Teamwork and the Weekend

It has been a few days now since I have last posted - I apologize for the delay. Turns out that after dancing several shows a day (and let's be real - the traveling, setting up, changing costumes approximately a thousand times and so forth) is truly exhausting. And then we get home and people want to be social. Ain't no party like a folk dance party. Cause we are real loud and weird, and you can take that to the bank. There isn't anything they could do with that at the bank and they'd probably find it real irrelevant, but you do you.

But in all the craziness of the past week, I just am so grateful for the opportunity I have to dance and perform, and also spend so much time with my friends. I wish I could shout out to everyone who I appreciate and who has been so great the past few days but I really can't, there's just too many. But Taylor drove for me, and Rylan made me laugh by commentating by 2048 game, and Jessa helped me with my Scottish costume, and Trenton made me a sandwich and let me lean on him while I slept. Reilly did my hair for me and Julianna braided my hair even in the van yesterday.

Something wonderful is how much we pull together as a team. In all the craziness, we help each other. Mary Beth packed up by bag for me today when I needed to rush elsewhere (that's all the detail you need). She had her own bag to pack, but she still wanted to help me. The selflessness that I've seen as a result of spending so much time together has been incredible. Even though I'm sure we get on each others nerves - and yeah, people are really confused about my frequent mentions of possums - everyone is helping everyone else.

We aren't only a team, but we are amazing friends, and as I've felt so much gratitude for all the ways people have helped me and have gone to the effort to help others we feel more and more like a kind of family, which is neat.

But this is getting all mushy and sentimental and I don't want anyone to think I'm being cliche or purposefully sugarcoating things.

So I'll stop saying how much I love everybody, for at least a minute.

We've made it to the weekend and I am ecstatic. It's only been four days - see day 4 picture below - but we've had ten shows and it feels like it's been more than a week.

This is basically the most flattering picture of me there is. This was my attempt at "fierceness" which is just pretty hysterical because it isn't working. Gotta love it. Also, Heidy makes this photo (she's the one sitting on the ground and photobombing us). 

It is now 5 on Friday night and I am waiting for Trenton to get home from work to start the fun weekend plans. I have no actual concrete plans yet, but I'm excited. With all the folk dancers around and all the wedding plans it's pretty sure to be an adventure.