The Hazard Chronicles

We are all breathing a sigh of relief after a VERY busy week. It was homecoming, with multiple sporting events that our band kids had to be at. There was a dance on Friday night that two of them went to. There are all the usual extracurriculars-band, dance, theater, voice, cross country, youth groups, etc. Rachel was on stage for the Broadway tour on Saturday. And I had one of the most productive weeks of my career. It was nuts. I think that multiple days went by before some of us saw one another, even though we all (eventually) went to bed in the same house.

Also, I am really happy that we live in a river town. I know this thought seems completely disconnected from the paragraph above, and maybe it is. But the river is really beautiful right now, and I have spent a fair amount of time running/biking/rollerblading/paddling along it's winding path. It's like, as soon as you get near the water, everything else just drops away and you feel like you could be a hundred feet or a hundred miles from civilization and it wouldn't really matter.

The fall weather is my favorite. Energy is high. Life is good.

Have a good week!

Earlier in the week, the two of us went to see the revival of Funny Girl. This has been Rachel's project for the past month or so, and on Saturday she did a great job for the interpreted performance. 

Addy and her best friends went to the homecoming dance together.

Jackson originally wasn't going to go to the dance because he had nobody to go with. The night before, however, he went to watch the football game and had such a good time seeing friends and classmates that he decided to just dress up and go by himself. Apparently, he spent the bulk of his night out on the dance floor and they both had a great time.

Addy and Evelyn in the homecoming parade

Enjoying the river. It is easy to get out for just an hour or two, but that small time makes all the difference and makes everything else seem small and calm. I love it.