The "Other Men" In My Life

... besides my husband, of course. There's the obvious: the boy. I'm not sure he really counts, though, because he's equally the "other person" in Allan's life, too.

But there ARE two other actual men in my life that fulfill needs that my husband can't/won't.

Hehe.

Ponder that one for a minute ;-)

Now get your minds out of the gutters :-P I'm talking about two of my hobbies: singing karaoke and country dancing.

For the past two and a half years, my buddy Nick has been my singing partner. He's an awesome singer in his own right, and we often tackle duets together at karaoke. I think we sound good together, mainly because he's so flexible, adaptable and good at harmonizing. I can always count on Nick to join me in something that I may not feel 100% comfortable doing on my own.

Here's a sampling, a song we've done so often that it's sort of become our "trademark": http://sandywessel.blogspot.com/2012/04/april-krod.html


More recently, I've taken up country dancing. It started with line dancing, as I had zero dance experience of any kind, and it seemed like the logical place to start-- very methodical with its prescribed steps, and a solo endeavor, so I could focus on my own feet first. After I took some lessons, I began going to Creekside for their Wednesday country nights, and that's where I met Mitch.

I didn't think I would be interested or even ready for partner dancing until Mitch roped me in during some of the two-step and West Coast swing rotations at Creekside. I decided it wasn't so bad after all, and we ended up taking a couple lessons here and there together. Since we were both beginners, it was nice to have a partner that I felt comfortable with. Not having to worry about being self-conscious allowed me to focus on learning how to dance. And though I've gained a bit more experience since this summer, and have danced with a variety of partners (some quite experienced, even!) at Borderline, Creekside, and UCSB, Mitch is still one of the best partners I've had. They say that a good lead makes even the most novice of followers look good, and it's so true!

So there you have it. Allan doesn't sing and he doesn't like country music, so I'm happy to be able to partner with Nick and Mitch on those endeavors!