(This was taken after three hours of dancing. Don't we look cute? Arianna is the only one that's not wearing plaid and I'm the only one without a giant belt buckle.)
Last night me, Rylee and Arianna went country swing dancing. We were invited earlier in the week by our neighbor, David. I was hesitant, but I'm glad I went. When we first got there, the optional dance instruction was almost over. I thought I wasn't going to have fun because I had no idea what to do since we missed it. Plus, we came with only one guy and all the guys that weren't already paired up with a girl didn't look to excited to ask anyone to dance. However, once the dancing really started it was a lot of fun. David took a turn with each of us to help us get the basics down. He really knew what he was doing and having a good partner makes all the difference in dancing, especially if you don't know what you're doing. As long as they do, you'll look good because you just follow their lead. It took me a while to get used to the dips, lifts and jumps. It took a few songs before I was really comfortable and could trust that the guys wouldn't let me fall. I kept thinking, "Guys, I may look small, but I'm not as light as you may think I am." But they had no problems. At one point, David tried to get me to do a back flip, but I said NO WAY! I trusted him, but not that much. Plus it was my first time dancing so I didn't feel comfortable. Maybe if the ground had padding. The hardest part for me was the line dancing. They were more complicated than ones I have done in the past. There wasn't one that I was able to completely grasp. It was a fun night and we're planning on doing it again a little later in the semester because we don't want to spend a lot of money. The next time we go we're going to invite more guys (like from our FHE family) so we each have a partner. I danced a total of 12 songs with 8 different guys. It was a great way to spend my Saturday night.
If you would have asked me a few years ago to go country swing dancing I would have said no. I used to hate country, but I never really gave it a chance. Angie's favorite country man Keith Urban said, "I'm grateful when anybody can start to have his or her limited perception of the genre open up a little bit, ... There's a lot of great music in the country genre that doesn't get heard because people say, 'Well, I don't like country.' " That used to be me. I'm glad I gave country a chance, which allowed me to be willing to go dancing and make great memories.
Tonight Arianna and Rylee made salt clay sculptures. I didn't want to, but I joined them in making mustaches. Behold the beauty:
Yesterday was Alina's 13th birthday. Holy Cow! I can't believe how grown up she is. Where has the time gone?
Alina, I just want you to know how grateful I am that you are part of my family. I feel so blessed to be your big sister. When you were younger, you wanted to be just like me and do everything I was doing. You looked up to me so much it drove me crazy (now I'm flattered). Well chica, it goes both ways. You may be younger, but I look up to you too. What's not to love about you? You are AMAZING and I LOVE YOU! Enjoy your teenage years...they're gone before you know it.
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