Philly

Yesterday we had to go to Philly for Daya's Ailey audition, because we can't make the NYC date.
We woke up at 4am and caught a 7am Amtrak train for a 10am audition.

Daya was not happy with her audition, she said she messed up a lot, but I said to her "You did some things very well too, right?" and she said yes... but overall she was in a bad mood and upset.

Also she has a sprained ankle which is almost-but-not-quite-better... during the audition she had to do the jump she sprained her ankle doing... anyhow we'll see, maybe it isn't as bad as she thought it was. Results are in 2-3 weeks. She REALLY wants to go back to Ailey this summer, and it would be a good thing for her to get in again, so I'm holding a positive mind about it. I guess things will work out the way they need to.

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Carey came to meet me in Philly!!!  I was so happy to see her!!  She stayed overnight on a mini-vacation from her kids, and we went to prison.  Eastern State Penitentiary, which is a museum.  It is a grim but fascinating place.  We also took art supplies- she did a lovely watercolor and I did a rushed pastel, because right when I started Daya called me to say she was done and unhappy.  I didn't take a picture of it, but I'll post it later.

Here are pictures from the prison... it is a fascinatingly creepy place.

It is supposed to be one of the most haunted places in the US, but we did not experience any ghost activity.

Prison Mates Forever!