behold. a DAY OFF!!!!!

friends, i feel like a new woman. finished the temple performance last night in a burst of energy and adreneline. i love performing with my students, as much as i think it may kill me sometimes getting everything ready. there is so much satisfaction in seeing them succeed, in having people recognize what i pour my heart into every day.

and when it's over, i feel this immense relief. especially this spring, the number of job and scheduling and teaching details contained by my weary mind feels staggering. this morning i awoke feeling like the beginning of the end is near. and the rest is so sweet.

we finished painting my patio chairs this morning, and discovered pears on the tree i was going to tear down, thinking it was a weed. this is delightful fun, and now my peach tree will have to go somewhere else. i love this about california, the way things grow and thrive in sunshine. and today, call me a plant, cause it's my day off and we sat for hours lunching by the fountain and talking about everything and nothing in particular. and i could feel myself growing.