At Kalyra in Santa Barbara (One of our favorite spots!)
Once again, I know it has been awhile but I've been so busy enjoying my new busy life that I barely have time to even check my email!!
For the last two months I have been working out in the mornings (usually 4-5 times a week) on the beach and in the gym, then going to work at the Montessori School of Manhattan Beach from 12-6. Then, if I'm feeling up to it I hit the gym again. I've also started playing on a Dodge Ball team and going to a small group from my church (Hilltop Church of Christ).
It has been an absolutely wonderful last two months! I'm definitely improving volleyball wise and getting in better and better shape every day! Starting in February, I have been training three times a week with Nancy Mason who is "officially" my coach. There's nothing official about it really, except that I asked her to train as much as possible! She's been so great to work with and has helped me SOOO much! Also, the AVP calendar finally came out which is great news! Check it out on www.avp.com - I can finally start planning my summer, and hopefully my fam and friends can start planning to come see me too. :)
My job is so so fun! The kids are the cutest things ever. I am a floater so I get to work with pretty much every single kid at school and I can't tell you how happy it makes me when I walk into a classroom and hear "MISS MICHELLE!!!!" and then get lots of HUGE hugs! I also really enjoy all of the back rubs/scratches, hair playing and even kisses I've gotten lately, haha. It's also fun to work with kids who are just learning their letters all the way up to kids who are starting to read chapter books. It's just so neat to see their growth! As a side note, one of the kids in one of my favorite classes to work in is Eric Fonoimoana's son. That name might not sound familiar to a lot of people, but is he is a beach volleyball legend! He won the gold medal in Sydney and dominated the AVP for quite a few years. Anyway, his son is super cute and fun to work with, and it's always exciting when Eric comes to pick Tucker up because I get to pretend like he and I have something in common (even though he has no clue I play beach, haha).
The dodge ball team I joined is named Mrs. Lippy's Class (from Billy Madison, in case you've never seen that classic), and we pretty much dominate! It's a bunch of my friend's from around the area and every week we dress up with a new theme (we were the first team to do that and now almost every team does the same). The first week we were team USA, second week we did Jersey Shore, last week was Mardi Gras, and this week was nerds! We are one of only two undefeated teams left. I'll keep you posted on how the season plays out.
The church I go to has been absolutely awesome! I've met some really wonderful people from the area, including the people I now am doing a small group with. There is also a young adults small group that I might start attending as well, which will be nice so that I can meet even more people my age!
Other than that, Scott got an awesome job with the San Diego Padres as Advanced Scouting Director. Basically, he scouts the team that the Padres will play next and gives the manager and players a binder full of information on them. So, obviously he just recently moved from Hermosa Beach down to San Diego. That part is a bummer for me :( but I'm super happy for him and I will still get to see him on most weekends. He is loving it so far and gets to go to Spring Training soon which will be really fun! Hopefully, I'll get to go visit him there!
Also, Scott and I had fun in Santa Barbara for Valentine's Day. We drove up for a nice dinner and some wine tasting which was super fun! We also drove up to Palo Alto to watch the Rice baseball team play Stanford. The trip itself was fun but unfortunately, the Owls didn't do so hot. They went 0-3, but they still have a great team and will end up doing really well this season!
Talk again soon! I Promise!!!
