chanda finally bound some schoolwork yesterday afternoon . .
she punched holes and sewed while i worked on finalizing our housing for the four week stay we'll have in san francisco when she attends the dance intensive at the san francisco ballet school. i found a very nice home in a quiet neighborhood, but with a bit of a commute. of course she's accustomed to walking to dance class . . so that was a tough order. everything within walking distance was pretty much out of our price range, but we tried! we had a few hosts cancel on us, even though their calendars said that their homes were available. it was a bit frustrating. i take that back. it was incredibly frustrating and i've been way too anxious for the past four days. at times i would just pace the living room, wishing i could sit down and knit to take my mind off the situation, but completely unable to.
we also worked together on the beginnings of planning our route. it's tough because we'll be heading out on the july fourth weekend. we hoped to camp in the southern indiana dunes area, but of course the beach sites are already booked. we have to search for alternative national and state parks. one comforting thought is that we hope to visit friends in pittsburgh for the first night. that would be a nice beginning.
our lunch yesterday was sautéed mushrooms over leftover chicken sausage, and local strawberries.
So you are all travelling to San Francisco and Charlotte is travelling to Buffalo for her dance intensive! A win-win for the lovely and talented ballerinas :-) Hope you manage to sort out your en route travelling. Please tell Chanda that her schoolwork looked amazing, she is one lovely and talented gal ... obviously takes after her mum ;-) xxxxx
ReplyDeleteYou're so sweet San! Thank you. I'll tell her :) xoxo
DeleteWe are kind of leaving around the same time you are leaving for Indiana, maybe a bit later. That is funny. Are you going through Colorado? How far is the commute to the studio? Is there public transportation? I assume the traffic will be very bad in the mornings. I have heard quite a few negative stories from Airbnb lately.
ReplyDeleteWe'll be traveling around the same tme! We'll be staying with our friends in Pittsburgh and then maybe a State Park in Indiana, but southern Indiana. The parks by the lake are all booked for the July 4th weekend.
DeleteThere's a bus just one block from the house that takes one to the subway. If we went by car it would be a straight trip of Mission Street which I don't think is too bad.
Maybe you could drive past New Harmony. I always thought that would be a neat place to visit.
DeleteI'll have to look at that . . :)
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