Happy New Year!

On a personal note, I would like to wish "good riddance" to 2005. Since 2005 was, undeniably, the worst year of my life, I look forward to 2006, knowing that whatever happens will be an improvement over last year. That's not to say that good things didn't happen last year, and since I'd rather dwell on the positive than the negative, here are some of them:

-<>- I got to know some friends a great deal better through sharing my problems, and also received a tremendous amount of support and love. -<>- I had a "leading lady" role in a production. -<>- I performed on pointe for the first time since my ankle surgery in 2000. -<>- Mr. Silvershoes and I celebrated our 11th anniversary. -<>- I started studying a new kind of dance, ballroom. -<>- I got Mr. Silvershoes to go to several dance classes (tango and hip hop - we cool now). -<>- I started lifting weights and greatly enjoy having some upper body strength. -<>- I bought my first new car (a Prius!). -<>- I went to Hawai'i for the first time.

2006 is full of opportunities for new experiences and new friends - more on that later. For now I'm just happy to put 2005 behind me. Aloha, and the best of all possible wishes for you in 2006!

This is how bad my year was - when I went to Hawai'i, which should have been totally relaxing and enjoyable, I ended up going to the hospital in an ambulance! At least the EMT was cute.