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I haven't made a post in a long time, so here I am. This post may be a little all over the place because I am just going to do a little update and tell you about the last few days, so bear with me. to begin, On Thursday evening William and I went to the ballet. We saw Boston Ballet's "Full on Forsythe," which was incredible. I absolutely adore going to the ballet; I mean, getting dressed up and a night full of art shared with someone you love- how much more perfect could that get? I wore a ribbed white t-shirt under a black, sparkly (but a subtle sparkly) dress. It was a great balance between casual and fancy. To go with this I wore bright purple earrings, light pink/nude chunky heels, my long eggplant-colored coat, a bit of lipstick, and my gold-wire glasses. Laura was also kind enough to curl my hair, which was so fun. She came over and we talked for a long time as she curled it, which was lovely; I love getting ready with people. Also, it made the whole look come together! William wore a white, turtleneck sweater, black jeans, and a black suit jacket. His gold coin necklace, that feels so 'him,' was placed around his neck and he wore socks with red, white, and green polka-dot docks (always have to have some fun pop of color!). With my jacket off we had the same black-and-white look going, but it was okay because I think it worked. The ballet was beautiful, so fun, and unlike a lot of other contemporary ballets that I have seen. William also LOVED it, which I am so glad about. I am really thankful that I got to share that with him and that it was something he genuinely enjoyed. We walked back with our arms linked and smiles on our faces. Yesterday evening Daniel and I went on a walk. I left my phone in my room and we set off for a long walk. Within minutes we greatly regretted not bringing a camera. The sky illuminated this elegant soft pink and caused the windows to radiate this fiery bright orange. It was stunning! We walked through a bit of Beacon Hill and Back Bay- some of my favorite parts of Boston. I like to imagine living in the beautiful, brick brownstones. I think about what it would be like to sit on my fire escape and watch the light hit the street as I sip on a warm cup of tea or coffee. It would be so nice to have my own home to come back to (pretty sick of dorms... four years+ is a long time to be in a dorm and have a roommate). Anyways, later that night William and I giggled endlessly, watched Queer Eye, and just talked for a while- it was lovely and wholesome. I feel asleep so so content. Today, I took a ballet class and got brunch with some friends. I've only taken a couple of ballet classes since leaving uncsa in May; I am still getting used to only taking class sporadically. I talked to my mom on the walk there and today the weather was beautiful! I felt like my high school self today. I woke up early, put my hair in a bun, ate oatmeal while sitting in my bed, got dressed and went to class. I warmed up outside the studio and watched tiny little ballerinas press there faces against the glass windows to watch the class that was going on- it was pretty adorable. To be completely honest, class felt brutal, BUT I still had fun. It is so strange how foreign something, that used to be so in your body, can feel. Ballet is something that is always IN your body, but it just feels harder. I'm not sure if that makes sense, but it feels like no time has passed since the last time I take class, but the same class feels more difficult. The summer of 2015 I did San Francisco Ballet's summer intensive and that was before I went to uncsa, so it was a big change for me. I remember coming back and thinking how GOOD class felt. It felt so easy and smooth. This was like the opposite of that. It's okay because I enjoy the challenge, it's just different. It's such a physical and mental challenge. I was physically having to push my body further than I have had to in SO long, to try and find the muscles and movement and quality that was once a first language. I also had to push myself mentally. I am not going to lie, I also felt pretty insecure. My body has changed a lot since stopping ballet, which I am totally okay with, BUT it does mess with your perception. I just have to get in the mindset that it literally doesn't matter. Now, I am only dancing for ME. I am not actively striving for a tangible goal (other than to just do my best). I am just dancing to have fun and move my body. The feeling of exhaustion post-hard class though- that is a feeling I have surely missed. Afterwards, I met up with Karthik, Ralph, and Katie at The Friendly Toast. I got coffee because I always like to treat myself when I am out for breakfast (plus Friendly Toast has THE best coffee). I got the "guy scramble" with vegan cheddar and tofu instead of egg. It's so so tasty. That place brings me so much joy. I have such positive memories there and it just radiates sunshine and good energy. We laughed, ate good food, and Karthik and Ralph discussed hot sauce for almost ten minutes. We walked back to school and giggled at a cone that had a yellow beanie on it. Since then, I have just been relaxing. I cleaned my room, I have read some of my book (The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah, and I took a very long and very needed nap.
Alright that is all for now. If you read all of this- thank you. I hope you all are enjoying the beautiful weather wherever you are <3
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