so much for blogging.

I'm clearly a bad blogger. It's been months. Regardless, right now I am actually H-A-P-P-Y! It's amazing. The dance season is underway and going well and I'm looking forward to dance team stuff starting too.

love, ashleigh

open house

So on May 18th we are FINALLY having an open house! Cross your fingers someone will want to buy my house for close to the asking price. I am just itching to move and start over!

Beyond the Stars dance competition is also this weekend and I am looking forward to it. I am sure LJDT will be awesome : AOD's pictures are this weekend too. Talk about a lot on my plate! I'm sure everything will go well though. I am totally exhausted from all the time I"ve put in getting things ready.

Hmmmm, 3 more weeks of classes at AOD to finish before the recital. I am definitely getting in gear for camp and I am looking forward to summer. I wish that my family was completely together, but hopefully June 19th will bring all siblings under one roof with 2 brothers who have graduated. Email/call me if you want details.

ALright my bed is calling me.... NIGHT!

rejected.

After waiting for months I found out today that I won't be attending Rutger's in the fall. I am really upset about this. I finally had a good plan and I was ready to really jump start my life and career and now I have ZERO back up plans. I can't just pick up and move somewhere to go to a school that will accept me! I don't know what I'm going to do. This sucks.

I don't know if anyone ever saw this. I found it on my computer and laughed hysterically. Enjoy. If you didn't know I was a complete and utter wackjob... well now you do.



I've spent a lot of time at camp the past week. I am getting soooo excited for the summer, it's definitely going to be a good one. The new staff we've hired seem like they are going to be fabulous with the girls and the themes and extras we've planned look as though they will run smoothly. My week of resident camp is also going smoothly as well. Girls are actually signing up for it and it looks like I will actually get to run it and I couldn't be more thrilled :)

If YOU want to work at camp and are 16 or older let me know and I'll see what I can do :)

entertain me?

Despite the Starpower competition with LJDT being unbearably hot, long-winded, and into the wee hours of the morning I am happy to say that one of the dances I choreographed, Where in the World? (Carmen Sandiego + Carwash) received one of the 4 entertainment awards given out to the 13+ groups. YAY! (even if every kid on the team had to leave before they received the award because awards were so late and they had school)

If you want to see it along with my rendition of Take 5 (YES THEY DANCE IN 5!) and Calypso (Confabulation music for anyone who remembers that piece) come along to Voorhees May16-18 or even better Cape May in July.

fabulous...

I just have to write to say that I had an absolutely FABULOUS day at work. I got so much done with the dances and I even came up with a cool hip hop section for the dance. I could not be more proud of myself. ANDDDD my gutters are getting fixed tomorrow :) I love when you can just be so happy just because of the little things.

-ashleigh

calming down.

So I recently finished watching the entire series of Gilmore girls and have taken to catching the reruns on TV when I can now that I know I won't be spoiling the end of the series for myself. I have come to the realization that I had, in real life, what Lorelai and Rory had on that show. I can't be any more appreciative of that and I hope and wish with all my heart that I have a daughter and we have that kind of relationship as well. I think this is what makes it extra hard for me to see moms and daughters who do not get along.

On another note I am feeling very optimistic about the upcoming dance competition for LJDT and for the soon to be spring break I have from work. Also I got all of my reservations about teaching hip hop off my chest and it's looking like I won't have to do it AT ALL next year. I couldn't be more thrilled. Also the studio owner where I work had a bit of good news that looks like it will help me out for next year too. I won't say exactly what yet, but it all sounds great.

I've started to focus on completing the things I can and putting them out of the way so I can start worrying less. One thing at a time, right?

lots of love,
ashleigh