That was one of the first songs I did in karaoke, but it's been in my life since I was a teen. Her album, "Tapestry," was one of the first six albums I owned, and it was played over and over on my little GE Wildcat Turntable. Picture that, if you would!
This weekend has been a most excellent beginning of my birthday celebration! I had thought I was going up to the northwestern corner of the state to finally, finally, get to see my preppy Goth girl dance, up front and personal instead of just on video. I did get to see her dance, but the weekend was SO much more than that. Thanks, BFF! <3 Let's start with Friday, shall we? We shall. After a rather uneventful drive up, I arrived to find that there was to be a rehearsal that evening. Off we went! The Goth girl danced a little bit, but mostly it was the little kids doing the practicing. After almost three hours of sittin' and watchin' other folks' kids, we were ready to go and hungry for dinner. Hey, it was already after 9 PM! China Panda to the rescue! I had the House Special Chow Mei Fun - yummy! One more restaurant to satisfy my 2013 resolution!
The next morning, we were up early - for me! - so we could arrive on time for the recital. This recital was in honor of the Tenth Anniversary of the dance school, so, rather than be held in its usual location, this site had been obtained to accomodate the extra folks expected for the nine-hour celebration. No, no, not nine straight hours of dance! My goodness, the kids would collapse, not to mention the parents! The recital was divided into three presentations, each about two hours long, with about 90 minutes between each.
Fortunately, the Goth girl's dances were all in the first presentation! She was in six dances, too! For five of them, she was part of a group, with that group swelling from just three others to containing all of the students of the dance school. My favorite, of course, was her solo dance to "Crystallize" - so graceful, so smooth, so very beautiful! Here's an example of two dancers for that lovely tune:
The rest of the day was spent noshing on Georgia caviar, watching "Oblivion" with my BFF and sharing tears during it, and then... BIRTHDAY SURPRISE!!! Woohoo! My BFF, the Goth girl, and the girl's boyfriend chimed in to sing me "Happy birthday!" as a huge beach bag of goodies came my way!!! Wow!!!
The next day, I had the best Mother's Day that I've had in over a decade, as we rose early and went to the Georgia Renaissance Festival. Ah, such merriment we had! The Tortuga Twins! The Mud Show! Ded Bob! The porkchop on a stick! The steak on a stick! The corn on the cob on a stick! The fantabulous bread pudding made from glazed donuts! And, of course, the jousting and the knights and the horses!!! Oh, my, my, my!!!
Now, for some TIVO'ed episodes of "Big Bang Theory" with the Goth girl, then to bed.
(YAWN!)
What a glorious birthday weekend... two and a half weeks early!
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