April and May - Life Happens

Well, it has been just under two months since last writing. To catch up:

• Taught an Usui Reiki I class this past weekend in Denver, Colorado at the Consulate Healing Center in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. It's a beautiful place. I had three students, one of whom is getting ready to move to DC (ironic?). I really liked being in Denver for the first time and visited the Botanical Garden and Zoo, both near the City Park area. We also dined at the Little India Restaurant and a Gypsy Tea house called Gypsy House Cafe. The RCGW tradition of fine dining continues!
• Traveled to Minnesota for my niece Sophie's Bat Mitzvah. It was wonderful to be celebrating such a happy milestone. We call that a Simcha (happiness) in Yiddish. It was definitely that. Simchas bring Naches (pride) to the family when the Bat Mitzvah does a good job. She did great!
• Got laryngitis for the first time in years. Steve says it was a relief because he got some lovely quiet for a few days. Another Mercury Retrograde item, according to an online source at ivillage.com.
• Had a car accident. Hit from behind on a rainy night at a stoplight and pushed into the car ahead of us. My Angel Michael informs me that it could have been LOTS worse, so I am grateful today. I now have a 1997 car that looks like new! I really have to say that State Farm did a fabulous job of arranging everything. Some might say that this is a common thing during a Mercury Retrograde. I had just finished saying to Steve, "I am sure ready for 2010 to stop bringing us so many challenges."
• Learned that Lu has cancer, needed surgery, had surgery and is now in recovery. We're still trying to figure out how much teaching she'll be able to do at RCGW in the near future.
• Purchased Mind Body Online software to use with our website as a virtual assistant. I'm really excited because this gives us the ability to grow and for clients to book sessions online.