Usually, when I have a few days off, I leave as fast as I can. This time, however, I decided to stay in town and enjoy some rest and relaxation. Yesterday for dinner, I went to my mom's cousin Bill and his wife's house. They only live about 15 minutes away from me. It's kind of funny because she only has 2 cousins on that side of the family and the other one lives in North Carolina. I ended up spending a couple Thanksgivings with them. I haven't spent too much time with Bill and Mary but it's nice to have relatives close. As for my blessings, I'm so thankful for my immediate family, my many friends, the gospel, and all of the experiences I've had in my life that have gotten me where I am today. I'm so blessed!!!I've never had the desire to go out shopping on black Friday, but for some reason, I woke up this morning and had the urge to go spend some money. Finding a parking spot at the mall was a little tricky, but I found some good deals on some bedding and a nice black dress coat. Not so bad, after all! I've also enjoyed watching plenty of movies over the past few days...pretty nice!
These are pics of my "beautiful" classroom and of the kids I teach every afternoon. They are the best violinists in the school and I love teaching them because they pick everything up so fast. They are so good to me and I love them! We have a bunch of performances coming up and we're a little behind because of the hurricane, so hopefully everything will all come together. On Friday, we're performing for a group of visitors from Singapore!
Kristell and I and our instructors. Getting suited up...
And...immediately after. We were on such a high. It was one of the most unbelievable things I've ever done. Can't wait to go again!