Oh boy, my life has been crazy busy. Ever since I returned to dancing, I feel like its been non-stop. Last month it was redoing the bathroom on top of dance rehearsals on top of ward missionary responsibilities on top of visiting teaching (which got severely neglected) on top of whatever unexpected occurrences could come my way. This month, I don't have the bathroom to redo, but there is double the dance rehearsals, scheduled dance performances, plus the other things previously mentioned added to the inconvenience of having a car wreck (with someone who didn't have insurance of course to cover my damages), and trying to get ready to go out of town for Christmas. I have been literally coming in from work, changing my clothes, and heading back out the door, getting home between 8:30 or 9pm, eating dinner, then going to bed to get up and do it all again the next day. My poor bedroom has been neglected...and all who know me knows I'm a bit of a neat freak. Laundry's been left in the baskets, but at least its clean. But all in all, life is good. Perfect...far from.
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My poor little girl Onyx all battered and bruised...she's getting fixed though.
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Though dancing is absolutely wearing me out, its exhilarating too. I don't think I've danced this much in my life. Not even when I was in college did I dance to this extent. Being the oldest person in the group that I dance with (Hybrid Production Group aka HPG), its been a challenge keeping up with these young folks (physically and mentally), but I'm hanging in there. And though I am exhausted a lot of the time from dancing, there is a joy that I can't get from doing anything else. Here's some of what we've been working on. These dances were performed Dec. 16 at the Out Loud Artistry Christmas party. The persons voice in the background (other than my mothers) is Robin Sanders (the one in front with the dreads in the first video), the artistic director of OLA, which includes HPG and New Breed (the group of younger dancers up to age 18). I absolutely had a blast performing again!
So, that's my life as I wrap up 2011. There are still a few more thing planned before the end of the year. But, I will face them as they come. Have a very Merry Christmas and remember that the real reason for celebration is our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
