Another Great Salsa Weekend

Man, my feet are killing me. I have danced a total of 7 hours this weekend....nonstop! Viva la Salsa!!!

My hometown is becoming quite the venue for salsa events and socials. In addition to the annual "invasion" that takes place, we have a social 6 out of 7 days of the week! Pretty impressive. Salsa is an interesting hobby in that it immediately grants you access to dozens of people who could be potential friends. I can't tell you how many friends I have made in the past four months from salsa alone.

The Professor is perhaps one dance partner I have that I could become quite close to. Unlike most of my dance partners, we have spent a considerable amount of time together off of the dance floor. It's interesting getting to know dance partners outside the context of salsa. They become real people. TP is a great dancer, and a wonderful conversationalist. He has a way of keeping my attention. He intrigues me, and he impresses me. When I dance with him and talk with him, I am myself...no pretense, no walls, no formalities. Just laughter, smiles, fun...peace and contentment. I'm not quite sure how old he is, but I'm certain he's a bit older than I am. Honestly, I couldn't care less; we have so much fun together! It's scary how well we get along...and how well we connect! He's an adorable man with a great sense of humor, and a great pair of dancing feet!!! One of the best dance partners I have, no doubt, and surely someone I hope to keep in my life for years to come!

Well, this week brings a few changes. I begin my final music course on Monday. I will be a college graduate at the end of August!!! The cop's work schedule has changed again, so now we will both have Sundays off! I'm so excited. Now we have at least one day of the week when we can spend some quality time together. I have Wednesday night off this week. Guess what I'll be doing? That's right. I'll need the next three days to rest my feet, recuperate, and learn some new styling moves!

Coming soon to M&M

So, I'm an official Salsera, yes?? Ok!

I've been getting a few requests for salsa videos from partners that want to videotape themselves dancing with me! Me, of all dancers in my circle...and there are hundreds of us!

It's just what we do. We also take lots and lots of pictures, and lots of videos. So, since salsa has become a permanent part of my life, I figure I need to create a chronicle of this experience by taking pictures as well. I will post a few of them here. I will be traveling quite a bit very soon, and I'll be going to some of the hottest salsa spots in the country. So, be on the lookout for pictures of me and dance partners from all over the place. This should be fun!!!!

Oh, and for the record...

Music History class is OVER!!!!!!! *Happy Dance*

Yes, I made it, with the grace and favor of God and all the energy and power of the universe. Sounds dramatic, but for real....seriously...

Aced the class, and now I am already in week two of Chemistry. I start my last music course in two weeks, and begin Organic Chemistry at the end of July.

Then, I can take a much needed break from all things school related until the end of January.

Ahhhhhh, life is good!

Rollercoaster

Yep, I've been riding one since last week.

It all started when I got sick. I came down with a nasty, nasty cold early last week that knocked me off my feet. I only missed one day of work, but I slept so much it felt like I had missed a whole week. Ironically enough, I hate taking medications, so I took only what I needed to get through the week, and it helped tremendously. I still managed to go dancing Saturday night.

Well, I'm getting dressed to go to work yesterday, and the cop wakes up out of his sleep moaning and groaning. I walk in to check on him, and he begins to complain of dizziness. I initially thought he may be overheated; our apartment gets very hot in the summertime. When the dizziness returns, and is accompanied with profuse sweating and nystagmus (which I had never seen up close before), I know something more serious is wrong. Thank God we live literally two minutes away from the hospital.

So, the cop has vertigo. Scared the living daylights out of me. We had an excellent doctor working with us. I took mental notes as he performed the cop's physical examination. The medical interview was beautiful! Great open-ended answers, and great rapport with the patient. Within 5 minutes he had his diagnosis, and within 20 minutes we were headed to the pharmacy to fill prescriptions.

Needless to say, I didn't go to work last night. I'll be returning tonight. Word has it that census is low. I'm hoping this pick up. I need all the diseases, drugs, lab values and patient interaction that I can get. That sounds really selfish, doesn't it...

Work is still exciting, however, it becomes more and more mundane every day. I feel like I have all of this new knowledge and no license to use it. Very, very frustrating. My saving grace is knowing that at the end of this year, in 7 months, I will be in PA school studying all the diseases I see everyday, and learing how to treat them! How cool is that? I've been in contact with my school, and everything is set to go. I paid my deposit last Monday (YAY!!!!), so my seat has officially been set aside for me. What a relief!

In the meantime, it's work, eat, sleep (very little), and SALSA!!!! And not necessarily in that order!!