The Rhine and Mosel River Cruise

I thought I'd do a short blog series on the river cruise that my family took. There were 10 of us all together - my grandparents, my uncle and aunt and their two children, my other uncle, my mom, my sister, and me. We traveled on the Rhine and Mosel rivers through Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, France, and Switzerland. It was a great experience. The family time was awesome, the scenery was beautiful, the culture and history we learned was fascinating, the food was delicious (though a bit too fancy sometimes), and the ship crew members were handsome. What more could a girl wish for? ;-)

Here are some photos to get things started.

The ship (as seen from a hill I climbed - more on that later)

Michelle on the lower level deck.

Mom and I up on top deck. I tried to get some work done on the cruise. At least, I pretended to...

Grandma and I up on top deck with vinyards in the background. There were vinyards EVERYWHERE.

And, of course, some scenic views

Dancing is My Life

I didn't fully realize how much I missed dancing until I got back to Columbia. I've been dancing every day since. On Thursday, I went with a salsa group to a local nightclub (Deja Vu), and a guy who was trying to pick me up asked what I did beside dancing and being a student. I realized there wasn't really anything else. It amused me to be able to honestly tell him that, since I wasn't interested in being picked up by him.

Dancing is my life. There really isn't time for anything besides that and work (and God, but guys tend not to be interested in hearing about that). Of course, sometimes I go out and do other things (like exploring local parks, eating out, or watching movies) with my dancing friends. Even more infrequently, I take the time to draw or write something for fun. But, really, dancing is my fun, my hobby, my social activity, and my exercise. If that means that guys don't fit into that life as anything more than friends and dance partners, it's too bad for them. Perhaps if the right kind of guy came along, I'd be willing to be a bit flexible, but that sort of guy is incredibly rare, so I'm not holding my breath.