goodbye.

grandma rode into town on her white horse at the end of last week. store, store, old faithful store#1, and #2, store, store, (maybe a few more), and then mall...oh blissful dreamy mall experience. the boy and i were swept away in new (job/middle school) wardrobe heaven. and so it is that we have revamped ourselves ready for weeks of school. and in good grandma fashion, she sent me off to see sammy....so the hair is tended to as well.
me: sammy i'm a brunette!
sammy: oh baby you died your hair?!
me: sammy i'm a brunette with a blond ponytail!
sammy: oh, honey you need an appointment!
and so he put his hands on my head and went to town. and you just might think i look exactly the same. but i know there is a fresh blond glow going on;)

i'm thinking grandma's thank you will be a colorful package each month with small sweet somethings like this (picture to come...cause i just can't seem to remember where it is in blOgworld).

and while Grandma was sweeping us away gearing us up for the transition, I was gearing up for goodbyes. i had 2 straight full weeks (ending friday) of important goodbyes.

tuesday morning: goodbye to my roots (as in the brown roots trying to take over the blond..rude)
tuesday evening: goodbye to my final HealthTalk (nutrition/health) class (although since they are a big fat FREE to the community, i will likely be back)
wednesday morning: goodbye to THEprofessional! can you believe it? is this okay? well, who knows....but i'm feeling simply that [okay about it] (rather than out of sorts, panic-y and just plain terrified). i love and adore that woman beyond words. really. really, really.
friday morning: goodbye forever my wonderfully flexible money maker. worked my final shift at "the drive in." this is huge people. i walked into those doors a wee 16year old, and walked out a 31 year old woman. i have a big grand post in mind just for that 12 year stint. yes friends, (minus 3years) that's 1994-2009!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have pictures and everything.;)

monday evening: goodbye to my final workout with the OTHERprofessional in my life. the grandkickboxingdreamofahumanbeingprofessional. tears, warmth, encouragement, excitement about future plans, motivation, empowering moment after moment after moment. her, my team, the music, the workouts. i'm crying again just writing this to you. my progress is working from the inside out. truly working. and to know what i am capable of because of her has been a marvelous knowledge to gain. last night alone was 300 consecutive situps to finish up the workout. i didn't even know i could do that! thank you thank you thank you for this experience.
tuesday (as in just a bit ago): final meeting with the above grandkickboxingdreamofahumanbeingprofessional. the weight/measurements/fun stuff part. 9pounds and 7inches. it's a start. progress, not perfection. (should i add goodbye to the long grown out bangs...cause the second i got home from said meeting i snipped them all off in the funky way that i love? since i keep happily sneaking peeks in the mirror to see them i will say yes! good riddens!)wednesday evening (tomorrow): goodbye to all my amigas in above experience. it's graduation day!!
friday (as in a few short days from now): goodbye to my summer of girlies. my little gathering of beautiful eager to learn girls who i get to somehow hand off tools that just might give them the almighty girlPOWER. yesterday i asked what in the world they thought girlPOWER might be. one cute chicadee said: something that boys do not have. as though it is just a power we are born with. sigh. until next summer girlies...

and with all that said, soon there will be a list of HELLOs. it is well in the making.