Happy Easter!

My vacation is over, wah! I didn't get done all or even half of what I wanted but I did do a lot. We had our dance recital yesterday. It went ok, one mind fart with me and a wardrobe malfunction but all in all, not too bad! We practiced every night during the week. My feet are tired! I danced when I was little and the dances don't come as easily as they did before, but I still enjoy it. I couldn't help but think of my mom's friend Mary Helen who passed a way, she was at my last recital.

Easter was nice, we went to Mass, sangs songs I knew, I like that. Had french toast at my mom's then our annual Easter Egg Hunt. The boys, my nephews were invited to participate for the first time, they are 19 and 16. My mom bought us all dresses and we had all kinds of toiletries and goodies from my parents and each other. Then, got down to the business of cooking. I had seen a segment on Martha Stewart (my idol), on a Passover menu. I though the brisket sounded great and my family was hammed out so hey bought me a HUGE brisket. I made 2/3 or it and froze the rest. It was good but I had to cook it a little hotter than I should have so a lot of the lovely onions on the bottom of the pans stuck and I am so glad I didn't have to clean up! It was just us, not even Nevin or my bil were there, just us Ponce girls and my nephews and parents. Not Sandy, she doesn't usually make Easter. There were just 8 of us, a really small crowd. The house still looked great and the Easter decorations were still up and the floral arrangements still looked great!

I am so frustrated with Grand Canyon University! Actually, the Financial Aid Department. I made many phone calls to my designated $ advisor and no return call, no email, nada. I punched "0" and was told the first time to e-mail him, this is after I asked if he was on vacation, he wasn't, because "everyone checks their e-mail". That didn't do any good. Finally, at the end of the week, another advisor helped me. Sarah was an angel who found out why I had received a bill for $2,700. Seems, my Whittier College transcripts hadn't arrived. And they were going to tell me when...? So I'm hoping to have everything fixed soon but not holding my breath.

I had wanted to purchase a laptop so when Nev was in the hospital, I could keep up with my work. St John's is booked till the end of May so Nev's surgery will be at Cedar Sinai in two weeks. Scary for me and him too, I'm sure. He's more stoic than I am.

Better get back to my homework. Or bed, can't decide.
Robin