Last night I checked out for the first time Drag Lounge Blues dancing. It is a sensual mix of salsa and bacchata. In one lesson (their second last of a series) we covered basic, lunge, double turn out, free spin into lunge, side step, and the skip - all with hip movement. Interesting that it came out of Black social dancing, remaining an underground dance second to Swing dancing and stays in its same flavour today.
Yesterday my art students went outside the second time for plein air landscape pastel, practical design students worked on researching Toy Inventions (5 my choice, 5 their choice, 5 global with comparison and contrast). These last two days have been a breather and break from what's predictable. 24 days left of teaching and learning need to mix things up and I need to go in to pack up the storage room for our May 15th move into the new building. These last two days were a break from assigning lunch detentions for those who are so very far behind their watercolor painting. Yes, I get to hang out with my friends.
Heather borrowed me to go Kentucky Derby hat and shoe shopping at Arizona Mills. I discovered a whole slew of stores for smaller sizes, and also learned how to exit without getting lost. Way cool. She was successful with a medium brim $8 hat, $10 shawl, and $20 beautiful and comfortable navy pumps. We did walk out of Nieman Marcus last chance store stunned with their special price of $275 down from $700 for a pair of shoes. Some of them quite beautiful.
Tomorrow, it's dim sum with art teachers as a closing celebration, then scoot from Chandler to North Scottsdale to Ayala Bar jewelry party with friends, head on over to Little Rangoon at Scottsdale and Shea to host their Burmese and Water Festival (first of its kind here) for the Meet Up group with 12 participants. So much fun when I post something on the calendar I get so many as a "yes."
Today is my free day to catch up, laundry, go to school, pack, and hang out with Mike.
I absolutely love my life
there's so much freedom
aliveness
and
joy
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