
[Link] | Yesterday was an absolutely GORGEOUS day!!!! I still can't get over how beautiful it was. I ended up going to Typhoon Lagoon with some of my friends and we spent hours in the wave pool and going on slides and stuff. It was just joyous! The weather was perfectly clear and about 90 degrees but not humid at all, so it was just magical. That's the number one reason why I love Florida...just being outside all the time!
I am very VERY excited to be going to NYC this weekend and finally getting to see Jessica's new baby. I feel like she was pregnant forever!!! I felt a lil homesick this past week just because I REALLY want to be there right now for the new baby stuff...and just hearing about how everyone was going to visit her at the hospital and stuff. I miss stuff like that...just being there for each other.
Altho, at the same time...I really can't complain. I was thinking to myself yesterday while at the water park that I should really be grateful for my circle of friends down here and how fortunate I am to have met just some really great, decent people. My life is so completely drama free right now, which is a COMPLETE change to what things used to be like in NY and in my college years especially. It's just nice to have a support system that I know makes me happy at any time, and everything is really usually just honky dory all around.
I went to see the X-Men movie with Will and the kids this weekend also and that was FANTASTIC...I really really loved the movie. I've always been a movie buff...but even more-so lately...I feel like I go to the movies at least once or twice a week lately...but X-Men was really just a lot of fun.
This week is going to be busy because I am working like a fiend and I also have to get ready for my trip, but I am happy and I just cannot wait to get on that plane!!!
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11:56 am
[Link] | Going to the Great American Pie Festival in town today!!! =) YAY!!!
My brother and his entourage left yesterday, which is sad...but at the same time, I am now recovering from a crazy week. We had fun...but it was also awful because I got really sick this week. Basically all of Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday I was feverish and congested and achy and could not eat anything. It was pretty annoying because it really put a raincloud over the week for us. I am feeling better now, of course, when he's gone...altho still trying to get rid of a cough.
I had a magical moment this week while visiting the Animal Kingdom with them though...I was sitting outside of Everest when this little girl and her mom walk by me waving at me and smiling....so i wave back, although I tell my brother..."I have no idea who they are!" lol....the mom comes over and tells me that I had been the kids Fairy God-mother at the boutique the other day and she recognized me and was very excited. So, we took a picture together and it just made my day to see how happy they were to run into me.
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09:05 pm
[Link] | I was walking Oscar and Jolie around the lake in downtown Celebration like two days ago and all of a sudden a trio of deer pop out of the bushes and have a staring contest with Oscar, followed by him barking at them and them running off. But, for a good minute or so, they were so close I could have reached out and touched them! It was pretty cool and yet a little scary because they were so big!
I love being outside here and having little encounters like that and just enjoying the outdoors. It makes a huge difference living here and being able to enjoy the sunshine as opposed to the long months of winter back home. Its the one thing that I don't miss about home. I wish that I were back in NY right now. Jessica is going to be having her baby soon and I wish that I could be there. I feel like I'm missing out.
My brother and Sofi and Josh are on their way to visit and should be here in a couple of hours and I can't wait! We will be hitting the parks this week and also going to dinner at Ohana at the Polynesian on Tuesday night. I'm excited for the whole week in general!
I don't really have much else to say...I haven't been updating as much lately because I've been pretty busy. Between work, and taking care of the pups, and spending time with Will (which I actually get to do now that tax season is over) and other friends, and I've actually been going to the gym and taking yoga in between all that....I feel like I'm the energizer bunny sometimes! I've gotten into the idea of "napping" lately. Which I NEVER used to really be able to do...but now, its like the second I hit the pillow, I'm out. Good times.
Anyway, stalling time before they get here...I hope its soon...
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10:17 pm
[Link] | I was doing this little girl's hair today that just broke my heart. She was in remission from Cancer and her hair was still growing in and I was having trouble getting it up into any sort of pony tail to do a style. The little girl kept saying..."you don't have to do anything...I know it's impossible." And I reassured her that she was going to look beautiful and that it IS possible. After a good amount of problem solving, I finally got everything to stay and I turned her around so that she could see herself in the mirror. When she saw her reflection, she started to cry. Her mother had to come over and ask her what was wrong...and all she could say was..."I am beautiful." Well...it just broke my heart and I started to cry too. I can't even imagine the strength that this little five year old has to endure what she has endured....and just to see how happy she was when she left my chair made me so thankful to be working where I work and to have the power to touch people's lives like that. It is amazing.
This weekend was a lot of fun. On Friday, I did this trivia/scavenger hunt at MGM studios. It was a special cast member event and was TOTALLY fun. WE had a team of four people, were tied together with bungee chords, and had to go around the park solving all sorts of riddles and games. Our team did pretty well considering how ridiculously hard it was. But, really just a great time. Then, Rosie came to town this weekend with the kids so I met up with them on Sunday at Epcot with Teresa and my friend Jenny. That was also a blast. The Flower and Garden festival is going on at Epcot right now and it is just GORGEOUS!!! They have some beautiful topiaries and flower arrangements this year. I was impressed. In the past, I haven't paid this festival any mind really. But, this year I had a lot of fun.
Things are really busy around here right now....but, I find, that with a more steady and enjoyable work schedule, and the right combination of friends, family, and love life....I am a happier person now than I have been in a while. I even notice it in my sleep patterns! I haven't had a night of insomnia in a loooooooong time! I am thankful for that. =)
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02:12 pm
[Link] | So...I am back from my weekend in NYC, and I don't know if it's because it really wasn't cold in New York this time or because I really do miss my family, but it was really hard for me to come back to Florida this time. I just had such a good time that I did not want it to end. I've come to realize more and more that I just don't laugh enough anymore. I can go out with my cousins and be assured that at some point in the evening I will find myself laughing in such a way that your stomach hurts and your eyes tear up at some point in the evening. I don't laugh like that here. Still, I guess I am happy to be back with my doggies in my apartment and the weather is beautiful, warm, and sunny. =) This trip was really nice. I got to go see the new production of West Side Story on Broadway on Friday night. Then, Saturday all the cousins went out to celebrate my brother's birthday. We went out for Indian and then to Max Brenner's for some out of this world chocolate goodness. And, then Sunday was the baby shower and today I am home. it was a very quick trip, but enough for me to get a dose of some family lovin and re-energize. The baby shower was beautiful, I think. Jessica was DEFINITELY surprised and the Torres girls and Ada came up with some great decorating ideas. It is still a lil odd for me to see Jessica pregnant, but she definitely has a glow about her and I am so happy and excited for her to welcome her first child to the family. I can't wait to meet the little guy.
Here are some pics from the shower...
Amanda made a fake cake out of diapers! very very clever and cute!
clothesline of baby clothes gifts...
baby blue footprints down the hallway...
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09:57 pm
[Link] | I haven't had a lot of time to write in the past few weeks because life is crazy right now. Crazy in a good way. Florida is certainly feeling more like a home to me now and as a result I've just been all over the place and busy. Work life is great right now. I truly love my new job because not only am I good at it, but I get to make people happy every day. I actually wake up in the mornings on work days thinking..."Wow...i GET to go to work today...that's great." How many people can truly say that about their jobs??? Not many. Maybe it's not where I imagined myself to be and maybe its not where I will end up forever, but for now, I am pretty darn happy.
I am excited to be going to New York next weekend for my brother's birthday and a surprise baby shower for my cousin Jessica. I'm only going for two days, so I'm keeping it pretty hush hush...but it will be a nice quick trip and it will be nice to see the family. I will be going for a slightly longer bit of days in May...
Still looking for a home for lost dog...and now starting to get restless about it.
The End...
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03:22 pm
[Link] | I was riding the bus to my car in the cast parking lot of the magic kingdom at work today, and Mickey Mouse walked on and waved at me and blew a kiss...That is MAGICAL!!!
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05:31 pm
[Link] | I need to find a home for this dog!!!! I'm not having any luck, and although she is really calm and a great dog, it's just been crazy these past few weeks!!! Also, to be honest, I'm kinda of growing an attachment to her...so she needs to go...like YESTERDAY!!!
I went to see the movie Coraline today, and I think everyone should go see it if anything for the visuals...I thought it was artistically wonderful!!! And a very cool and kind of terrifying story-line as well. I think it's my favorite animated movie of the year!
So, this weekend was kind of eventful. First of all, Tom Cruise was at Magic Kingdom this weekend with Katie Holmes and baby Suri and I got to see all of them while I was at work at the Boutique. It was pretty damn cool! I was more excited to see baby Suri than anything because she's all over the tabloids...lol. But, really...she is a beautiful and happy little girl. It was very exciting to meet them.
Valentine's day was also very nice. I think it was the first year ever that I had a "Valentine" that actually mattered at all...haha. We had a very laid back time in that I worked half the day...after work, he came and picked me up and we went to Universal for the day (with the kids--which was actually my idea not his). His kids are really warming up to me, which makes me feel relieved because as I was discussing with Teresa, I was scared to meet the kids because I thought they were going to put frogs in my dress and acorns on my dinner chair as per my experience watching "The Sound of Music..." hahahaha. It hasn't been like that at all. His daughter was actually holding my hand through the park and wanted to ride next to me on rides and stuff which kind of shocked me and made my stomach flutter. Its also quite amazing to see HIM around the children. I've heard him talk about them for months now, and I could tell that he was a caring father from hearing his stories about them...but really seeing him interact with them has been pretty damn interesting to me. It is such an eye-opener and yet so hard to explain in any other way than that I can really see how his kids really are a huge part of who he is. One of the things that I admire most about him is his "open-ness and honesty." Knowing my own relationship with my parents, especially with my father, there were so many things growing up that were just taboo to talk about...and I really do feel like his children can talk to him about absolutely anything....and that to me is like WHAT WHAT WHAT!?!?! lol. Anyway, I could go on and on about the subject because there's a lot that I have been thinking about and observing etc....but for now...thats what happened this weekend...and it was fun. I guess we will see what happens.
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08:59 am
[Link] | I had SUCH a great weekend! I don't know if it was because I actually HAD a weekend this week with two actual days off, or what...but I was just completely giddy and happy the whole weekend. Teresa and I got to hang out quite a bit. We went to MGM aka Hollywood Studios on Saturday and got the watch the American Idol Experience, which really impressed me. The guests who auditioned could actually really sing!!! And you really do feel like you are part of the show. I think Disney did a great job with it, and I will definitely go back! We also got to go to the animation Studio and I learned how to draw Donald Duck. We rode on Tower of Terror, went home, cooked dinner and played with the dogs...It was very nice.
Then, Sunday, I was invited to go to a movie in the afternoon with Will and his kids....so yes...ummm...I met his kids this weekend for the first time. (leave all negative comments about this at the door) I was scared that it would be awkward, but it wasn't at all. You could tell that he had been talking about me to them because they definitely knew who I was and they were just very very sweet...which doesn't surprise me from getting to know their father. They were very talkative with me also, which I didnt expect at all, but it was nice and made me feel more at ease. Anyway, his whole family is just so chipper and lively, which I guess is part of the reason why I'm attracted to him at all. His positive energy rubs off on me, and really, it makes me happy and can cheer me up or veer my mind off of worries in an instant. My friends comment on it all the time that I can so much as pick up the phone and talk to him and I light up right away. I know that a lot of this has to do with the "newness" of it all and the excitement of getting to know someone new...but at the same time, everything is just going really well and I am glad that he is around right now. God only knows what will happen from here. I haven't been writing about him a lot because I know that my friendship with him is frowned upon by some, and I just really want to keep all negativity out of this. So, I guess I've been keeping a lot to myself...but this time, I wanted to get it out there...that this weekend was just great and the crazy event of meeting his kids was actually a genuine part of that.
I also found a new Bikram yoga studio about 15 minutes from my house and I got to go to class yesterday which was very nice and relaxing and rejuvenating. i'm going back today because I got a special for a week of unlimited classes for 20 bucks which is sweeeeet!!!
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