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These are my cute nieces, in a series of photos that are SO funny... love the expressions. I just had to share the cuteness with y'all.

Caramel apples

Can I just say... caramel apples are DE-LIC-IOUS?
In Whistler with my fam the other weekend, Dave and I just HAD to have at least one caramel apple a day. It is the best sweet thing... it both decays your teeth and cleans them at the same time... it's juicy and refreshing, yet chewy and sweet. They are really best enjoyed when one is standing outside in the cold looking at the rows and rows of the perfect, round assortment of uneaten caramel apples in the window of the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. That is the best time to eat one. Definitely.

Anyway, that's all I really wanted to say... no, I am not on a paid mission from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. No, there are no subliminal messages in this email, and no, there is no 'order here' button in this blog entry.... this is pure, unbridled, passionate appreciation for this scrumptious treat.

Deep Thought of the Day

"If you ever fall off the Sears Tower, just go real limp, because maybe you'll look like a dummy and people will try to catch you because, hey, free dummy."

-an exerpt from the book, "Deep Thoughts" by Jack Handey.

Man, that's a funny book.

FINALLY doing some shows...

Hey friends and family,
I'm finally doing some wee gigs coming up soon... this week and next week, actually. So come out if you're near (or if you're far and just really love me or something...)

My DANCE RECITAL is also coming up... it is on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13th... and will be a blast.

Just to warn you, there will be some little kids dancing their little pieces too, which may be most exciting for the parents (because when little kids get up on stage sometimes they don't know up from down), but I will also be in... let's see... 8 dances... which is quite a lot... like half the night.

Now... another disclaimer... I just may be the one clunking around getting the steps wrong, but that could be very entertaining, too! So if you know me, and you'd like to come and laugh with me, please come out. Also, I'm very excited about our modern piece... you'd like it a lot. And I'd appreciate any support from friends at the show.



You can buy tickets at the door ($8 for adults, $6 for kids), or beforehand from moi ($7 adults, $5 kids). I don't think babies or toddlers would cost, though.

Maybe see you there...

Random thoughts... very random...

OKay, here are some random thoughts going through my head these days (none of which are about dance) (and none of which relate to each other):



1. You know how when you have a really good intimate time with just you and God, and then you tell someone, and you almost feel like you tainted that moment you had with him by sharing it? I mean, we're supposed to talk about our experiences with God for encouragement to others, but sometimes there are moments that are just for you and God... and they're kind of... well, private. Just like you wouldn't share about everything that goes on with you and your husband (or wife). That's what I think.


2. I really appreciate wines. I really appreciate alcohol... but to express that appreciation... I can't seem to put it in ANY way that doesn't make me sound like an alcoholic. Now come on: I say I like alcohol, and where does the mind go? –that I drink it all the time and get drunk! But I don't do either of those things... I just really appreciate the flavour and the enjoyment of sipping a special drink. I think we've become a bit too paranoid in our Christian culture about alcoholism that we don't know how to appreciate that gift from God anymore... SEE? Doesn't it even sound wierd for me to call alcohol a gift from GOD? Did that line catch you off-guard?

3. Hmmm... a third thought of the day... I would never call someone 'annoying'. I'm learning about how powerful words are, whether they're subtle or blatant, said to your face or not. "Annoying" is a subtle one, but I was thinking the other day that that one is SO evil... yet doesn't sound that bad when you hear it said about someone else necessarily... but it is SO belittling, isn't it? (No one called me annoying recently, by the way.)


4. Is fighting good? I mean verbal fighting... not physical (that's a whole other topic, I suppose). Dave, when I first met him, said that he never felt truly close with a friend until they've had a good fight. Myself, I find that I have a hard time recovering from big blow-ups. I mean, sometimes it's good to get stuff out there, communicate, and I'm definitely into dealing with problems, but it's hard to have a fight with someone and not come away being more emotionally scarred than you were before with the issues you had with them... So sometimes that's why I avoid problems and confrontations, I suppose... I get too emotional and have a hard time recovering. (I was one of those people in school that whenever a teacher would address me in any tone, I would tear up a bit automatically.)

Okay, that's all for now. Lots of random thoughts having nothing to do with each other.

I'd like to say it's getting better...

But dance is still hard... Yup. Still hard, and I'm starting to think that this is just going to be a year of struggle. That's okay... but it's majorly difficult for the ego... I guess as Christians we're not supposed to have egos, so this must be God allowing this. Today I had an even more humbling thought: None of these people that I'm doing life with around here know me in any other context than dance. THey just met me when I started into something that was physically and mentally challenging. They don't know that I have a family who loves me and that I'm not ALWAYS a clutz, or that I'm actually kind of good at some things! No... they just see me struggling emotionally through dance... so humbling!

Man, I can't seem to blog about anything else these days... okay, my next blog will be about something other than DANCING.

-peace out.