I'm not unemployed anymore - I actually have a very fabulous job as a preschool teacher with the University of Michigan child care centers. But I'm still posting, albeit a little more irregularly, and I don't want to ignore the personal progress I've made since starting this blog by renaming it.

Blog inspiration: I read 48 States in 48 Days by Paul Jury in the summer of 2011. It was fabulous...although he planned way less for his roadtrip than I would have. And at the same time, my lovely Anna was constantly reminding me that our lives were awesome, despite the fact that we didn't have job prospects, new cars, boyfriends/husbands, houses, etc., like so many people we knew. So, in an effort to appreciate my life and the crazy uncertainty that it is, I started writing this blog about the little adventures I have. (And by "writing a blog," I mean "making a list" because I make lists, not narratives.) Even if there isn't a BIG adventure that happens every day, I try to find at least one thing to list :)

Monday, October 22, 2012

The Grey Havens (Oct 20)

  • Whew, today and yesterday were busy. Friday = remember everything for the weekend + work + rehearsal + parade + tailgate + alumni band rehearsal + rainy game. It was fun though :) And so many recent FHSMB grads came back for alumni band so that was great. And Anna and I managed to stay relatively dry despite being rained on almost constantly for the game. The girls had a pretty good show, considering their silks were heavy, wet and slapping them in the face the whole time, and that they were wearing their raincoats. We were dismissed early (WOO!) because of the rain and Anna and I went to 7-11 for popcorn and Mike's and headed for the warmth of Karen's house. It was a lovely evening :)
  • Saturday was wonderful. I love Saturdays because they are like little marching band havens - no homework, after-school tests/meetings, sports teams sharing the field, cars parked in the parking lot field, and (at least during our rehearsals) great weather. The guard has time to get to school early and get ready in a calm and complete way. We even had time this Saturday to retape poles and make them look awesome! Rehearsal was fun and productive, especially since I had Anna by my side :) Then I got Jimmy John's for many, everyone got ready, we headed out to the buses...and proceeded to wait for 45 mintues! The 3rd party buses that we'd hired went to the wrong town! Somehow, a former band parent used her connections at the Farmington bus garage to get us a ride to Clarkston. Whew! We only arrived about 30 minutes before our performance time. When you consider that we have to walk from the bus to the truck, unload the truck, warm-up and then walk to the field and be there 10 minutes before our step-off time, you can see why we felt rushed! A lot of the Clarkston parents along the way were supportive and sweet though and we got everything we needed when we needed to. The show was pretty good too :) A lot of personal mistakes but and overall good idea. We ended up with 74.25 (I think) and 5th place. Considering our bus issue and the fact that we competed against some tough groups we haven't seen yet - that was a good score/placement. Looking forward to continue improving!
  • After getting back to FHS, Anna and I said goodbye, I went home to say hi to Chloe and then went to Cara's for the evening. It was fun to stay there, I love talking to/catching up with Cara, and Maureen's bed has become SO much more comfortable somehow! It was lovely.
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