Spring break; Part 1

Spring break has already been amazing... and it's only Monday!

Let's start from the top.

Last year my mom got all event passes for the figure skating world championships at the Staples Center. This is a competition involving the best skaters in the entire world. Each of them had to qualify in their country (i.e. In the U.S., the top 3 from the national championships get to compete at worlds). We have all event passes, meaning we have tickets for all of the events - men's, ladies, pairs, and dance, including practices for all of those.

The practice sessions started yesterday at Staples, and it was ridiculously fun. I brought Sarah with me, one of my co-workers, because I knew she was a skating fan. We got there at around noon, then left at midnight. We watched the practices for men's, ladies, and pairs. AMAZING. We had a blast, to say the least.

And not only because I'm in love with Jeremy Abbott :]

Today my mom's friend Deidre and I went to another men's practice session. JEREMY AGAIN. It was funnnnnn! We then met up with my mom for lunch, when she told us the good news.

My dad said a word today.

This is FANTASTIC news. For those of you who don't know, my dad is currently in a vegetative state because of some complications of a heart attack. He has been this way since December, and we're waiting for him to have some kind of cognizant response, AKA "wake up." He's improved a lot, but the doctors can say he's woken up when he can communicate with us.

He's off the respirator, which is probably why he's starting to talk. I can't even tell you how amazing this feels. Now we have some kind of proof that he's in there, that his mind hasn't shut down, that he might really be able to come out of this.

After lunch, my mom dropped me off at home so I could nap (which I'm not doing). I came home to find a lovely package from Caitlin... it was the sweetest thing ever.

I'm the type of person that is associated with things. I have no problem with it... it just means my taste is pretty distinct. Anyway, people always tell me, "omg, I was shopping today and I totally saw this outfit/thing/painting/whatever that reminded me of you!"

Apparently this happened to Caitlin. She got me a gorgeous black and white travel mug (which I will be using for coffee next quarter), along with some hot chocolate. She printed out a collage of pictures of us and our adventures and wrote an amazing letter.

I love getting letters.

Anyway, this break has been absolutely fantastic already.

I got to see Jeremy Abbott (and a BUNCH of phenomenal skaters) in person, got an amazing pick-me-up letter, and my dad has made leaps and bounds in his progress.

I can't wait to see how the rest of the week unravels :]

xoxo

Song of the day: Unwritten - Natash Bedingfield