It's May! Not just may, but we just had May Day yesterday. Some may not know what May Day is. Well honestly my knowledge (as in the case of most of my knowledge) comes from the song and scene in the musical Camelot "It's May it's May the..."well to hear the rest of the words, listen to the show. I fear it may have a deep Celtic background that has to deal with the bees and flowers-not just the spring kind. All in all, I think of Spring and beautiful bright colors budding forth, shouting against the gray overcast sky-the warmth is coming! As a result I packed away my sweaters and scarfs in hopes of the rising climate change-not a pun against globe warming, for those that are sensitive . Spring makes me think of past springs. Yes one very late spring comes to mind. I was dancing at a talent show, my friend and I, plus her sister thought we were
westren swing dancers and were set on winning the show by our tricks and technique. We were dressed in our most hick-
ish "get-ups" (seeing as we lives in
rual America we didn't have to look too far) We were a sight to see...or laugh at depending on the on looker. Did we win, well...no. My
parnter was six five and loved to throw me like a rag doll-(added to the laughter, we were the goofiest pair) when we did the "candle stick" (a simple lift where I am swung above his head and we look like a
stright candle stick-our heights made us a 11 foot candle stick) my leg caught a
strimmer which wrapped around my leg, then my partners legs, and then the other dancers' legs, lets just say we didn't end in our final pose like we had played, more like a heap of
westren clothed arms and legs. But that isn't the point, nor the reason for the memory. No this was the first time I saw Nick-my tall(er than me) dark and handsome husband. Yep, he too had come to the singles ward talent show in hopes to win. He played a song with his
guiter. Now to state some needed exposition, Nick had written several different kinds of songs at this point, majority being love songs. I have lucked out on that one. But there were some funny ones as well, running along the Adam
Sandler vein. He sang in a similar
vioce and with the same silly/funny humor.
Having said that, I think you can fully experience this interesting story in our past. So Nick, in his Hawaiian shirt, jeans and
sandles, pulls up a mic. and states that he wrote this song for his grandparent's wedding
aniversary. (Mind you he got third place with this song!) And in the best Adam
Sandler funny voice he sang, "WOMAN GET BACK IN THAT KITCHEN" that is what came rolling forth. Sure it was clever and witty, but for my young feminist
mormon mind it left quite the
immpression. Not a
postive one. Now in his defense it wasn't a degrading, anti-woman song, it actually made the woman the person of respect and honor-but I don't think I listened too long to get the point. What a first impression. We just laugh about that now for I can't imagine life without him now. (nor would I want too) Now here is Nick almost nine years later, still writing songs, mostly love songs for a very happy and lucky wife! Isn't spring time just wonderful!
It's May! Not just may, but we just had May Day yesterday. Some may not know what May Day is. Well honestly my knowledge (as in the case of most of my knowledge) comes from the song and scene in the musical Camelot "It's May it's May the..."well to hear the rest of the words, listen to the show. I fear it may have a deep Celtic background that has to deal with the bees and flowers-not just the spring kind. All in all, I think of Spring and beautiful bright colors budding forth, shouting against the gray overcast sky-the warmth is coming! As a result I packed away my sweaters and scarfs in hopes of the rising climate change-not a pun against globe warming, for those that are sensitive . Spring makes me think of past springs. Yes one very late spring comes to mind. I was dancing at a talent show, my friend and I, plus her sister thought we were westren swing dancers and were set on winning the show by our tricks and technique. We were dressed in our most hick-ish "get-ups" (seeing as we lives in rual America we didn't have to look too far) We were a sight to see...or laugh at depending on the on looker. Did we win, well...no. My parnter was six five and loved to throw me like a rag doll-(added to the laughter, we were the goofiest pair) when we did the "candle stick" (a simple lift where I am swung above his head and we look like a stright candle stick-our heights made us a 11 foot candle stick) my leg caught a strimmer which wrapped around my leg, then my partners legs, and then the other dancers' legs, lets just say we didn't end in our final pose like we had played, more like a heap of westren clothed arms and legs. But that isn't the point, nor the reason for the memory. No this was the first time I saw Nick-my tall(er than me) dark and handsome husband. Yep, he too had come to the singles ward talent show in hopes to win. He played a song with his guiter. Now to state some needed exposition, Nick had written several different kinds of songs at this point, majority being love songs. I have lucked out on that one. But there were some funny ones as well, running along the Adam Sandler vein. He sang in a similar vioce and with the same silly/funny humor. 
Having said that, I think you can fully experience this interesting story in our past. So Nick, in his Hawaiian shirt, jeans and sandles, pulls up a mic. and states that he wrote this song for his grandparent's wedding aniversary. (Mind you he got third place with this song!) And in the best Adam Sandler funny voice he sang, "WOMAN GET BACK IN THAT KITCHEN" that is what came rolling forth. Sure it was clever and witty, but for my young feminist mormon mind it left quite the immpression. Not a postive one. Now in his defense it wasn't a degrading, anti-woman song, it actually made the woman the person of respect and honor-but I don't think I listened too long to get the point. What a first impression. We just laugh about that now for I can't imagine life without him now. (nor would I want too) Now here is Nick almost nine years later, still writing songs, mostly love songs for a very happy and lucky wife! Isn't spring time just wonderful!