Monday, April 8, 2013

Disney World Recap 2: EPCOT

Disney World Recap Part 2: EPCOT
 
This trip was a combined present for my birthday, Dave's birthday, Valentine's Day and our Anniversary. Jan 5, Jan 26, Feb 14 and March 24 are all so close together it's difficult to keep coming up with presents...especially right after Christmas. So each year, we usually do a weekend away somewhere. Last year, we had plans to do a bigger trip for our 5 yr anniversary but ended up doing a week at Disney for dance.
 
This time around, last October actually, we started throwing out ideas for where to go...and both of us (yes even DAVE!) wanted a few days to ourselves at our favorite place on Earth: Disney World.

 
That all  being said! We spent a lot of time doing "new together" things at DHS, EPCOT and MK. Today I want to talk about EPCOT...
 
 
We went to EPCOT twice. One night late at night and one day afternoon to evening.
 
 
We ate at Le Chefs de France. It was delightful! The food was delicious, the service very attentive and we had a table right by the window. If I was thinking, I would have stretched our meal out and kept that table for Illuminations...
 
 
which, by the way, I have yet to see.
 
 
I'm pledging to see it on our dance trip next June!
 
 
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Dave getting sung to in French!
 
 
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With his birthday dessert :)
 
 
We also did a little bit of drinking around the world...our favorite!
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Dancing in Morocco!
 
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Dave...posing in Morocco. He's an embarrassment. ;)
 
 
We spent a good bit of time wandering around World Showcase. We love it in WC. There's always something new to discover, a food or drink to try, entertainment to watch...it's delightful.
 
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Dave and his favorite princess...although he will tell  you this specific Belle is not the Belle he prefers...
 
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Jasmine and Aladdin
 
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Mulan! I've never seen her out and about.
 
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Inside the Mexico Pyramid...near La Cava del Tequilla!
 
 
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EPCOT at night
 
I'm missing a whole bunch of pictures that got lost when our computer crashed in February...somewhere I had tons of pictures of the inside of Mexico, China, Japan, France and England areas...sad.
 
Guess I'll just have to retake them...June 2014!
 
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NEW TEST TRACK!!
 
New Test Track was awesome. The interactive stuff in the queue was really interesting. Dave, being a fan of cars, especially loved all the new stuff to look at.
 
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Being cute. :)
 
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Dave's Car
 
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My car...which BEAT DAVES!!! Thankyouverymuch
 
 
Summary: We love EPCOT. When it's just the two of us, we gravitate towards World Showcase, after Fast Passing Soarin' of course. We also really enjoyed the improvements to Test Track. Much more interactive and neat now. We had lunch at Sunshine Seasons and were pleasantly surprised at portion size, value and taste. The much fabled Strawberry Shortcake delivered. yummmm!
 
Next up...DHS and the Boardwalk.


Friday, April 5, 2013

Dating a Divo...

Please take this post with a grain of salt. It is meant to be tongue and cheek, a satire, certainly not a generalization. Enjoy!

Dave does not have a musical bone in his body. He can't even tap the steering wheel in time to the radio, let alone dance. He does give some hilarious renditions of kids songs to R and T before bed and can slow dance at a wedding reception like a boss...and if he's drunk enough, he'll do a mean Thriller. Other than that? He's a dance fan, will watch any Broadway musical with me and enjoys GOOD music.

He is exactly what I was looking for in a husband.

I've dated a ton of musically inclined men. Some lasted more than one date, most didn't, only a few made it in to more than a casual thing...

Here's the thing.

I think Pitch Perfect  is perfection. It cheers me up no matter how crappy the day. I listen to the soundtrack nonstep...even Rory loves it. She'll belt out Party in the USA or the "DUH DUH DUH DUH" song (Just the Way You Are) It's a great story, funny, touching, just plain lovely.

But it totally romanticizes dating a DIVO. I mean honestly.

 I was a theatre major in college. I knew my fair share of straight Divos.

What's a Divo? 

Divo: adj: a straight man with a flair for musical theatre and/or 80's/girls/early 90's boy band music. Usually well dressed, laughs at his own jokes and undeniably adorable. Do not be fooled by his shiny exterior. May ultimately spend more time looking in a mirror than you do. Will never be without chapstick though. That's a plus.


Divo is necessarily a bad thing. If you can handle that, than hey more power to you. Your BF will always be well groomed, sharply dressed and ready to serenade you at the drop of a hat. He will do the whole staring at you with tears in his eyes from the audience the way the hot dude in Pitch Perfect does. He will also try and one up you in any type of singing competition available, even drunk karaoke at the local dive bar on a Tuesday night. Some girls find that constant strive to win your affection attractive.

I find it more apropos for a fun fling, a date or two...but not a husband. Shudder.

I can't really imagine rolling over in the morning and hearing someone with dragon breath singing in my face "Good Morning beautiful how was your night...?"

Umm...unless you ARE Keith Urban, keep all musical shout outs until I've at least had some freaking coffee.

Tossing my hair back after a shower before I comb it..."She's a maniac MANIAC ON THE DANCE FLOOOOORRRR."

Me: I'm not feeling well, I think I have a fever.
Divo: Yeah? Well...YOU GIVE ME FEVERRRRRR.

You think I'm kidding? I've lived it, babe. I've been there. And I, a giant musical theatre nut job with an affinity for finding gay men to be my BFFs can't stand it.

I much prefer my sports fanatic, grounds keeper, slightly lumber jack-ish man who can't carry a tune in a bucket but claps the loudest every time someone in my studio does a back handspring on stage.

Thanks, Grave. xo

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Disney World Recap 1: Animal Kingdom Lodge

Am I seriously that bad of a blogger that I haven't recapped mine and Dave's solo trip to Disney World...in January?

Yes. Yes I am.

Forgive me, friends. I'm stuck in dance jail until the recital is over on May 20. I love my job and my students, but this time of year is totally dance jail. I'm working 14-15 hour days, painting, typing, choreographing, cutting music, schmoozing advertisers, ordering shirts, sewing costumes, making headpieces...I do have a lot of help this year though which makes things SO MUCH EASIER! :)

So let's see...

Dave and I went to Disney World just the two of us for 5 days in January. We stayed in a Savannah View Room in Kidani Village at the Animal Kingdom Lodge.

It was heaven.

We booked through StayAtWDW.com It was so easy! Kidani Village is a DVC Villa area. By booking through SAWDW, we paid the same for the room as we would have for a moderate resort. The guys at SAWDW were super accommodating, easy to work with and didn't even think I was cray when I was struggling to get our contract to email back to them. They have rooms available at all DVC resorts, Disneyland and Disney Destinations. When we booked, this option wasn't available but it is now...tickets and dining packages can be added! I highly recommend StayAtWDW.com :)

Kidani Village was gorgeous. Dave said we are spoiled now and will have a hard time going back to moderate...I agree. It was stunning. So quiet, peaceful and homey. KV is the quieter side of the resort, Jambo House is the main area and much bigger. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves...

Animals on the Savannah, from the outlook near the KV lobby:
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Jambo House:
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Bus Area

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Lobby


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Artwork in the lobby...I mean wow.


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Looking towards the Savannah, through iron work in the lobby.

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Steps down to BOMA!


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Gift Shop Area

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Water Features near the pool and the Food Court.

Let's talk about the Food Court for a second...we LOVED it. We only ate there once because it was at Jambo and we were staying in KV. (We also were in the parks most of the day each day) The food was super unique and delicious. They did have standard kids' fare, which I was curious about. If I stayed there with R and T, would they have to eat African inspired foods? They'd try it but not eat it for a whole meal...and of course not! PB&J, Chicken Nuggets, Pizza, etc were all available for kids options (or adults too! :)) I wish I had taken pictures of our food...I had some sort of spicy pork sandwich with coleslaw on it and it was AWESOME. Dave had a flat bread pizza with African spices and cheeses...we were both delighted. We ate out by the pool, under a beautiful awning and it was heavenly. 

Do I prefer Port Orleans Riverside food court? Yes, I do for family trips. Bigger, more variety, more familiar foods. For when the kids are older and more adventurous? We'll be in the AK food court a lot, I'm sure!

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The pool was GORGEOUS. It was warm but not warm enough for us to swim...there was also a really cool kids play area that I know my kids would have loved.

Back to Kidani Village:

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Un-zoomed in (that's a technical term) view from our balcony!!

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Zebras out the window

I won't bore you with the (literally) 150 pictures of the animals I took...I will tell you every time I stepped out on our balcony I saw different combos of giraffes, zebras, different types of African deer, Emus, smaller birds, oreks, gazelles, African longhorn cattle...it was AWESOME. The kids would have loved it!

Cons to Animal Kingdom Lodge? Well the busing is weird and messed up. I much preferred Port Orleans way of busing...at AKL it seemed like buses were much more spread out in arriving, never in the same pattern and totally unpredictable. Sometimes they would go to Jambo first and show up to us completely full and vice vera. My suggestion? Leave at least an extra 45 minutes for travel. We waited an HOUR one morning for a Magic Kingdom bus...in January. I can't even imagine the waits in June or July...In our opinion, it's better to kill time at a resort than sitting impatiently at a bus stop :)

Would we stay here again? ABSOLUTELY. It's top of our list right now of places to stay with the kids. 
Place Dave and I want to try on our own next? Grand Flo...we're already saving. Wilderness Lodge, Polynesian...we'll be working our way very slowly through all the Deluxe Resorts!


Thursday, March 14, 2013

16 years, 12 battles, 1 dream.

Brenda Emer. 16 years, 12 battles with cancer, 1 dream: to meet Ellen.

This woman is my personal inspiration. The beautiful blonde daughter in all the pics has been my student for 8 years. They are basically my family. Went to my wedding, baby shower, baby sit my kids...she's an amazing woman and Allison is an amazing daughter. I'm privleged to know theme.

Take 10 minutes. Change your life. Then tweet this video to everyone you know.

Friday, March 1, 2013

Oh hi there.

Well after a few weeks of unintentional blog break, I'm back.

Let's talk about these last few weeks.

I've been working 12 hour days, easily, at least 4 days a week. I've been teaching every Saturday and Sunday as well. My wonderful, lazy summers and relatively calm falls...yeah I pay for it in February, March, April and May! ;) Small price to pay, for real.

Add in to marathon work days the death of a dance mom, a weekend long competition, tax season, a full and complete computer crash, plus a myriad of other things...it's just been a long month.

February can suck it. Honestly.

March is here and I'm on a roll. I started over again on my weight loss journey. I was out of control for a while there. I had no self control and didn't really care. My depression was in a full on downward spiral. My medicine was wrong, my seasonal effectiveness disorder was flaring up, my Achilles injury had me out of whack, my misophonia was at it's worse in years...I was a mess.

I WAS a mess.

I'm not anymore.

Wednesday morning, I woke up and made a decision. I enrolled in Jillian Michael's online program. It's less than $20 a month (pretty darn cheap!) and I love me some Jillian. I needed to be paying for something to commit to it. Does that make sense? If I didn't commit, I'd be wasting money and you all know I can't stand wasting money. By paying for this program, I'm forcing myself to stay the course and not give up.

Jillian's online program is a lot like all the others, except that her exercise plans are AWESOME. Every day when I log on, it's got a daily fitness plan laid out there for me. She also suggests meals and snacks for each day. I have the option of logging my own food, My Fitness Pal style, which is what I do. (Salmon? Gag.) You can also log your own work outs and she has an entire database of specific exercises to create your own circuits. It's really user friendly and a great resource.

I started Wednesday and have been faithfully logging every thing that goes in my mouth. I've switched out a lot of my Diet Coke and coffee for water. I'm mindful about what time I eat and make sure to have a small healthy snack a few hours later to keep my metabolism going. It's amazing what a difference eating breakfast makes in my day. I've never been a huge breakfast eater but I do like Special K cereal. So the last 3 days, I've measured out a proper serving of cereal, a proper serving of milk and paired it with a glass of water. I'm actually starting my day with intentionally healthy choices.

I've never done that before.

Last night at dance, I had forgotten my Special K bar or apple, my healthy snacks of choice at work. So I took 5 minutes out to run down to the convenience store down the road. They had Special K chips in sea salt flavor. The ENTIRE BAG had 110 calories. It was a perfect snack. I felt like I was eating bad for me chips (haha) but they weren't. They filled that crunch need, that salty craving and filled me up until dinner.

WIN.

I've also drank more water in the last three days than ever before. It feels good to flush my system. It's amazing how much more energy I have in just 3 days...with not even half the amount of caffeine in my system.

I am struggling to find exercises that don't aggravate my Achilles injury though. This will be an ongoing battle until summer when my Aunt's pool is open and I can swim. :) Any ideas?

Oh and get used to this weight loss posts. I'm doing it this time. So...like it or lump it. ;)

Goal 1: Lose 10 lbs by March 23. 3 down, 7 to go.
Goal 2: Lose 10 additional lbs by May 18. (20 total)
Goal 3: Lose 10 additional lbs by July 4. (30 total)
Goal 4: Lose 10 additional lbs by August 15. (40 total)
Goal 5: Hit goal weight by October 1!!!!

I am not crazy. I know weight comes off faster in the beginning. I've spread my goals out more after goal #1. I'm setting achievable, attainable goals so I don't get discouraged. Now I just need to figure out my rewards!! :) End reward? A CRUISE WITH DAVE!!!!! :)

Friday, February 15, 2013

Winter Grey.

Another wonderful life was lost in my tiny town in the forest today. A wonderful woman I had the pleasure of knowing for many years. She was a teacher with my mother, my sister's teacher and just a really good person.  She was from the old school of teaching: tough love with her way. She was honest, tough and worked her kids hard but I promise every student that came in to her class knew they were important and loved. The best kind of teacher, honestly. Got mix the tough with the love.

She passed away today, much too early.

This winter I lost another one of my favorite teachers. This tiny, powerful woman inspired me to become the best version of myself in high school when that's just about the hardest thing anyone can do. She forced me to refuse to conform to what other's considered to be norm, made embrace my theatrical side, believed in me and was my personal cheerleader. You know the saying "though she be tiny, she is fierce?" That was Mrs. L in a nutshell. She was one of those people that I got comfort from just knowing we were on the same planet. Thankfully, I took the opportunity to make sure she knew how much she meant to me a few months before she passed away.

I'm sitting here with tears rolling down my cheeks.

This winter has been so bleak in my tiny hamlet, deep in the Pennsylvania wilderness. The sky has been grey with clouds and honestly, I feel like we've all been grey in our demeanors as well. When there is less than 5,000 people, death, hardship and sadness affect everyone. We've lost 2 young men, both I knew and both on the brink of a good life, 2 fantastic educators both far too soon and watched so many hardworking men and women get laid off, lose their jobs and have to start over again. This doesn't take in to account all the people who passed on that I didn't know personally. Cancer diagnosises, even in babies, houses burned down, businesses bankrupt...it's just been an awful winter.

We are ready for spring.

I am craving blue skies and green grass. A sweet breeze in my hair, blowing away this long, hard winter and ushering in promises of renewal, rebirth and change. Spring is hope. Spring is God's promises fulfilled. We need that in this town. We need that breath of fresh air. Please, Jesus. Bring the spring.

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Ballet Up to the Barre!

Hi there, Dance Mom Maniacs. Time again for another installment of Ballet Up to the Barre.

I haven't recapped the last 2 weeks because I was on my way to Florida one week and then coming home from Florida the second. Frankly, I didn't want to let thoughts of that Abby Lee crazy enter my happy state of mind in DISNEY WORLD. ;)

 
 
So let's see...
 
This week's episode started off with no one being at the top of the pyramid...Where is the magical, mysitcal Sophia?? Hmmm? Back to real life in LA? Not pretending to be Abby's student?
 
Gimme a break. Sophia, you are awesome. You are BETTER than being a pawn in Abby's game. You live in LA. You have opportunities. Girls in Pittsburgh do not have the same opportunities and need Abby's particular brand of crazy and exposure from the show. You don't.
 
So my girl Brooke didn't "qualify" for the pyramid this week.
Abby, shove the pyramid up your nose. I'm over it. It appears my favorite dance mom, KELLY, is over it as well. Who cares?! It hasn't served any purpose all season.
 
 
This week's dances are revealed:
Group Dance: Pink Lemonade
Solos: Nia, Kendall, Chloe
 
 
 
Now Abby is just being plain mean to Maddie. I completely understand and agree that kids need to earn a solo. I'm having this problem at my own studio right now. But Maddie has earned it. GIVE THE KID A SOLO, ABBY. Get a clue. Now it's just hurtful.
 
Nia's solo costume was stunning. She looks amazing in those purple/pink tones. Her dance was beautiful as well but a little predictable. I feel like Nia is capable of more unique dancing, like 20's Scat last season. She needs something deeper. She always does better when the dance has a theme!
 
Kendall's dance was cute. I thought the costume was very pedestrian after all the hoopla it caused! I say, as a dance teacher, if a parent wants to take the repsonsibility of hiring a seamstress and paying for a custom costume, HAVE IT. I have bigger fish to fry. We can chat about color or style, but other than that...have fun. Maybe Abby would understand that better if she had anything in her life to do except focus on dance...
That being said, Kendall is a great little dancer! I really can't say a bad thing about her. I'd like to help her with her step out back handspring but I'm a tumbling tyrant...;)
Jill, call me. My number is on Brooke's twitter. (AHEM BROOKE!) Drive 3 hours due north, straight through the forest. Ask Kelly. ;)
 
Chloe's solo was a rag doll theme. I really didn't get it. She danced it beautifully after all she has to put up with. I will say...Abby harps on Chlo for not having that left split and how it affects a bunch of other stuff. This is totally true. There are better way to go about encouraging her to work on it (like don't be a giant jack@**) but the point is true. It does pull her alignment negatively. I'm having the same problem with one of my best dancers right now...but we spent 20 minutes stretching speficially for that split last night and came up with a plan. She didn't cry or feel defeated...
Just saying.
 
Pink Lemonade was SUPER CUTE. I loved it. Loved the costume, the hair tumbling out of the hats (even though I despise hair down during dances), the choreography...excellent work Gianna! (Or Jenine or James...) So classy and good Broadway style dancing. Loved it. It deserved a win...
 
Especially considering the competition.
 
CATHY and her merry band of boys.
 
FIRST OF ALL.
And you know I hated this.
 
Zak from Abby's Ultimate? Gimme a break. He's a very good dancer but again, this it totally contrived. It's dumb the producers didn't even address it or add it in to the storyline. There are plenty of amazing boys all over this part of PA and Ohio that could have joined the team. STOP WITH THE CROSS OVERS. No one likes it.
 
I thought the boys were individually amazing. But their dance was disjointed. Abby was right, there wasn't a lot of unison that was WOW worthy. The separate pieces were great but the puzzle as a whole was lackluster.
 
Sidebar...
Would Kendall and Chloe even be in the same age group? Isn't Kendall 9 and Chloe 12? I'm going to check this out on Onstage's website...it would really shock me if they were against each other for overalls. But as a dance teacher, I notice this kind of stuff all the time and always fact check...basically I'm a giant nerd. ;)
 
I thought it was weird that Chloe and Christy stormed out. Yes. Chloe dropped her hat. Did Christy expect Abby to not say anything? Come on. I know it isn't a big deal, really, but after being around Abby for so many years...Chloe should have apologized as soon as Abby came in and then moved on. Beat her to the punch.
 
Hinds sight is 20-20, I guess! Christy, I'd have stormed out months ago, so hey...good for you!
 
Next week looks like 6 times the amount of crazy...
 
#teampaige <3 p="">