A Month? Already???

Wow. So it's been over a month since I've blogged. I can't even begin to imagine what I've been doing during that month. So let's consult the calendar...It appears that what I mostly do is work, school, eat, and sleep.

I've  got some exercise in there as I have a weekly Zumba class every week. This week I went to a 2 hour Zumba class on Friday night. It was supposed to distract me from the fact that I should have been halfway to my parents' house but wasn't allowed to. I usually love Zumba class. I feel energized and healthy afterwards. So a 2 hour class would have really kicked some ass! But when we started, I became really bored. I wasn't sweating like I do during my normal workout with my normal instructor. I'd barely touched my water as I hadn't needed it. It became evident that the four female instructors were more interested in showing off their dancing skills than they were at teaching our routines. Well, that's not exactly true. 2 of the girls were teaching the routines and 2 of the girls were more interested in showing off their skills. During certain numbers where you shake your hips a lot, these two girls would tie scarves with jingly bits on them around their waste. Since when do we need props to exercise? Plus, there was no warm up nor was there any cool down which I think is completely wrong. On top of that, they instructed everyone that if they needed to rest that there were plenty of chairs to sit on. In my experience, you are not supposed to exercise, sit down and rest, and then get up to exercise some more. Needless to say, my back hurt this weekend because I wasn't properly stretched out before and after. Oh! And one of the girls that was more interested in showing off her dancing ability rather than teaching the exercises has the...most...annoying...voice! And when she wasn't "instructing" she felt the need to stand next to me and exercise. I just couldn't get away from that voice!

The other exciting thing that happened to me was singing with the boys of Airiel Down. Beaux (the lead singer) has been talking to me about singing with them for a few months. When he finally gave me the date of the big night, I was terrified initially for a few reasons. Firstly, this was going to be the first time I'd sung a solo by myself in 15 years. Sure, I'd been taking lessons but was I ready for this? Couple that with the fact that Beaux says he has no time to rehearse before the night. This equals Heather freaking out. But as the time grew nearer and I'd practiced every single day I got more comfortable with it. The performance went off splendidly. Beaux & Steve really know their stuff! And I got bitten...by the show bug. I can't wait to sing again! My next performance will be open mic night on December 7th.

And that's about it. I've had the typical, usual stressors that I usually have including completely scheduling a big trip up to Michigan for Thanksgiving only to have the rug pulled out from under me and a few other issues. I also have a few big decisions ahead of me. My most constant thought is: "Do I live by my credo: 'leap and a net will appear' or do I stick it out as is?" Is God putting me through all this stuff to make me stronger or is he saying: "Hey, daughter of mine, move your tookus already! How many signs do I have to give ya girl? Are you dense??"

So happy Thanksgiving constant reader...I plan on spending it with some old friends that I haven't seen in ages and participating in traditions that remind me of home since I can't actually be there.