ouch.

hello muscles.

the ones i haven't used in a couple months.

the ones that are screaming with soreness and exhaustion.

the ones i am suddenly discovering, almost as if i never knew they existed.

it takes me a good twenty minutes to actually roll myself out of bed.

as i do so, you should hear all the cracking and popping.

doing the good ol' wake up stretch in the morning is suddenly painful.

this is the life of a ballerina.

in fact, it's almost expected to wake up sore year round.

good thing the "out-of-shape" sore only lasts for a little while.

or at least that's what i'm hoping for.

i wouldn't trade my life of being a ballerina for anything.

however, i would trade those sore muscles of mine any day of the week.

oh, the life of a dancer.

this week i'm saying: bring it on. 

have a happy weekend.

this weekend for me includes:

a photoshoot in yosemite, while wearing a leotard and pointe shoes.

just when those tourists thought they were going to see half dome,

they just might run into some crazy ballerinas hiking and posing.

afterwards, i plan on coming straight home to sit in an ice bath. 

my muscles may then, actually thank me. 

surely, i'll post pictures. 

{instagram username: eleasejane}

follow along, and i'll follow your lovely weekend too. 

xoxo