NYC

One night I got a call from Mom and Maddie:
"We found some cheap plane tickets. We're going to NY in 8 days. Are you in?"
Um, heck ya.

What about the kiddos?? Most awesome husband ever. And neighborhood babysitting co-op = best invention ever!

7 Horsley girls hit Manhattan. Total trouble. I didn't get great pictures...haven't really been in a picture-taking mood for a long time now. But here's what I got...

And...it just so happens that they have gone and made one of my all-time favorite movies into a musical: Billy Elliot




It's about a young boy who grows up in a rough mining community and then one day accidentally discovers that he loves to dance...which makes it sound kinda fairy...but it's not...it's heart-warming and beautiful.

So of course, I had to see it. And now days later I still can't stop thinking about it. Phenomenal. Completely took my breath away.

So I will leave you with the lyrics from the pinnacle song of the show, Electricity. This song is Billy's response to how dancing makes him feel. It speaks to me. It just so happens to be the way that I feel when I'm dancing. It also perfectly describes the way I felt watching this show. Did I mention it was good?



ELECTRICITY

I can't really explain it, I haven't got the words
It's a feeling that you can't control
I suppose it's like forgetting, losing who you are
And at the same time something makes you whole



It's like that there's a music, playing in your ear
And I'm listening, and I'm listening, and then I disappear
And then I feel a change, like a fire deep inside
Something bursting me wide open, impossible to hide
And suddenly I'm flying, flying like a bird
Like Electricity, electricity
Sparks inside of me, and I'm free, I'm free



It's a bit like being angry; it's a bit like being scared
Confused and all mixed up and mad as hell
It's like when you've been crying
And you're empty and you're full
I don't know what it is, it's hard to tell



It's like that there's some music, playing in your ear
But the music is impossible, impossible to hear
But then I feel it move me
Like a burning deep inside
Something bursting me wide open
Impossible to hide
And suddenly I'm flying
Flying like a bird
Like Electricity, electricity
Sparks inside of me
And I'm free, I'm free



Electricity sparks inside of me
And I'm free, I'm free
Oh, I'm free