I know, right? Make up yo damned mind, Steph!
I had moved this blog to www.stephylewis.com, but now that’s just something for my portfolio. I never use it. I always get excited about new ideas and designs. Then life happens. So I’m back here. I’ll keep letting you know about Julia and Joe and I. Let me start the updates:
Julia is amazing.
You already knew that, didn’t you? This girl is SO smart. I always have trouble remembering she’s still only 2. Last night when I put her to bed, I said how nice it would be if she slept through the night in her OWN bed. She said, “But when the babies come, I won’t be able to sleep in mommy and daddy’s bed. [NOTE: we are NOT pregnant]” I then said, “So, you’re going to sleep in our bed until then?” Julia said yes. But then she slept in her bed all night for the first time in weeks. I got to snuggle with Joe! I often forget what that’s like.
She loves learning new things. And every other sentence out of her mouth is, “When I grow up and get big, I can have/do/get (fill in blank).” Literally every other sentence. She really wants to go to school and will walk around the house in her backpack.
We can fix cars. Sort of.
At the beginning of last week, Julia and I got in my car to go grocery shopping. And the car wouldn’t start. My car has always acted when it rains a lot, and it had just been a wintery mix for a couple of days, so we let it sit to dry out. Still no go. So I learned how to check and replace a distributor cap, check the spark plugs, and I finally got around to finding the air filter, so now mechanics can’t bilk me on unnecessary air filter changes now. Joe got a spark plug wrench/ratchet and changed one where we found oil in the well.
Nuttin. We finally gave in and had it towed. It wasn’t the starter or the alternater. They replaced the distributor, spark plugs, wires, and disassembled the whole engine to check and replace the gaskets that cracked in the cold cold weather. DAMN YOU WINTER. I’m so over you! There goes our tax return!
I have a big competition coming up!
I still can’t believe I signed up for the Miss Xpose Pole Fitness competition. Preliminaries are February 19th (NEXT WEEKEND!) and the audience is female-only. I’m competing in two categories which means I had to choreograph two routines and come up with costumes for each one. While I would LOVE to win and go on to compete in the finals, I’m really just doing it for fun. I honestly don’t expect to win because the competition is stiff.
Guys, I LOVE pole dancing. Some of you who read this don’t get it, I know. But now that I’m in the most advanced class, it’s a highly gymnastic sport. I never ever though that I would be an athlete, but I am now! Complete with the sports injuries and everything. Think: one parallel bar form gymnastics. And it’s vertical. I jump, spin, climb, flip upside-down, do head and handstands (although I prefer hand-stands as my head is slightly pointy on top and head-stands hurt), and all sorts of fun, and painful-yet-pretty stunts.
I don’t strip. I get offended when anyone thinks that of me. I wear really short shorts and a tank top to class. Because it’s girls only, and we’re all close, a lot of girls workout in shorts and a sports bra. I’m never going to be confident enough to bare my tummy, so for competition, the base to each of my costumes is a ballet leotard. I’ve spent countless hours gluing rhinestones all over them and my shoes. Photos later. And while I don’t think I’ll win, if I DO, then I already know what my next song and costume will be. Glee inspired me.
