The other morning I went online to try and find a ballet to take Millie to for her birthday. While searching I stumbled across one of the sweetest things I have seen in a long time.
watch this you wont be disappointed
(I’m a foolish girl, but I want to believe these two are REALLY in love! Maybe they are!!!)
I wish I’d known about this so that I could have gone to it. Could these two dancers be any more darling?
I found this image from the ballet. Man, I really wish I’d seen this!
Millie came and sat on my lap while I was watching it. She wanted to know what the story was all about. So, I started to tell her the story of Romeo and Juliet…and ended up in a flood of tears. I wish I could blame my ever so deep artist sensitivities, but I think the true culprit is most likely my lack of sleep. Millie was much more sensible. As I told her about the death scene she said,
“Well, that is silly!”
Hot diggity dog, Mills – I love ya! And I think that is exactly what Shakespeare wanted to convey, only maybe a bit more tragic and crushing? But who knows, perhaps one day we can ask him.
Then later that night Millie reminded me that I had promised her the next time her daddy went out of town she could sleep with me on daddy’s side of the bed. I try to keep my promises to her, even if they are RIDICULOUS to make in the first place, and a good snuggle with your old mom is, lets be honest, the best thing in the universe!
I was half way through the film Bright Star – (I had to call my friend Jen Thomas to ask her to explain to me what the heck was going on and she did so, beautifully) so we finished the day watching yet another pair of star crossed lovers…
Squeezing back tears I explained to Millie what was going on.
“He is dying and has to go away and they will never see each other again.”
WHAAAAAAAAAAA!
That movie is a little weird yo, but come on – that premise deserves some tears.
On our menu is
salty wetness
for breakfast
&
dinner.
Have you cried like that too…so much that you can taste your tears?
It is kind of
wonderful!
a beautiful, sodium packed
RELEASE
(for the sleep deprived mommy)
Brought to you by your local
star crossed lovers!
May 14th, 2010 at 6:32 am
Great vid and stories about Millikins, Lize! I was catching up on some blog reading this morning and am never disappointed. So rich and real!
May 14th, 2010 at 7:36 am
Oh, my goodness. Do you think they might have possibly videotaped that ballet? To paraphrase the lyrics from “Midsummer Night’s Yarn” it’s “all the romance you’ll ever need”! Seriously, if I had that to pull out every time I felt inclined, I’d never need to watch another Jane Austin!
Whew doggies! Absolutely stunning! Wowie kazowie!
You made my day!
May 14th, 2010 at 12:04 pm
I was thinking about you on Monday May 10th hoping someone would write a beautiful birthday post about you on your blog:) I guess that didn’t happen. Either way I hope you know how amazing you are. happy late birthday! Love, Christine
May 19th, 2010 at 9:10 am
siiiiiiigh. R&J is my all time favorite ballet, especially with the Prokofiev score, (no offence Tchaikovsky) I listen to that score on a monthly basis. If you want a real treat rent the old version with Dame Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev. SO GOOD. thanks for sharing and a MOST happy birthday to that special little lady Millie!