We finished our last dinner in Paris just a short while ago. I’m sad to leave. I could definitely stay a few more days. Chris has been gone longer and is ready to get home. I will tell you all about my trip over the next few weeks. It was wonderful. We ate great food, drank amazing wines, had loads of cheese, navigated the metro system, saw tons of museums, learned so much about the art and history of Paris and France, and thoroughly enjoyed each other’s company. We will remember this trip forever!

Sometimes I blog just to post pictures or talk to myself on the internet.

It’s easy to feel like life is just a series of bad events strung together with a few good things happening in between.  Yesterday was one of those bad events—my grandmother was in an accident and I am awaiting word on how she is doing.  Sometimes it’s hard being so far away from family.

To distract myself from worrying and kill a little time before my next appointment, here are some pictures from my phone that I haven’t shared with you yet.

Ninja socks!  I wore these to the gym on Monday.  Nobody even SAW me.  (Actually not true.   I got a lot of stares.  More than the usual due to my good looks 😉 )

The school I teach at has a new snazzy brochure (and website)! It looks really great, and has some pictures taken by none other than Sarah Crowder on the inside.  We are all working hard to make the school an awesome place to take lessons.

One of my students brought me an amazing gift—a wallet made out of duct tape.  I was so delighted!  If I gave grades in violin, she would totally be getting an “A”.  (Okay, she’d be getting one anyway because she works hard, but still, if gift-giving affected grades, and if I gave grades…what I’m saying is that her thoughtfulness helped me feel a little better on a bad day.)

If you haven’t read my post from yesterday about the Symphony’s European Tour, you should, it’s a good one.

And please keep my grandmother and my family in your thoughts and prayers.

Since I’m a little tired (it is Friday, after all) I’ve decided just to share some searches people used to find my blog.  I know I’ve done this before.  I’m amused by it every time though.

cat ring bearer:  This concerns me if it’s a serious search.  Hopefully it wasn’t, but considering how many people I know that have used their dogs in their ceremonies, I’m guessing that the cat search was for real.  My recommendation is to not use you cat as a ring bearer, nor should you hire one.

work out stuff:  This is super specific.  I think the reason most people have trouble on the internet is they don’t know how to search properly.  It’s like searching for "food recipes" when you are hungry.

teaching cow images:  Is this about a cow who teaches or how to teach a cow?  Or what? 

(I found this on the internet)

sweat zits:  These are no fun.  When I was younger I thought in my 20’s I would stop breaking out.  I now know that will never happen.

dripping sweat women:  This is mainly what my blog is about, so I’m happy somebody found it!

creepy haircuts: I guess my haircut is a little weird?

epic failed de la planet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1:  No explanation needed.

hate ur trainer:  I get this kind of search a lot.  I don’t hate my trainer.  I really love working out with him.

wrong to objectify men:  Okay, but if it’s wrong, I don’t want to be right.  Let’s just not do any objectifying of women, though.  That is really wrong.

what to wear to a orchestra concert:  I would wear whatever you might wear to a nice dinner or night on the town.  You don’t have to dress up super fancy, but you can also.  Sometimes I wear jeans and a nice top, other times I wear a dress.

harrison ford chest hannah violin:  I love this combination….

sweaty tight shorts:  Obviously they wanted to see my 80s 5k picture.

why do my arms look fat in photos:  Probably too much watermelon.

big bruise on knees from burpees: I guess this doesn’t just happen to me or else somebody wouldn’t have been searching for it?  Right?

strong bad cow lamp:  Thanks for breaking my cow lamp!

So how did you find my blog?  What brought you here?  Do you wish you hadn’t wasted three minutes reading this?