dancing and orchids

Wow what a weekend. The dance festival at the University was just the most amazing thing and to think that Louie and his dance team were part of it, is just totally cool! I loved the performances and being a fan of theatre and all things like that, it was a complete treat for me. I was there for the dress rehearsal on Saturday before the first performance. Louie was as cool as the proverbial cucumber. He is something else. Not phased, make up, dance belt, loads of older dancers........green room, what ever and he just calmly sits down and reads his book!

Having seen the routine being put together it was a thrill to see it on the stage and so amazingly lit. The girls and Louie were just stella and they rightly should be proud of themselves. There were some male performers and I could sit there and dream of the big time for Louie. The standard of the performers is what really took me aback. They were all a lot older than Louie and his crew. To have this just down our road is wonderful. Louie also was there on Sunday and did another performance and this time I was in the audience. Us dance moms were hollering and shouting! lots of support for the groups it really is something that neither of us will ever forget.

Louie is the tallest one at the back!

 

 

The whole gang in the green room in their finale t shirts

The reason I wasn't there for the first performance was because I had double booked myself with a concert at Longwood Gardens. It was Lady Smith Black Mambosa, from South Africa, I took Lucy, Isaac, Mary and Emily. The setting was just simply amazing!

This is where we sat...the space in the middle, surrounded with flowers. The stage is where the purple flowers are. As it is the orchid festival right now, that is what was around us. It was just breath taking.

Longwood is an amazing place to go at the best of times but sitting in the sunken floor felt really special. The concert was really good. But I did feel I should have been there for Louie at the University. But he wasn't alone as Damian and Julie were in the audience.

Having seen the orchids at night I had to take Julie back to Longwood and as she was staying till Tuesday to see Isaac ride we went out there yesterday to have a look see. I never get tired of going there and as it was mild and not icy as it has been (I seem to have perfected the arms out stretched maneuver on the pavements that had black ice on and slip from one side to the other!!!! it is butt clenching scary!!!!) so we could enjoy a 'slip free' time.

It is hard not to relax in such surroundings!

The other excitement is that I have a new car and that also happened this weekend. It is a mini clubman and it is lovely. Apart from I am still learning to drive it! It is quite zippy! and I don't even have the sports model. But as I was dashing about town getting to rehearsals and master classes with Louie I had to learn on the job. As I was driving about I noticed that on the steering wheel it had 'thumb rests'. I thought that these were a really neat feature...........until Damian pointed out that they were gear changes! Boy would I have had a shock if I had pressed one!

All three boys love the car and having found that personalised number plates (vanity plates) are so cheap here I have had the best fun coming up with some choices. Now I can't decide. Some favorites that I have are: wc flush, f tuck(don't think they would like that one! but there was a guy on the IOM who had that on the side of his truck and I always did a double take), 00 mini, IOM GB, zen mini, size xxl (meant to be ironic), hms mini, brummm, pto. I have had some real fun as you can see and this is just the selected ones. Please feel free to make suggestions.