Yippie!!! Mark and Kristi won the mirror ball trophy! I was so excited. I was almost as excited as when Josh and I won our competition! I guess I just really, really wanted to see a woman win the contest.

I've been listening to lots of music so I'm ready for our dance competition this summer. I listen and choreograph in my head until I feel something special taking place. That's when I know the song is right. Of course, I have to get approval to use the song, and that doesn't always happen (like our Rhumba last year). I can't wait to get dancing again. I think all of the school work is dragging me down and I'm not getting any sort of creative outlet right now.

I'm going on vacation with my grandparents and father as soon as classes end. We're going to Michigan to see the Great Lakes. It's not Europe, but at least I'll get to spend some time with my father. He's been feeling better and the doctors are optimistic. Maybe now I'll have a real chance at a relationship with him.