Carnival

Yesterday was a wonderful day.  Somewhere between 11AM and noon my dear friend and roomate Katherine stopped by where I was working with tears in her eyes.  She had just recieved some news that would be the start of her career.  She was on her way to class when she answered a phone call that informed her she had just booked her first job, her first dance job.  She will be dancing for 6 months on the Carnival Cruise Line that will be traveling the Paradise Caribben route.  Now this may not sound like the most exciting job, but it is actually hard to book it.  If you make it to the end of the audition they inform you that they may keep your name on file.  If they decide they would like you on board they may contact you within the next 6 months.  Katherine had actually auditioned in October, and had given up on hearing from them.  Yesterday was an answer to all of our prayers.  In March she will head down to Florida for rehearsals and dock out the second week in April.  I am like a proud mother, her extremely hard work and dedication has paid off.  Not only is this an amazing opportunity, but she gets to pair dance and travel.  I'm talking about getting paid to dance and travel around the world.  How wonderful.  I could not be happier for her, and only wish I would get to keep her a little longer.  Her life is just starting, and I wish I could be there with her traveling the globe.  This has given me hope as I begin to dive into the scary scary world of auditioning.  Everything is possible, and who knows maybe I'll be traveling the world and dancing next year?!  Such a happy day, ended by celebrating with pizza and a movie and cinnamon rolls (for breakfast this morning).