Veloz's Viewpoints

Greetings from Nevada! I hope it’s been a great week.

I did not get much couch time last Sunday, but that’s okay. I’m going to step back to Saturday. What a full day! Isaiah wanted to go watch his best friend’s basketball game at 9 a.m. I couldn’t tell him no, even though I was hoping for a chill morning, knowing it was going to be a long day.

His friend’s team won, and then we headed home. Analise got ready and then when we took her to the school to get with her team to go to Vegas for Regionals, we watched my niece’s game. Antonio and Isaiah watched part of the boys’ game, which had Isaiah’s best friend in it, as they were running early and then we watched Olivia’s game before heading back home to gather and leave for Vegas.

Analise’s boyfriend and our older niece, Alina, went with us. Alina wanted to take pictures for us and yearbook, and also support Analise. We were half-way there when Analise text that they were running behind because of the morning competitions. At that point, we were already far enough that we weren’t going to turn around and we weren’t hungry yet so we went straight to the school. It felt like it got later and later as the afternoon/evening went on. Her first dance was about 30 minutes later than scheduled and her second dance was about 50 minutes later than scheduled.

The team did really well. Or at least I thought so. As far as placing, they got first place in jazz and last in hip hop. Unfortunately, they go based on squad size, and don’t factor in school size. So our girls were competing against huge Vegas schools that just happen to have the same number of dancers on their team (11-17 dancers). Overall, I think she was happy with how they did. We went and grabbed a late dinner and ended up getting home after 10:30 p.m. It was an even longer day than I had anticipated. I’m pretty sure I was asleep by the time my head hit the pillow.

Sunday morning, we got up and got ready before Analise, Alina and I went back into Vegas to shop for a winter formal dress for Analise and shoes for Alina. We had a good time together and Analise found a beautiful dress. Alina found shoes for both winter formal and prom, so I would call that a success!

We got home near dinner time, and I was relieved to be able to just relax on the couch for a few hours. I was in bed and asleep by 9!

The week has been a mixture of in office and from home. Wednesday, I had my annual retina check and was given a clean bill of health for another year. He reminds me each year that the longer I go without issues, the less likely I am to have trouble ever again.

And while I wish we had caught the problem before it caused surgery, I am so grateful for skilled doctors that could fix my issue before it got any worse and even more grateful to still have my vision. And, I don’t have to go back for another year…I’ll take it!

Until next week, make it a great one!

Amy