January

January was crazy. I spent the first 2 weeks here, recovering, trying to get as much dance practice in as I could and get my social life here back in gear. I went to the Nights Of Fire which was a cool thing they had at the Square in front of City Hall. There were over 1500 buring clay pots. You could even sit in flaming chairs. It was nice to do something big-city and wintery.

I had my annual fondue party. 12 people and we fit quite comfortably. Another friend of mine asked me to teach her 3rd and 4th graders dance. She's an elementary school teacher. So, I have been teaching them differnt dances. They are fun, but 20 kids is a handful.

Jan 19 I flew to SC for R's wedding, which was nice. It is great to see her so happy. I stayed in SC through the weekend, went to the office in NC, then flew to our annual meeting in Detroit. Flew back home and less than a week later, flew off to Europe.

Funny thing happend in SC. I was sitting in Panera Bread working. The table next to me was a young couple and the guy was preaching to her about loving Jesus....he even said he brought her a Christain music CD instead of flowers becasue it would have a greater impact on her life... At the table next to them was another couple. Man was normal, woman was in full burqa. I mean just the slits in her eyes were showing. It would be an interesting juxtaposition anywhere, but quite shocking in Columbia, SC.