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May 27, 2008 at 8:07 pm · Filed under dance, family, candice thompson, CANDICE, costume design, LOLAstretch
Where has this month gone? I offer this photo montage to explain my absence from the blog after the ad hoc Ballet show. My parents visited and then this past weekend I went home to Arizona to throw my sister a baby shower!
Meet my family:
One of the first things I did with my parents was take them to the Cherry Blossom Festival at Brooklyn Botanical Garden. Breathtaking! figuratively and literally as I was hacking away from all of the flour inhalation during the ad hoc Ballet show and cherry blossoms are quite potent in addition to being beautiful….
So many beautiful, inspiring things at the garden….this is my favorite color!
The following week we rode bikes from Canal St to the end of Manhattan, past the Cloisters! That is what you are in for on vacation with parents who run marathons:-) While resting at a pier along the way we had a Bruce Willis sighting.
Next on the list was the Museum of Natural History, followed by a night at NYCB! It was a perfect rainy day agenda.
On the way to JFK, we made one last stop at DiFara’s Pizza. If you have never been there it is worth the trip. The wait is insane as it is just one old man making pizzas rather slowly, one at a time, but it is probably the best pizza I have ever had!
Then my parents went back to Arizona and a couple of weeks later, I followed them.
Sunday morning I took a hike up Pinnacle Peak with my niece and nephew.
The weather was unseasonably cool but with the usual warm sun, so it was all around great weather. And everything was in bloom too!
The reason for the trip is the belly in this photo. My sister, Lisa, is about to have a baby and so it was an occasion to celebrate! I love that her snow cone matches her suit.
Here is one of my favorite photos of the weekend from the baby shower. Four generations of family: me, my mom, my grandma, my sister and my niece.
So now I am back to work and summer in the city. Wrapping up costumes for Philippa Kaye Company this week and tackling numerous LOLAstretch obstacles and challenges, as well as getting used to a new job post. More on this later, for now, I hope you enjoyed getting a small glimpse of where I am from.
xo
Candice
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October 30, 2007 at 2:57 am · Filed under dance, family, home, animals, JUSTIN
Well, since we’re all in such a gung-ho dog mood at the moment……
I have two amazing dogs at home w/ my family: Sasha and Tasha (there names are so similar that we only have to call one of their names to make them both come, ha)
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August 20, 2007 at 1:51 am · Filed under dance, family, travel, vacation, vacationing, DAVID, dancing, david hallberg, traveling
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| Posted by David Hallberg
I couldn’t resist sharing this with you all. On my recent vacation, my brother Brian showed me his moves on the sail boat and again at a barbeque.
What do you all think? Destined for ABT like his brother?
Music: Orange Soda, by Ghost of Gelsomina at PodsafeAudio.
Editing: Sloan.
Recent Posts by david hallberg
August 13, 2007 at 1:12 am · Filed under dance, family, home, friends, boston, dance studio, TAYLOR
Posted by Taylor Gordon
This past week was literally my first time having more than two days off from life in exactly one year. Between rehearsals, extra school courses, internships, and everything I haven’t had a chance to breathe until now. To start of my 3 weeks of freedom I went home to Boston to visit my family whom I haven’t seen since Christmas (imagine, they’re only an hour flight away and I never see them!).
(me and the family)
Since leaving home four years ago I’ve always missed everyone but dreaded making the trip to visit home. It’s just something about reverting back to the old ways…even for just a short period of time. Going from big city independence to small town boredom isn’t necessarily something to look forward to. There’s not much to do in our area, and since I don’t have my driver’s license (God bless public transportation) I can’t really be free.
However, this past visit was really nice. Unlike most visits, I had no looming pressure of school or performances ahead, so I didn’t feel like I was missing anything by taking time off. And being summertime, all of my family and friends had time to reminisce. We had a lot of laughs and it was a nice break.
(friends dancing in the living room)
We celebrated my (belated) birthday, and I got to visit my mom’s new dance studio (it’s quite pink inside, like tradition…the last studio was pink for 50 years!). I got to see all my friends I grew up with and even relive some old dance routines (haha).
(dancing in my mom’s studio)
(my mom and I)
As I was growing up in my small town driving 2 hours a day to commute to Boston Ballet School I always regretted not being born in a big city. Looking back, though, as a New York City resident (with high rent and hardly enough space to stretch out) I love that I have that alternative to look forward to for a change whenever I visit. No matter how far I go in this world, that place will always be my home.
(friends by the pool at night)
Recent Posts by taylor gordon
July 7, 2007 at 2:53 am · Filed under SLOAN, dance, family, saratoga, opera house, mobile, spac, iphone
Posted by Sloan | via mobile phone
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June 21, 2007 at 12:07 am · Filed under dance, family, SUSAN
My little sister graduates from high school in less than an hour!
The students are just now streaming in to the stadium…
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