Jazz and Desserts

RHS hosted a cool Jazz and Desserts concert on Monday night. It was very casual, taking place in the Student Center. Each of the 5 (6?) jazz bands performed three-ish songs, while we all browsed the multitude of desserts that were available. It was a really neat, casual format, where we could chat with the people around us, and still be able to enjoy the smooth sounds of jazz in the background. I ended up sitting with the family that we carpooled with for marching band over the last few years. It was nice having a chance to catch up!

I wasn't able to see Ava perform (she was tucked behind a pillar that I couldn't see around from my seat), but Jazz Blue (the band she is in) sounded good, and it was great seeing so many band parents again, since we've had a bit of a break since marching band season ended a few months back. I'm already looking forward to this event again next year!

There was also pep band, swimming, taekwondo, more jazz rehearsals, dentist, ortho, high school conferences, etc etc etc to squeeze into the last five days. It was busy! Both kids have great teeth, no cavities, and Ava got her retainers on Friday morning. They're fun...pink, glittery, and swirled with glow-in-the-dark patterns. Way more exciting than the one that I had in high school!

I went to Ava's high school conferences on Friday morning, and all of her teachers were so complimentary. They mentioned how smart she is, focused, participates, (the art teacher said she was very talented!), and they all love the little drawings she does on the paper assignments that she turns in. We are so proud of the young adult that Ava is becoming, and can't wait to see what the next stages in life will bring!

I'm just one week away from a full transition off of my old job, and boy, this past week was a doozy! We've got some changes coming up, so we've been needed to be nimble at managing the upcoming work, and keeping the teams operating smoothly. I'm looking forward to being able to focus on my "new" job 100%, instead of having to split my time between two different ones. I'm also looking forward to (hopefully) taking a break from nighttime deployments.

Scott had a rough week at work, where nothing quite went right. Even this morning, as he was working on his side jobs, he told me he got fired (he's self-employed, so he fired himself, lol), so I'm hoping that the rest of the day went smoothly, and he can take a day to relax on Sunday.

To add on to the gloominess, the weather we're having is weird. It feels like March, not January. We've barely gotten any snow this winter, and while I don't mind the better driving conditions, I'm a bit sad that we haven't had enough to make a snowman, or a snowball, or anything worthwhile fun. I'm sure this comment will come back to bite me at some point, but for now, we're all wondering...where has winter gone?

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