Latin Festival

Yesterday, Saturday, Desert Gypsy performed at the Latin Festival. It's the third time I've had the opportunity to perform at the festival. A little over a week ago I was asked to do a free style solo to transition between some of the dances we had lined up. I managed to find some music and dance half free style and half choreographed song. Free style is not my strength, but the anxiety, anticipation and experience of it all makes it worth while.

It has been fun getting to know the girls in my troupe and the other troupes better this year. Only one more performance left for the season...Mini Fest.

UVU Exhibit

Tonight I went with the Broadhead family to the da Vinici Experience exhibit at the Woodbury Art Museum. Did you know that da Vinci wasn't just famous for the Mona Lisa (which I have seen), but also for his thirst for knowledge to understand everything in the universe. Well, that's what it felt like to me. There were some replicas of his inventions at the exhibit where we were allowed to move them around to see how they functioned. I think dad would have a great time at the exhibit. They even had some crafts for kids at the end of the exhibit. It will be at the museum through October.

Lots of Birthdays

Happy Birthday to all the August people...
Ariana, Josh, Emily, Max and David! ! ! ! !

I hope everyone had (or will have) a great day.

Cindy's Visit

A week ago, Monday, Cindy was in town for a visit. She brought Jeffrey and Elizabeth but had to leave Sam behind. Work can sometimes get in the way. Anyhow, we met up at Andy and Rynell's to have dinner and catch-up on things. I barely saw the kids because they were having too much fun playing. It was nice for the adults so we could have a conversation.

De-clutter Project Update

This past week I feel like I was able to get rid of a lot of trash and old files. I organized my left over pictures from the past 4 years and put them into albums. Then I labeled the negatives by year. I think I need to store them in a fire proof box.

I also organized all the programs from shows I've attended since college. I kept the front page of the program and any additional information if I knew someone in the performance. I was able to get rid of the advertisements. Now it is neatly stored away in one binder and not spread out in three different boxes. My favorite programs are from the Ballroom Dance in Concert.

The last organization project I worked on this week was in the kitchen. I cleaned out a couple of cabinets and rearranged my dishes and food. It still needs a little work, but I think it opened up a lot of space. I should have the kitchen finished this week. Then I'll focus on the mess that's still in my closet.