Day by Day: contra dance

September 19, 2013

It's awesome.

It's awesome...sitting around a campfire singing hymns with friends.

It's awesome...going to the contra dance with your very favorite people in the entire world. And then going to a friend's house for ice cream. And then going to the park to watch the oncoming storm (no, not the Doctor - a lightening storm;). And not getting home until 1:30 AM.

It's awesome...dancing. Dancing is wonderful. I don't know how I did without it for so long.

It's awesome...curling up on the sofa with a cuppa tea and a good book. I've been enjoying Julie Klassen's regency romances lately. The Apothecary's Daughter and The Tutor's Daughter were so, so good!

It's awesome...finishing a 1.2 acre fenced area for you sheep. You can never have too many fenced pastures.

It's awesome...having a dad, brother, and friend who are willing to help pound t-posts and put of fencing.

It's awesome...driving the tractor! :D

It's awesome...raising and lowering the post hole drill on the tractor. Clutch in, switch on PTO, clutch out.

It's awesome...that the lambs are almost ready to be butchered. I'm ready for them to go, and I'm can't wait to have meat in the freezer! September 30th! :D

It's awesome...going to Home Bible Study Fellowship at the assistant pastor's house. Excellent study (we're going through Acts) and wonderful fellowship.

It's awesome...that the assistant pastor lives only a few miles down the road from us. Really loving the short driving time!

It's awesome...when the librarian sees you checking out Doctor Who for the 100th time, and says, "Okay, since you're a Whovian, I have to ask...what do you think of the 11th Doctor?" Which prompts an all out fangirl conversation. We agreed that Ten is the best, Eleven is still the Doctor (although definitely not David Tennant), and we're happy to see a more 'mature' Doctor in Twelve . And if none of that made sense to you, I'm sorry...I'm so sorry...but not sorry enough to stop. ;)

It's awesome...when your bro says, "I should be a wedding planner..." And he's almost serious. He'd probably be really good at it...just sayin'. *grin*

September 1, 2013

Why Don't We Just Dance

At last. We have had a dance. At our house. With our most favorite people.

It was brilliant.

Stringing lights, blowing balloons, setting out refreshments, hooking up the speaker, laying out the trophies and ribbons...and smiling. Lots and lots of that going on. *smile*

And then, our friends began arriving.

"Choose your partners!"

Kellie came up with 4 dance competition categories - Freestyle, Most Noise, Best Swing, and *drum roll* the Epic Award. Really. And the fantastic Brett was our amazing judge. Seriously, this guy took notes. He can be the judge any day. Also Seth, you did a great job calling the dances - thanks guys for making the evening better!

We are so doing this again.