Lets Get Away

So has you all know I was moving and now I'm not! The renters didn't pay their deposit before then ran off to get married so I didn't feel comfortable moving without it! That's OK I have worked on getting the condo back into living condition ( it had gotten a little messy) and now its back to being my home :) I will have to post pictures! School is almost coming to a close for my 2nd quarter! I'm not sure if I'm going to take classes in the Summer or not!

I went to FL last month for a couple of days! It was nice to just sit around and do nothing :)

I got to see my grandparents while I was there :)

And eat a whole lot!

Besides the trip everything has been a whirl wind! Dance had clinics and tryouts and then officer tryouts and we have a new team for next year! Officer is always hard b/c you know the girls on a personal level and want everyone to have everything they want which is impossible to achieve :( So you always have a broken heart of two!

Along with that Steve VanGoder is trying to win man of the year for the Cancer Society and since its the same cancer that as hit our family I have been behind him 100%. Our first event was on Friday at Steve's house and was a Monte Carlo theme. I forgot to take pictures :( but the night was a blast! I haven't drank more then a beer in a very long time so getting up and moving Saturday was not easy! What happened to those 20 something days were I was up and at the gym the next day ??? Oh Well!

Well I better get back to working :) See you soon!

Moving Backwards!

The last month has been a searching blur.... Trying to find the right place to call my new home was proven to be harder then I thought. First problem was Six, not only is she huge but she also contains what the apartments like to call an "aggressive breed" in her. Try explaining she is a "mutt" when she looks like exactly what she is an AKITA! Problem number two oh wait that was Six too! The girlfriend I wanted to move in with has her own dog and Six just loves to make life harder and doesn't get along with other people's pets! Problem three is where do I want to live anyway! In our search we found that it was easier for Georgia to live in a place downtown that gave her flexibility with no lease and was a great price however I could not follow suit b/c of Six so now comes to where the heck am I going??? With a move date of "I have to be out before May 12th" I was down to needing to decide. So after going through the places we had look at one more time with my dear friend April who tells me what she really thinks! (which is one reason I love her) we chose Washington Park. There is where my blog title comes in! I lived there before I bought my condo so its like I'm moving back! So in a little less then a month I will be leaving the condo that I have called home for the last 5 years and moving down the street to a two bedroom apartment!

Regional Champs!

This weekend we went to Regional for the dance team! The Elementary team had a great day! We brought home Regional Champs in Jazz and 2nd in both Hip Hop and Pom! Way to go girls! I think my hair and makeup was done and redone by the girls a total of 5 times but they had fun so that is all that matters :)

Things are really moving!

So yesterday was a HUGE day! I finished my first quarter of school and got one of my grades so far 95.5% woot! I will be waiting a few days for my second class (the teacher takes her time grading). I took the sign out of the window yesterday at the condo b/c it is officially Rented!

So now comes the fun part and the Nicole is going to freak out b/c I am a freak and worry about everything! But its time to find a place to live and get moved. It is also time to find my own car b/c come November the lease is up on the Maxima and I will be getting my own car this time! So I have been spending hours looking over the same apartment ads I decided to switch gears and look for cars! I think I am going to go with something fun! Here is what I'm thinking:

Why not have fun since I am single and have no kids!

Giving up

So as many of you know I am not Catholic however every year I try and give up something for Lent. This year I did the same as last year: fast food! This is huge for me considering the girl at my local McDonald's knows my name!

As I was choosing what to give up I remember last year it wasn't that bad and I was very proud of myself when I made it the whole way through with just one little slip up! Well only not even a week into this year and it seems to be either a. I forgot how hard it was or b. I'm much to busy for this "having to figure out something to eat" stuff! With school, work, dance, trying to sell the condo and helping my parents with their kitchen I am pulling in some long days. I find myself dreaming of drive thrus and well basically anything to eat without any energy going into it! After the day is over though its better for me to look back and realize "I did it!"

On a more serious note my niece Olivia is having some test ran tomorrow and we are all a little nervous. A couple weeks ago at our first Competition of the season she just passed out and on the way down hit her head. Ashley and her left and went to the Dr. however they said it was nothing. Well this weekend they were down in TN for her cheer competition and the same thing happened again. This time we aren't taking the "its nothing" answer. So after seeing the Dr. yesterday she will be having test tomorrow morning bright and early. Fingers crossed!

Somethings make you realize life could be worse

Last week I woke up to news of what I call my home had been struck by natural disaster. Not one but two in one night.

Japan will always hold a special place in my heart and I found myself glued to the TV and Internet watching the horror unfold. Watching peoples lives literally being swept away you can't help but realize that your life isn't as bad as it may seem at that time. Its scary to think that life can be here one minute and the next minute might not be. Remember to hold your loved ones close and never forget to say I love you! May god be with those families struck by this and with Japan as a whole!

Things Change

Hi there! Its been a while since I have written! So many things have changed since the last time I wrote.

First there is just me now instead of us. I have enrolled back in school and I'm almost done with my first quarter with straight A's!

I have put the condo on the market and I'm looking to just rent a smaller apartment that I can keep up with. Traveling is back on my list of must do's and I am looking to go to Cali this summer to see some of my fav's and I am absolutely stoked about it. Can I sleep until August please! Until then its school and work and dance for me.

I have started to cook at home now instead of eating out and again this year April and I are giving up fast food for lint. Since it starts tomorrow I needed to fill up with as much McD's as I could so we went there for lunch .....hey its fat Tuesday so might as well live it up we got cup cakes from GiGi's in Beaver creek too!