such a good day

Today was absolutely fabulous. Please bear with me as I write in great detail about it just because I can and I want to. :)

First I had a good night's sleep and actually woke up feeling refreshed. I did my sit-ups and what-not before ballet. I went to ballet and wore pointe shoes and actually had a few good turns and stuff.

Then I went to The Cheesecake Factory to meet Alison for lunch. It was sooooo nice. She's just such a great person and I absolutely love hanging out with her. We took our time with lunch. They give you bread, and we only ate the wheat so I was proud (of myself anyway). I had this fabulous "Santa Fe Chicken Salad" that had lime-marinated chicken, romaine lettuce, black beans, corn, cheese, (but I asked to go light on it), tomato (which I actually ate!), and some tortilla strips. The dressing was this really good spicy peanut lime vinagrette. They had a lunch size which was great. Alison had BBQ chicken pizza which looked really good also. Then we split a slice of Godiva chocolate cheesecake, and they split it for us beforehand so we each got some whipped cream and a little Godiva piece of chocolate. It was a rather expensive lunch, but it was well-worth it just for the quality time we got to spend together and talk and stuff.

It was kinda cool because the people at the table next to us when we sat down were these two ladies and their kids, and they were really nice, telling Alison what they had ordered because she was interested in getting it, and it was so cute when they told us to enjoy this time with our girlfriends before we have kids and stuff.

Then we went over to the mall and browsed a bit, and I got some pink jewelry for recruitment.

Then I went back to ballet and took 4:30 class on flat and did pretty well. Then we had pas de deux, and I did the best finger-pirouettes I've ever done-we're talking like 5 or so almost every time with a good straight leg and my shoulders weren't up and everything (with the 2 guys who are experienced partners). They just felt so on. Even with the inexperienced guy I did 3-4 almost every time. I also did some good whip turns which was very exciting. Lois saw several of them, and it was just so fun. Dennis added on a little to one combination we didjust because it would be cool, and it was so fun. I felt so graceful and pretty and talented and it was just amazing.

Then Dennis told me something that is very exciting, assuming it's true. Apparently Lois is planning to go back to Japan next April, and apparently she wants to bring Peter and the Wolf. If this is true, then I might be going back to Japan!!!!!! It's a big maybe still, especially since Lois might think I'm not available, but shoot she better bring it up with me because why the hell would I turn it down? Even if I have to miss the first week of spring quarter I'll go. It's an amazing opportunity, especially since it would be the second time in my young life that I could go back to Japan to perform with the dancers over there. Dennis said she's thinking about bringing Pas de Quatre also, which is what the girls are learning in variations right now. I'm not learning it, but if she does want me to go back I could definitely learn it by then. I guess she's thinking of using two of our girls and two of theirs, and it would be amazing if Theresa and I did it. I'm obviously just fantasizing to a certain degree right now, but oh my goodness I would absolutely positively LOVE to go back. Plus, they're planning the trip for when the cherry blossoms are in bloom, which I guess only happens once a year for about 2 weeks and then they're gone. I would get to see them!

I'm obviously getting WAY ahead of myself right now because this is only hearsay right now. Lois hasn't said anything to me yet, and she might very well be reluctant to use me because of my busy schedule. I think I should ask her in the next couple weeks when Nutcracker auditions are going to be so I can let her know I'm interested in doing that (because I am) and because then she'll know I want to be as involved as I possibly can even if I am at school.

I know that if she does ask me to go back, I'll have to give up certain things, like a potential officer position in Kappa, but I might actually be okay with that. I keep thinking that I might want to ease up on the ballet, at least performance wise, so I can do other things, but then something like this comes up and it's just an amazing opportunity and I already know how amazing an experience it is, and I can't help but want to go so bad.

Goodness I hope it works out. I love Japan.