It has been a couple months since my last post. I do apologize for that but there is a good reason. My dance colleague, Martha Brim and I are opening a new space. We had been looking for a while but in October we signed the lease on this fabulous space (pictured above) in the North Main (NOMA)/Cottontown District of Columbia, SC.

I recently had a pretty significant birthday. I as I considered what I wanted to do to celebrate this milestone, I kept reflecting back on a trip my husband and I had taken to Napa and Sonoma, CA a few years ago.

Recently, I had the opportunity to collaborate on a dance project with Karola Luttringhaus, the artistic director or Alban Elved Dance Company and the Sarus Festival in Wilmington, NC. I was thrilled for this opportunity because it provided the opportunity to both connect with my creative side and to travel to someplace I had never been before.

It was mid-July of 2024 and I had just returned from two weeks of exploring Italy, Croatia and Montenegro with my husband, Tommy for our 20th anniversary. The trip was a fabulous 11 day cruise that began in Rome and ended in Venice. We spent a few extra days in both Rome and Venice before and after the cruise. What this trip kicked off was a turning point where I began to really put myself first and focus on my mental health, physical health and well-being.