outweighing tiredness.

ah! a whole week has come and gone,

and i only managed to post a couple of times.

life was awfully crazy this past week.

we, as ballerina's call it: "theater week."

meaning, we live at the theater for the week.

nothing but dress rehearsals, make-up and tiredness. 

i debated moving an air mattress into my dressing room-

i was that tired at the end of each night.

{which explains the lack of blog posts. ops!}

on top of many hours at the theater,

being a mum to our new pup was quite tiring in itself.

if i wasn't out walking him or playing with him,

i was spending all my minutes thinking about {and adoring} him.

or... worried that he was okay in his kennel all alone at home.

puppies are the best thing in the world- hands down.

but, they do take tiredness to a new level. 

lastly, on top of all of that, my parents came into town on thursday.

it's always the biggest treat when they visit.

they met their first grandson {aka our pup},

went to my performance {they've always been my number one fans},

and we all enjoyed a day in gorgeous yosemite.

it was a week to remember.

nothing beats the thrill of performing,

hugs from your parents {who live too far away},

and cuddling a ball of soft puppy fur. 

every ounce of tiredness was forgotten thanks to these great things.

happiness is love, life and family.

{and of course- husbands, ballet and puppies.}

hope you had a lovely weekend.

i'll be catching up {on lots} of your fun posts from last week.

xoxo

{picture above: courtesy of milano photography}

stumped on a hump.

today, i'm stumped:

stumped on what to write about.

also, stumped because i'm exhausted.

so,i guess it's cheers to it being hump day.

i hope you are overcoming your week's tiredness,

the midweek blues, and the feeling of wishing friday was already here.

i certainly trying to. 

sorry for the boring post of words-

instead, i thought i'd enlighten you with a photo from this and this shoot. 

we truly had so much fun.

even waking up at 3:00 a.m. to get ready and strip down 

to nothing but our leaotards in the morning's brisk chill.

today, i'd make any excuse to go climb a mountain in pointe shoes and leotards.

anything to get over this midweek stump of mine. 

i may not physically be in yosemite today,

but i'm certainly there in my mind.

again, happy hump day.

where is your happy place at the moment?

p.s. can you tell which one is me? extra love points for you, if you can!  

ballerinas meet yosemite.

{instagram username: eleasejane}

we had quite the weekend with this photo shoot.

the beauty that is engulfed in yosemite is unbelievable.

every single time it takes my breath away.

standing there in nothing but a leotard felt exhilarating;

as if for some reason my "nakedness" gave me a grander sensation. 

what better way to spend your weekend than hiking in your pointe shoes?

we all had so much fun laughing, posing, shivering, splashing and snacking.

it was a day full of nothing but smiles.

as well as posing with tourists, drinking the most delicious hot cocoa,

waking up {too} early to get ready, caravanning in the most windy canyon, 

demolishing our pointe shoes in the river, soaking up the sun,

posing over and over again, and laughing more than we ever have before.

 it was day to remember. 

how was your weekend?

did you spend hours watching the olympics? i sure did.

"olympic time" is possibly my favorite time. 

i think it's safe to say:

pointe shoes, yosemite and the olympics make for a perfect weekend.

happy monday. 

xoxo