Providence Bruins, Hiking Trip, and a Pats Win!

Hey everyone! I hope you are enjoying what's left of your weekend and if you have Monday off as well- enjoy it! While I'm sitting here with a heating pad on my shoulder and neck wishing that I had tomorrow off I thought it would be a good time to catch you up on what happened this weekend!

Friday at work a small group of us participated in #Dstrong which is a movement for a local boy name Dorian who is diagnosed with cancer. They have chosen to stop treatment since it wasn't working and his one wish is to be famous around the world. If you are reading this please post a picture of yourself with the hashtag Dstrong from wherever you are- it would mean the world to this little boy.  To read his story click here.


On Friday night I took my high school dance team to perform at the Providence Bruins.

They did a great job and I was so proud of them!

Doreen and I always have a blast doing these events together.  It was a great night but we were super tired by the time we arrived back at the school.

Saturday I spent working on a project I will be sharing with you this week. It was a very low key day watching my Pats win!

Then today, I headed off on a hike with my papa, both my uncles, my cousin Andrew, and my brother Dan.

It was chilly but was a nice hike around Beach Pond. I haven't been on a hike in quite awhile so it was nice to get out and move around. However right after this picture was taken I slipped down a little hill and fell flat on my back. (Hence sitting here with a heating pad on my shoulder and neck)
I hit my head on a rock a little bit which wasn't fun but I'm doing alright and continued on our hike with little trouble- just soreness in my right shoulder.

We stopped to cook some hotdogs and chat with one another and it was especially nice to see Andrew who is in the navy. We haven't seen him since last Christmas so it was great to hear what he's been up to!

I hope you had a wonderful weekend!

Bruins Game and a Fundraising Dinner

I'm officially on a week-long vacation from my job! I love having time off- everyone needs a little break from their work, especially when they work six days a week =) I however don't really know how to relax too well. The closest I come is when I spend some time reading a book, but usually you can find me emptying out a drawer, or cleaning out my closet....

On Friday night, before I was officially on vacation, I took a group of my dancers to the Providence Bruins game so they could perform! I had 4 groups of dancers with me and they did an amazing job- I am so proud of them!

It was a great experience and I highly recommend performing there if you have a group of young performers in the Rhode Island area. I thought they were extremely organized and made my little dancers feel so special! They even took professional pictures and will be sending them to our studio so we can share them with all the dancers! It was a great time for sure, and it made it a little sweeter that the Bruins won...not that I usually watch hockey... it was also sweeter because we got free hats! Sweet!

On Saturday, after I finished work and was officially on vacation I had a special event to attend. Remember when I talked about Rhana? We had a fundraising event that everyone at my work came together to help with. Over the past few months another dance teacher and I collected items for a spa basket and donated a ton of items ourselves. Many other people connected to our dance studio put together baskets and donated items to help raise money for this sweet girl. The pasta supper on Saturday night was a hit, with so many people there to support Rhana. My mom and I attended the supper and put in quite a few tickets into the basket raffle. Although my mom always asks me not show pictures of her on the blog- I can't resist posting this one since it is from the event....

I hope that you check out Rhana's website and if you can, help her in anyway possible. I have been writing to Nastia Luikin and other gymnasts hoping they might send her a message or possibly go visit her in rehab as she is recovering. Since she is a gymnast who looks up to so many amazing athletes I know that she would be so excited to see one of them caring about her situation!

On Sunday, there was nothing too exciting going on around here, just a few errands, some tv watching (while coupon clipping- got keep multitasking around here), and some projects around the house- which I will be sharing with you this week!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!