Dance Cuban Christmas Party 2010

Do you think im putting on weight? my fellas face says i am, either that or i sat on something i shouldnt have.......
Its snowing heavy all the roads are slippery as hell and what were a mad bunch of salsa addicts all doing?
1. Tucked up in the warm with hot chocolate?
2.Watching the snow from the windows making lots of ahh sounds in the comfort of their warm homes!
3. Wrapping gift to put under the tree?
DONT BE DAFT.....
We were at the Dance Cuban
Christmas party of course!! hehe
Sharon stole the show with her beautiful dress and was looking totally gorgeous, you should have seen the place when she did her belly dancing..omg was that something else

It was a brilliant night!
Everyone was in such good spirits, especially Richard who seemed to have had plenty of spirit inside him already and was cracking everyone up with his speach...
We had some of the best dancers there from around the country.

We started the night with a lovely sit down meal which i must say was brilliant, the service was so fast and the food was lovely, it was my first gluten free xmas dinner out so one ill remember..

Richard came down from London especially to be part of it and started the party off in style by warming everyone up! All the best dabcers were there Jackie, Nad, Richard, Jose not to mention Sexy Sasha! I have to call him that as all the girls do... and boy cant you see why....... (white shirt ladies...)
All the guests were up and shimmeeing away filling both dance floors..

The music was brilliant as soon as timba came on my fella was up, its fast and addictive and never fails to have everyone up on their feet.

Everyone in the Staithe last night will agree it was another of those never forget party nights, Richard you always know how to throw the best of them..
I'm still slightly hung over so am taking the day slower than usual, i also have the triplets off from school due to the snow to help today, so i can tell them all about it and stick on some music while i work..

Our good friends brought us back some rather special chocolate from Amsterdam from their trip, that i must keep away from the children so tonight I'm going to eat that and make a total hash of the gift wrapping..

But as you can see from my half of the pictures it was worth braving the snow to get to this party..
I'm sure Angela's photos will all say the same thing...

Thanks guys for a hell of a brilliant night, and book us in for next years!
The place was packed so everyone knew how good last years was and this years wasn't any different

My fellas got to have an operation in the new year and as soon as that's done , salsa will become a big part in our lives again.
We've met some wonderful people who we now are lucky to call our friends and are part of something very special..

HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
See you all New Years Eve to do it all again..................

Going Home

Ive had such a brilliant night at the Staithe, everyone was in such high spirits tonight, the atmosphere really was unbeatable.


I had some amazing dances with my fella, so doing a few extra classes this week has paid off, his confidence in Cuban style soared, as you feel like you've come home after all the other lessons, its like walking into a place where you feel you belong.................


There was loads of people there tonight which was brilliant as quite a few of our friends there are away on holiday at the moment (lucky buggers!) but the ones that are back all looked amazing and full of life, so its gotta be good hasn't it?

Ive been invited by Annie and Liliana to go see their horses, so next week as my fellas away from Tuesday onwards, i may take up their kind offers and go for a drive (ill probably get lost of course) but hes away for 4 days so as long as i can find my way back before Friday i'll be ok...lol Im really looking forward to seeing them both..
Annie brought a new chap to salsa whos a farrier, so i was in heaven learning all about that side of the horse world, salsa and riding apart from my family of course are the most important things in my life now, more than ever im turning to these things to escape society, i dont seem to be judged there only made to feel welcome.. and occasionally bucked about abit.. but i can cope with that...lol

Ive come home tonight to another bomb site, hammocks everywhere of course, but do you know what, I don't care!, ill get up early and clean up the mess, it was worth it not to have missed tonight! im on such a high !

I got to dance to my favourite track again (Willy of course) i hear that air raid siren and thats it, but this time my fella was really up for putting some attitude into it, and boy cant you feel the difference.... it was brilliant..
Theres some great events coming up starting with Ingham street fair next weekend, we get to dance on the streets again! (and the party afterwards! oh yes mojitos..lol) the Dance Cuban party on the 28th August , leandro will be there! you have to see this guy, seeing is believing in this case, hes world class.. theres so much stuff to do, so for anyone that wants to learn to dance, come along and join the fun....

Im going to sleep one very happy lady tonight and have finished a week off in the best place we know, its like that saying goes, you always save the best til last..

And tonight was definitely worth waiting for...

We are in now for the weekend, so im hanging up the dancing shoes for a couple of days, but to everyone thats doing the weekender in Bournemouth, have a great time guys and enjoy those mojitos....
Its been a brilliant week.......
my feet are killing me, i have blisters everywhere but my spirits flying high...

Friendship and love

As much as we all try to think we can make it alone, at some point in our lives we need it, they bring smiles on days when it pours down of rain, and are there when we need them most...

This week for me, is a really difficult one, I'm filled with memories of things I'm trying to keep as happy thoughts, but when its gone it doesn't feel so happy..does it..

My best friend was taken by a brain tumour 2 years to the day on Sunday, its been in my head all week, things he said, the way he lived his life , as a free spirit, it just goes round and round up there...

I always try to wander off alone somewhere with my thoughts so i don't upset anyone around me by being 'quiet' and deal with it in my own way, but i often sit an wonder,' do they still see us '...

he taught me things, that have got me through some of the most difficult times of my life, was able to make me laugh when i didn't want to, but could also raise my temper up with one sentence..lol

yet we remained so close.. he did use me in some ways, but then doesn't everyone, but i gave as good as i got so that was fair..lol ..but whenever i needed him he was there, unconditionally...

I was moving some material about at the unit on Friday and came across a bag, so thinking it was just odds and ends that i store up, i emptied it out on the table ...

I was lost for words , it was a jumper that he used to wear all the time, it shouldn't have been there, it wasn't supposed to be, but was, i wasn't prepared for it, so it did shake me up somewhat, why now? why this week ...

he was the guy who made me see sense, a long time ago, when i felt that i had no purpose left here, and had drove off in a blur of tears, i didn't know he had followed but he had, and after sitting there all night trying to put back any faith i had in people, he talked me round into going somewhere safe...

He never told a soul about that night, but he did make me realise there was so much more out there, and i gained the strength through his words, to fight back...

This was the same guy i wrote about in love-or-lust.html who was to become my most trusted friend, but he had to leave... it was his time to go.......

It doesn't seem to matter how long ago we lose a loved one, it stays there with us, when we have a good day you're hoping they can see and when those bad ones come, we wish were there for us .. its a friendship that never dies...

This year i will be doing the same thing i do every year and drive somewhere i feel close to him and sit there with my happy thoughts and a candle, i don't want to remember his life with sadness as this guy lead such a colourful life, i can remember calling him the worst names Ive ever called a guy, one night he turned up with a woman who was his 'new love' and the next night with her daughter..lol (and even came back after i called him a paedophile) lol so this guy was as free as they come.. but loved for it..

I take with me lots of memories, that will raise a smile when i need one, its just this time of the year is hard, as you also remember how much you miss them...

So remember if you have special people in your life, think yourself lucky, and let them know how much you care about them today..

After all , you never know when its our time to go...

And as time proves to us, time and time again

Special friendships can last for a lifetime......

Soulmate

It holds many powerful meanings,

Yet we all search for it....

What is a soul mate.....

and how do we know if we've met ours.......



Its our search for the other half of one's soul, complete compatibility, for which all our souls are driven to find ...

Ive been in love with a guy I would have done anything for, we shared so much together and connected in so many ways but in some ways sadly we didn't...

it was the love and lust thing, but nothing further

I didn't feel safe with him, which only a woman can understand... i believe, its a word women whisper to each other, as we all know exactly what it means ..

Safety, security comes when you can feel so close to a person you trust them completely, you trust their words if they tell you not to worry and feel security when they are beside you, as this person also brings you strength, whatever happens if you need them they are there, unconditionally...

I didn't have those feelings, i had the love and passion, but not the trust or belief in him....

Searching for our 'soul mate' means we search for someone who is compatible in every way, some people believe all men and women have their duplicate opposite... someone who shares the same soul, whether there is one person or if there could be more than one...i cant say...

we walk through life day to day, searching for that person who understands us without explanation, hears without words, who we feel without touching..... he or she, is out there...

There is a belief that some souls are literally made to be our mates, for us both to play an important role in each others' lives... sometimes we cant explain strong connections to people we just know they are there, so who are we to argue history....

These souls are thought to have created a connection in a past life and have chosen this lifetime to help each other heal ...

How do we know when we meet them? and how do we know if its them? it is as they say...
you just know .....

The feelings have to be two sided, its no good you believing some guy is your soul mate and stalking the poor fella to death, when he doesn't feel anything for you, except you should be locked up..lol

It has to a mutual feeling from inside out..... so we mustn't get confused here, its a love that goes beyond just love , and a feeling this person completes us..

Its like music sometimes we all hear songs we feel 'must have been written for us' cutting words that sink so deep, right to the core of our very soul's..
this person does the same for us in all areas, its someone we feel we've known all our lives, who understands us, you feel totally comfortable around them, that never have to be anything except yourself with...

I watch every morning an elderly couple pass my house, every day they are there dead on 8 holding hands to fetch the morning paper, the love these guys have makes my eyes well up, for years they walk past, yet every day is like their first, i have no doubts they are true soul mates, just way they look at each other, makes the day a brighter one for me..

So whether we can all get to feel the same is down to us, it may be a case of luck or indeed fate, but whatever comes, never give up the belief theres someone out there made for you, i spent 9 years with a guy who abused me physically & mentally yet every night when i went to sleep i never lost hope..

I wanted my knight in shining armour to come and rescue me, away from all the pain, from the miserable life i had, but knew he was out there somewhere, i just had to find the confidence to free myself up and hope he would find me....

But regardless to whether he would come, it was the hope that made me strong, it gave me that ray of light that i would get up, bath and try to be the best i could, just in case is was today i met him.... and as strange as that sounds it worked...

So if you do or don't believe that person is out there for you, bury your beliefs and look at it as your ray of light..

A little hope that just might grow into something life changing..........

Soul Mate ...

If you have found a smile
that is the sweetest one you've known,
If you have heard, within a voice, the echoes of your own,
If you have felt a touch, that stirs, the longings of your heart,
And still can feel that closeness, in the moments you're apart,
If you have filled with wonder, at the way two lives can blend
To weave a perfect pattern, that is seamless, end to end,
If you believe some things in life, are simply meant to be,
Then you have found your soul mate,
your heart's own destiny.....

Emily Matthews

Feeling

Some things you dont see...
Some words you just cant say...
Some feelings you keep hidden...
But some things mean so much...


We both feel so much better today, and its all thanks to you guys...

Thank you so much for my gifts, i know i dont say much, but they really do mean a lot ...

I havent slept so well in weeks !! lol

Had a great night thanks to your visit...

my wish was for many more ..........