So what have been doing to keep myself so busy that I don't even have time to post something (and probably should be spending my time doing something more productive now)? Well two things.
The first of course being obvious, but WORK. It is now getting towards the end of October and that in the retail world means full out Christmas (especially in a store that doesn't believe in Halloween). So my store has been transformed into a Christmas decorations and toy shop (including a pirate ship front and centre). Its been fun putting it out and I have to say that I like the product a lot better this year than I did last year, so thats a good thing.
The one thing I miss though is the celebration of Thanksgiving. In the States, it falls at the end of November and unfortunately its so close to Christmas that it sometimes gets lost in the Christmas celebrations and busy-ness. In fact I think the Canadian had the right thinking when they moved Thanksgiving to the beginning of October. It gives us time to celebrate it and be thankful before everything with Christmas starts.
Anyways, the second reason for being too busy has been because of the Christmas Pageant and all the practises that go along with that. How many practises, do you ask? Well since Labour Day, we've been having dance practises on Mondays and Tuesdays and then choir on Wednesdays. We've also been having the occasional practises on Fridays and Saturdays also. I'm saying occasional now because in about two weeks that will be every weekend and another day in the week also. So the times that I'm not at practises, I'm at work.
Well as you can see above, I did make it into opening scene dancing so I'm quite happy (along with be tired too of course). So far I'm doing the waltz and part of the "grapevine" in White Christmas (I know for people who have never seen it, it can be kind of confusing understanding what I'm talking about).
If you look in the very back on the steps that is where I'm going to be in White Christmas so it give you a little bit of an idea, and I have to stay on my step, I don't get off of it. Sorry no waltz pictures turned out so I can't post one.
Other than those two things, I haven't had much time for anything else. They take up the most of my time and unfortunately for my parents, they hardly ever get to see me.
Well its late and I need to sleep. G'nite
