Wedding Belles

Stephanie in the snow, 4 Winds Faire, 2007

This afternoon Stephanie marries her fiance. To those who knew her as "Squire Stephanie" at Four Winds Faire, I ask you to wish her godspeed and good luck as she rides off into a new life with her husband Russell. No, he never made it out to the faire; I don't think she knew him back in 2007. They met & got to know one another during the past year or so. He's part-owner of a gamers' store in Dallas. At the moment, Steph teaches automotive work at a junior college in Dallas; hopefully, the admin will extend her contract at the end of this school year. Even DISD has gone to year-to-year contracts, so no teacher has "tenure" unless his/her evaluation is a good one. That's the whip they snap behind us; in the present economy, the job salary carrot has withered a bit.

Last weekend, the ballet studio & company held a show at "Treasures of Hope" at the Plaza of the Americas. The folks in charge of entertainment weren't organized as well as most anime/ SF cons, but we managed. The pre-show dressing went fairly smoothly -- luckily, we had done the show the week before at St. Bernard's Church -- and the dances themselves looked lovely. I need to invest the $10 so Mom can see the DVD of the new performances. She felt rather puny and stayed home ... I couldn't blame her; those Saturdays were rainy and cold. With luck, we can get Hope (or the web mistress) to upload some new photos to the web site. The soloists (as well as the company) looked great, and the little girls did well, too. Perhaps we can get an adult dance group together and do our own court dance for the spring show.

The 2011 section of the school year ended on a fairly calm note, although too many folks sponsored parties in their classrooms. I felt as if only the English dpt. was teaching on Friday. They don't have the TAKS looming over them at the beginning of March, so they think they can relax occasionally ... We might relax (or at least watch videos connected to our lit) after the TAKS. We shall see.