Ch...ch...ch...changes

Well, I am way behind...but, it has been quite a hectic couple of months plus since my last post. About 6 weeks ago I received an offer and accepted a job as natural resource planner for the Fish and Wildlife Service in the Northeast Regional Office in Hadley, MA.

So, tomorrow the movers finish packing our worldly possessions in boxes and crates to be shipped 6,000 miles across the Pacific the across the continent. We will have one more night on O'ahu at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. Their kama'aina rate combined with the water slides just can not be beat. That will be followed by a Wednesday night red-eye with a Thursday noonish arrival in Hartford.

I will be trying to get caught up...in the meantime, a few pictures of what we have been up to!

Aerial Fabrics and Trapeze for Adults!

In early January, Samadhi offered trial aerial silks and trapeze classes for adults!!

Of course, Danielle and I went. It was a blast. Danielle had taken class in the past, but I had always watched from the sidelines. The class was really, really crowded.


First, was the trapeze class. It is not "flying" trapeze, but a fun apparatus for testing strength and flexibility.


Then we walked across the street to Kaka'ako waterfront park to snack, play tag and wait for the Tissu II trial class (hoping the crowd would diminish...) We played tag in the rain for a bit and walked along the ocean, before venturing back to the studio.

Jamie split us into groups and "encouraged" me to join the more experienced group...I guess she counted hours and hours of watching as experience.

I was surprised at how I was able to translate watching to doing...

Danielle is so graceful and strong!! As always, I was incredibly impressed!


It was a ton of fun!!

Silks and Trapeze

Gabbi and Jacqui participated in about half of the summer session of their classes with Samadhi Aerial group before departing on their mainland trip.

Showing their flexibility and balance!



Gabbi learned this new move called a hip key, as a new way to lock into position on the silks.

The girls have worked on trapeze for a couple of the classes this summer.


Jacqui with the double foot key and crossover move that she did without assistance!!

Danielle stretching during class.

Conrad even let us try out the trapeze last class!

Samadhi Video

Danielle took this video of the girls silks performance. For the past week, the girls have been on a serious performance "high"....they wish that there was another one to do. It's super cute to see them so excited and proud of what they've accomplished. We're so proud of them too!!

Samadhi Show

Gabbi and Jacqui performed in an aerial show with Samadhi Hawai'i tonight. It was a truly magical experience. They have been taking classes for the past six months (and in Vermont back when we were in MA). Aunties Andrea, Chandra, Nicole, and Jaime did a great job with the classes. The show was held at the ArtZone in Honolulu and played to a packed house.

Most of the pictures are from the dress rehearsal Friday night.









Show night, with full makeup!



Gabbi, Jacqui, and their good pal Talulah.




The whole crew from the show!