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A fellow lindy hopper asked me if it was hard to date a non-dancer. The swing scene, at least my local scene, is chockablock full of singles. The man behind the major swing organization in town says he likes it that way because once people start marrying off, they stop coming to the dances. Most hardcore lindy hoppers will not date a non-dancer. The few that do, stop dancing as often, if not altogether. Is it hard for someone, a previously self-described lindy-addict, to date a non-dancer? No. It's not hard for me. "Of course," I explained to my friend, "I would give up dancing for this guy." There was a pause on the other end of the line followed by an  "Oh wow!" I think many of my friends would be like ...oookay. So you'd give up dancing. Whatev. It's just dancing.  But, for those who refer to themselves as lindy hoppers, the dance becomes so thoroughly part of your identity that to give it up is completely unthinkable. Until priorities chang...

I have done more than just video games in my spare time. Mike and I went to the pool today, which is such a nice thing to do in the hot weather. Going to the pool is so relaxing without three kids to chase around! We're going back again later this week to get our tan on. 

I have no work this week because the kiddos are at the beach. It's been a good week so far and a ton of it has been spent playing Fable II on Mike's xbox 360. Fable 2 is due back to Blockbuster on Thursday, and I wanted to beat it before it was due back. It's such a fun game for someone like me to play. It's very user friendly. I can't fall off cliffs, there is a gold dust trail that usually tells me where I need to go (but I can explore without it!), safety is on and so you can't kill townspeople unless you mean to. The game aims for me and makes killing beetles/hobbes/bandits and other enemies very easy. Also, it's very sims-like in that you can get townspeople to fall in love with you, get married, and have kids. For anyone who plays the game that may be curious about my hero: She is good and pure to the max. Halo, flowing blonde hair, and a golden retriever baby. She wears the full noble lady outfit except for the hat. Well, the hat was donned for a litt...

Mike and I spend a few days in Michigan at the beginning of the month. My uncle got married and there was lots of family and friends to see and/or meet. We also spent time with his family on the opposite side of the state. It was a great trip and we had a lot of fun together. :) One of the best parts of the trip was the day before the wedding. Mike and I went to the Sleeping Bear Dunes with my mom. We made all the stops on the scenic drive and got to see these crazy huge sand dunes and the beautiful waters of Lake Michigan and Glen Lake. (Way prettier than any South Carolina lake!) Our last stop before leaving the park was the Dune Climb where visitors have an opportunity to climb up one of the very massive sand dunes. My mom gracefully declined and took pictures for us. Since I have posted anything in so long, I'd like to shower you with pictures of the epic dune climb. Here we are ready to race up the sand dune behind us. This gives you some initial idea of what ...