It’s been another full-on week focused on performances with the last three shows for Calendar Girls taking place last weekend and then a busy week for Sophie performing in the first of two dance festivals this half-term.
Calendar Girls went so well. I absolutely loved every minute of being on stage in the show and we had standing ovations at several shows which was absolutely amazing. My husband, mum, two sisters and Sophie all came to see the Saturday matinee and loved it. I’m sad that it’s over, but thankfully a busy week with Sophie’s birthday and dance festival has helped reduce the post-show blues as I’ve been too busy to dwell on them for long.
Sophie had a lovely birthday on Monday and enjoyed an afternoon going bowling with her new high school friends followed by pizza and a movie at our house. This year’s birthday cake was a dance-themed one with fondant tap and ballet shoes.
From Tuesday onwards, she’s been busy dancing at Maidenhead Festival and has had a successful week, adding a few more medals to her collection. She’s loved seeing her dance friends from various dance schools who compete in the same section as her and I love that they’re all so supportive of each other. It’s a busy half-term for her with two festivals taking place (the second starts this weekend).
Thomas has enjoyed spending time with my husband who has thankfully been able to work from home this week to allow me to juggle things with the dance festival.
What I’ve been grateful for this week:
- Day 297 – I am grateful for a post-show social.
- Day 298 – I am grateful for all these wonderful people who all helped make the magic happen both on and off stage this week. It has been such a joy being part of Calendar Girls and Annie was such a wonderful role to have had the privilege to play. I have loved every minute of it all. Thank you everyone for being such an amazing part of it all.
- Day 300 – I am grateful for 12 years of my beautiful Sophie and a lovely day of birthday celebrations.
- Day 301 – I am grateful for a good start to the dance festival year with two bronze medals today for Sophie’s tap solo and lyrical duet. Sad to be saying goodbye to her beautiful tap solo and her gorgeous orange tap costume but looking forward to seeing her new routine at the next festival!
- Day 302 – I am grateful that Sophie and Thomas enjoyed their drop-off day at Iver Environment Centre
- Day 303 – I am grateful for a 3rd place medal for Sophie in her modern solo.
Joining in with Raisie Bay for Word of the Week.
It’s great to hear Calendar Girls went so well. It sounds like you had an amazing time!
Happy birthday to Sophie. How lovely that she got to celebrate with some new friends, and her cake is just perfect for her. I hope she enjoyed her dance festival.
Have a lovely weekend x
Ah well done on the show, sounds like it went well and was well received. Congratulations to Sophie for her dance festival success, and happy belated birthday to her as well. Glad Thomas was able to have time with his dad while all the show and dance stuff was going on. Parenting really is a partnership in these situations!
What a busy week with the performances! I am glad everyone got to see you in Calendar Girls.
Happy birthday to Sophie! It sounds like a lovely celebration and her cake is fantastic! x
I’m so glad you enjoyed Calendar girls so much, I’d have loved to have seen it. I’m happy that Sophie enjoyed her birthday, I love her cake. She’s so talented you won’t have room for all those medals soon.
Just a quick note to everyone who asked about Jo and Leila’s family in Jamaica, I’ve heard from the ladies and they said no-one was hurt but they only got power back on Saturday and are still waiting for running water. They have also had the roof of their home damaged.
Congratulations to both you and Sophie on your successful performances, and belated happy birthday to her. Love the cake.
So many wonderful news. I’m happy that the show was so successful. Also, I love Sophie’s cake, it’s so pretty. Happy birthday to her.
Congratulations on a successful show for you and the rest of the crew. so glad the whole family could come and see you. lovely that husband can juggle his job to work from home to be around for Thomas while you support Sophie. happy 12th Birthday to her, hope she had a lovely day and what a fab cake. Huge congrats on her dancing also.