Best Surprise

I love when I get a surprise. I am teaching two beginner classes at the governor’s Club in Chapel Hill. When they first called me to teach it was only going to be one class, but they had such a long waitlist that we added a second class.

I never saw the class list of who was coming. I had a delightful group of students for the morning class. After they left I had a little lunch break until the afternoon group started trickling in. I didn’t know any of the people in the morning class and it was looking that way in the afternoon, until right on the strike of one Ellie Kim arrived!

Ellie is Ashley’s mother. Ashley is Carter’s best friend from childhood. Ashley is my bonus daughter. She calls me Dma, for Dana Mother.

So it was such a fun class to have Ellie in. We took a photo together to send the girls, who are now grown and living in their respective big northeast cities.

While the class was working on an exercise I texted the girls the photos and got back the cutest responses from them. Made my day!

Miss having time with my girls nearby together.