LET'S GO DANCING!!!

I worked for a daily newspaper for 18 years.  It was hectic much of the time and some days were worse than others.  On those days a colleague of mine would diffuse my frustration by standing up and announcing "Let's Go Dancing".  It never failed to make me smile.  My truck is loaded down and I'm headed off to attend a month long music festival - and there will be dancing!  I've been attending this festival for a very long time.  It is the "Kerrville Folk Festival"  in the beautiful Texas Hill Country.  My dear friend Susie attends along with me.  We have been friends for 30 years.  She has lived in Europe for the past 10 years - but returns every year to spend a month at the festival.  It is really the only time during the year that we have this much time together.  We do have our differences though.  She has become very involved in the festival and is happy to camp for an entire month on the ranch were the festival is held.  I on the other hand - love camping - for a few days - not thirty.  I'm rather fond of running water!  So to that end - Jim and I bought a little cottage just down the road.   Susie and I have both had a somber week.   My family lost my 51 year old sister-in-law to a brain aneurysm and her father-in-law died on Wednesday.

My heart is heavy for my brother and his children and hers is for her family.  So we will do what we always do - talk for hours, work through whatever is on our minds and get each other laughing.   A little music, dancing and laughter will do us good.  
But for right now - I think I'll go float on the water and soak up some sun.