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Spring Formal

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And another occasion to get classy: Hallstrom’s spring formal. Apparently the theme was “A Night of Enchantment” — an intriguing theme choice, but who am I to judge this dance? I merely noticed how much of a homeschool event this was. Thursday night, ends at 10:30pm,  sibling photo shoots beforehand, big deal about seniors, songs from who knows how long ago, about twenty parents sniping from all corners — you get the picture. Actually, speaking of parents, mine decided it would be funny to show up. Yeah… That was so funny. But the people were great. We did our best to party like it was a Friday night.

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The Imaginary Invalid

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This weekend I was in my seventh Hallstrom (homeschool co-up here in Rockford) play. We put on The Imaginary Invalid by Moliere. And I once again had an amazing time playing on stage.

But I guess I really want to say how thankful I am for all my drama buddies and just Hallstrom. I mean, Hallstrom has plenty of quirks, but I’m so glad that I became a part of its drama group. I’ve meet so many great people and learned so much. I can’t believe that I almost didn’t tryout for my first play there. I remember being so nervous that I told my mom I didn’t want to tryout. Everyone seemed to know each other and the whole atmosphere was so foreign and uncomfortable and different. But I did tryout; and my life is so very much the better for it. So here’s to Hallstrom and all the folks it brought together.

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Prom: A Night in Paris

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I had a new experience this past week; I went to prom. And surprisingly with a date. Of course, there was a lot of pre-prom teen drama, but when the actual day came, prom was well worth the hormonal preamble. (I will say this for prom, it surely shows peoples’ true colors.) My amazing sister made me a gorgeous prom dress and my date a bow tie in 12 hours. And we looked top. I think we had a little too much fun taking photos. Let me just say, photo bombed for the win. (Shout out to Joanna for being a fabulous photographer and putting up with our nonsense.)

With my brother and his date we went to an Asian restaurant downtown and I got some duck. Later we walked along the river and shouted, “I ate you!” at every duck we saw. We also noted the amount of mainstream ducks there were in the Rock River… I think that time downtown was perhaps the highlight of my evening.

And then for the actual prom. Amazing. I don’t think I’ve ever had so much fun at a dance before. The DJ played a lot of songs that I first heard in Jamaica, so that brought back good memories, as well as some new classics. Cuz’ we be on our suit and tie while thrift shopping. What, what?

Even the car ride home was a party — although we were all about to fall asleep.

Definitely worth going. So many memories; so many goodtimes.

 

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Indie in Indy

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IMG_0225Spring break. *sigh* It is a wonderful time. Just when you think you can’t take school, winter, and and all that comes with the two any longer, spring break happens upon you and for a week you get a taste of summer and the freedom it brings.

For me, spring break was just that. I was especially glad this year when spring break arrived because 1) I didn’t know I was getting one until that week, and 2) I got to see a dear friend, Abby. This friend moved  two years ago, and so my whole family drove up to see her and her family in their new setting: Columbus, Indiana. Columbus is a small, quaint, artsy, clean-cut town.

Since Nate has his license, he, Abby and I drove around and then walked around quite a bit. We went downtown on several occasions and also took an afternoon in Nashville, IN. On one of the downtown rides, Nate, confused by the one-way streets and Abby’s directions, got pulled over. Here we were dancing like maniacs and singing One Direction (I know, I know it’s low), when I notice flashing lights behind us. Thankfully, because of Nate’s perfect record, we got away with a warning. We really were paying attention, but I guess we chose the wrong direction for that trip. It was actually funny to see how nervous Nate got.  No, I wasn’t laughing… Well, maybe just a little.

We also watched some great movies and TV shows. I saw Batman Begins for the first time as well as the new Sherlock TV show which is mind blowing in every way. Then there’s the classic Psych. You know that’s right, whaaaat? We also watched Rope, an old murder movie. It was filmed much like a play: one room, one continuous cut. It really made you think. Good stuff.

We got to go to a farm that raised alpacas! If you don’t know what that is, it is an animal that is much like a smaller version of a llama but is the cutest, softest thing you have ever seen or felt. Their fur is amazing.

We all had a great time reuniting and talking and just being total hipsters! And we had lots and lots of candy. I had my first ring pop! I felt pretty cool. I also got talked into getting a pinterest, so I’ve been pinning my days away…

Overall, great trip!

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