Dance the Night Away

Friday night was the continuation of Grad Night.  The search for the missing fisherman is still going on, but so must the grad celebration.  I arrived late because ........

Amanda is doing the Jillian Michaels workout and I have done NOTHING for my body since arriving so I invited myself to join her.  She had also made "Indian tacos" for dinner and invited Jonathan and myself.  We had a great time and it was hard to leave.  Hence....I arrived late to the party.

I got there in time to join the musical chairs game.  I made it about half way through before night finding a seat.  At one point I plunked my butt right on top of another woman.  Everyone had a good laugh at that.  I sat with Becky (the Inuktitut teacher) and her mom.  Her mom was from Chesterfield Inlet and as a bride came to Baker Lake on a dogsled when she was 19.  I played two more games (a dice game/present grab and the get in # groups) and watched the grads play a couple of other games.  The music was super.  One of my students played the guitar and there was a great kid on the drums.  The accordian was shared by an old woman and a young man and a couple also played the bass guitar.  I was hoping to be able to dance but the square dance was next and it was almost midnight.  I was getting tired and I knew the square dancing would go for ages.  It is the kind without a caller and you have to know the patterns.  I really wanted to jig - but will have to wait for the next dance.  Nancy, one of the cleaners at the school, puts on music and we dance in the classrooms.  She said that they often have teen dances on Friday night and then at midnight the kids have to leave and the adults dance.  Next time.

I was chatting outside to two of my students and one of the grads and asked where I could buy a pop.  (I thought there might be some for sale at the grad event, but there wasn't.)  She said she was in the mood for one as well and walked me over.  Oh my!!  Candy heaven.  The store was a house with the walls all gone and replaced with racks and counters of junk food.  I bought a Diet Coke in a bottle and a bag of cheezies (I know, I know - I just did the Jillian Michaels thing).  The bill came to $7.33 - it was the SMALL bag of cheezies and a SMALL bottle of pop.  That should keep me out of candy hell.

Cindy (who is recovering from the sugar rush)