Riot and Frolic

a mostly ballroom dance, but also a bunch of other stuff, blog

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I own and rock people’s faces off teaching ballroom dancing at Dancers Studio in St. Paul, MN. My husband and I compete professionally in American style and wrangle eight children in our spare time. I’ve been teaching and competing in ballroom dancing for over 25 years and have lots of opinions on it. I am an expert by any means, but there are quite a few dancers who are better than me and I have a solid knowledge of basic technique, so suck it.

Things I Like

In the quest to be more materialistic than ever, I'll tell you about the things I like because I can't think of anything else to write:

  • my pants from Express.  They're the Editor cut and make my butt look like cream cheese, which is apparently a good thing.  Plus, they're super-stretchy and crazy-comfortable.  And black.  I loooove me some black pants.
    express editor

    not impressive from the front
  • my bags – specifically, my Lululemon "Keep On Running" duffel and the MZ Wallace Frankie pocket-laden goodnesses.  I am a sucker for bags with pockets and both these bags have so many pockets I don't even use them all.  Both bags are sleek and "city" enough where I don't feel like I'm schlepping, even when I have 2 pairs of dance shoes, running shoes, a change of clothes, 3 diapers + wipes, snacks, my wallet, a 32 oz. water bottle, chapstick, Kleenex, pens, notebooks, sunglasses with strangely large case, and more snacks ALL IN ONE BAG.  Plus, both work mighty fine as diaper bags and carry-ons.
  • my robot shoes.  If you've know me, you'd know my robot shoes.  They are silver and have velcro.  Because I am 3.  They are by Le Coq Sportif and here's how you know they have awesome shoes…
    le coq sportif

    obviously i need these!
  • my car.  We bought a used car about 3 years ago and we have put miles and miles and miles on it and it hasn't given us any trouble and it's a great size for 3 kids in carseats and luggage for 5 people and snowboards and stand-up basses and I'm stomping on wood right now because I'm sure the tire rods just broke in half or the engine fell out or something since I just wrote 'it hasn't given us any trouble'.
  • my shampoo.  Every time I wash my hair STILL, I think it smells sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good.
    herbal essences

    i want to swim in it
  • my hat.  I got it 4 years ago at Forever 21 for $5 and I love it.  It's the reason I want to learn how to knit, becasue it is falling apart.

That is all.  What are some THINGS you love?  Mittens?  Chair?  Washing machine?  

christian bale

and this. duh. i love this

On year ago: LLLL.

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