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Saturday, April 10, 2010

Oh lovely Saturday!!

It's amazing what a good night's sleep, sans bad dreams, does for a girl! I woke up today feeling like a normal human being again - so relieved!

Although, really, I started feeling better last night once I was home and had some me-time... I picked up a healthy dinner from Whole Paycheck... er, Whole Foods... got a bottle of vino, and picked up a couple of those dance movies I listed in my last post. I ended up renting Mad Hot Ballroom and All That Jazz.

Mad Hot Ballroom was so good! It's about a ballroom dance program that New York Public Schools started in 1994, and eventually became a normal part of the schools' curricula. 11- and 12-year-olds learn different ballroom dances... foxtrot, tango, merengue, rumba, swing... and then compete against other schools. Some of the kids struggle with self-esteem, behavioral issues, etc., until participating in the dance program, after which teachers and principals see significant changes for the better. A teacher at one school talked about one boy whom she felt was undoubtedly headed towards life as a thug on the street, but his path completely shifted after participating in the program and now he is a role model and leader to other students at his school. I highly recommend this movie!

All That Jazz wasn't all I hoped it would be... it tells the life story of Bob Fosse, American choreographer, and his womanizing love-affairs and drug addiction along the way. Besides a couple cool dance scenes, it wasn't very good at all. In fact, I kept thinking to myself how weird it was and it didn't keep my attention - I kept fast forwarding through and finally just turned it off. Disappointing, because I love Fosse-style jazz and was very interested in learning more about him. I guess I'll just read Wikipedia. Lame.

Next time I think I'll rent The Turning Point... Mikhail Baryshnikov never disappoints!... and I really, really want find B-Girl. The girl at the video store looked it up for me, and there are no copies in Colorado at all, and Amazon only has three in stock. I might have to rely on TV Shack for that flick.

Enough of my movie reviews... on to my weekend! The rest of my afternoon entails a trip to the store, painting my nails, reading outside in the sun and then whipping up a delectable dinner for the BF and I... pork roast, twice-baked potatoes, artichokes with garlic butter, wine... mmmm... Tomorrow he and I are heading down to Denver to spend the day shopping, perhaps coffee at a cafe, walking around downtown... just spending some quality time together. I've been looking forward to it all week!

What does your weekend have in store??

Have a lovely weekend!!

xoxo
J

12 comments:

  1. Last night I had Chinese with the boy and tonight I made him some boxed rice for dinner, which is actually a break through for me LOL

    It sounds like you are having an amazing weekend =)

    Enjoy!!!
    xoxoxoxo
    http://hopechella.blogspot.com/

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  2. Ooh, reading outside in the sun sounds so magical. My weekend has been full of un-fun stuff (read getting my taxes done and filling out FAFSA forms for 2010-2011). Of course, that just means that next week will have to be full of fabulousness!! :)

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  3. Wow, lady that dinner you're gonna whip sounds gourmet. Lucky boyfriend. SO glad your spirits are up!

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  4. Did you know the Gelsey Kirkland was supposed to be in Turning Point? I think by then her and Micha were on the outs.

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  5. wow. you are really into dancing...you even watch dancing movies. do you watch all the shows too? i do :)

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  6. Hey, got your message today and I will definitely say a prayer for the things you mentioned. My email is on my blog if you want to give me specifics to pray for...if not, totally understandable!

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  7. I like Strictly Ballroom, in terms of dance movies, of which I know nothing, but it's a cute movie. And Whole Foods - oh how you tempt me into spending too much on one wedge of cheese!!

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  8. Hiiii honey! I miss my dancing queen! You sound happy, and I love it!

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  9. i shop at whole foods and i swear i feel like i almost spend as much on food as i do on clothes!

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  11. Thanks for your encouraging comment on my painting =)

    xoxo
    Hope :)

    http://hopechella.blogspot.com/

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