So here I am in my new (ancient) home sitting at my own computer, uncomfortable though that may be, and I've a few thoughts to share on this Thanksgiving day.

1. I have a lot to be thankful for and while I'm not going to go into detail or bore you with a list, suffice it to say I'm thankful.

2. I've learned a lot in the last few months about myself and the world. The most important thing I've learned is that if you have a map, you're going to be ok. Oh, and also that Anubis is not a joke.

3. Colorado is amazing, but not as amazing as the ladies I spent time with last weekend. We rocked the house!

4. JT is especially amazing and she has wonderful taste in clothes, sandwiches, bottled water and hats. Rock on Soul Sister.

In the last 2 weekends, I have met more dancers and drummers than I knew existed.

Tribal Dreams was a hoot and John Compton just about killed me in his folkloric class. Samantha Riggs tried to finish me off in her Bollywood class. But I had so much fun that I didn't care about the aches and pains. I was fortunate enough to be able to share an evening meal with both John and Sam on friday night. They are very interesting people even if they like their steaks raw or nearly so. Who would have guessed they'd never heard of Omaha Beef?

The workshop in Evergreen CO was also a hoot. We spent 2 days in CO performing and wandering around. My travelling companions and I spent about an hour driving up and down Evergreen Parkway looking for the hotel. But we got to see some really cool things along the way and we were just blown away by the mountains and scenery. The workshops were fun too. Dancing with Paulette and Michele was fun. But Evergreen was not just about the workshop for me. It was also about SHOPPING. I spent way too much cash....especially at Marrakech. Oy.

But in the end, I'm thankful to be back in my own little house with my hubby and my dog. Traveling is great but there's noplace like home.