Our Rhumba went great!!! The judges loved it and said that we totally sold it. They said they could tell that we were connecting. They asked me if it was personal to me. I answered "yes" and I could feel Josh's eyes on me. I got a little emotional and I think that helped people believe it more. I was, of course, pretending Raj was Josh during the dance so that may have helped a little. We were the first couple declared safe so I'm pretty sure we had the highest audience votes of the night.

Afterward Josh came up to me at the reception. He said he liked the dance. Then he told me that he talked to Amber and he broke it off with her. Raj and Anisha came over to us then and Anisha asked if she could come to the Thursday night dance lessons. They are open to the public so I told her she should definitely come and she could dance with Raj. I said I'd just help with the teaching, but Josh offered to try to come as many of them as he can so that I have someone to dance with.

So last night I walked in and the "Joshies" all noticed that Anisha was there and they wanted to know who I was going to dance with. I told them that I had a stand-in and I could see them all looking around for their favorite guy. One woman practically jumped for joy when Josh walked in. It was fun dancing with him. I did help out with the teaching a little bit so Josh danced with a few members of his "fan club."

Today Josh and I started rehearsal for our cha cha to "Billy Jean." I feel like this is one of the strongest pieces of choreography I've ever done. I really feel that the classes I took in New York last winter and spring made a huge difference. I feel like I've gotten to an all new level. Josh even mentioned this afternoon that he's been really impressed with my choreography.

Tonight I rehearse with Raj. It's Fox Trot week. We're dancing to "Am I Blue" by Linda Ronstadt. I'm not too worried. I think he'll be able to handle it without a hitch. I'm a little nervous for next week. Raj has an out of town wedding to attend so we're going to lose an entire weekend. He's taking off from work on Friday and Monday so we can rehearse. I just hope we'll be okay. We'll be doing a Cha Cha that week and I want it to be hot. Our dances so far have been nice and sweet. I want the Cha Cha to be hot and it's going to take some work.

Tomorrow night we're having a going away party for Molly. She has decided to move to California to live with Tim. She's flying out on Sunday. This all just happened and it seems really sudden, but she hasn't found a job here and she loves him so I guess it's the best thing for her. It's just going to be weird to not have her around.

Well, time to get ready for rehearsals...