YOU KNOW YOU ARE FROM NORTH CAROLINA IF......
1. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waitin' to pass a tractor on the highway.
2. "Vacation" means goin' through Rocky Mount on the way to Kings Dominion.
3. You've seen all the biggest bands...ten years after their last hit.
4. You measure distance in minutes.
5. Down South to you means South Carolina.
6. You know a bunch of people who have hit a deer.
7. You know a few that have also hit a bear.
8. Your school classes were canceled ... read more

Whenever I dance I have this poem in my head.
I am showcasing God's gift to man: Woman. :-)


Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

I walk into a room ... read more

In September 2007 I was introduced to a whole new world. The world of bellydancing. It all started with me sighning up for a beginners class at the local community college. The instructor, Gina, is so passionate about what she does you can't help to become that way too. I loved the experience so much until I signed up for the beginners class again the next semester. I wonder if the college officials wonder if I'm learning anything. LOL I do believe that I may sign up for the advanced cl... read more