I've Had the Time of My Life

Today is one of those days that I want to remember.

To many just another ordinary Wednesday

in the middle of August, 

but to me it will forever be a treasured memory

that I will tuck away for a rainy day.

A day we almost missed  because our day began at 4am...
and I was soooooo tired...too tired to wrestle the beast,
but a 10 minute nap and a ridiculous amount of coffee,
and I was ready to go!

Our movie theater offered a
few classic movies this summer...

Ghostbusters, Grease, and Back to the Future,
 but today's offering was Dirty Dancing... 
one of my all time favorites and a movie Scotty

has seen hundreds of times.
So for a few hours this afternoon 

we traveled to Kellermans and lost ourselves

 in the familiar surroundings of the Catskill Mountains.

My children grew up on Dirty Dancing.
I am certain they know all the words

to the songs and most definitely
remember a few these sweet dance moves.

As we walked in this afternoon the movie had just begun,
 and as soon as Scotty heard the music

he literally jumped for joy.  

He immediately broke out some of his dance moves

and started laughing...hysterically...
the doubled over belly laughing kind of laugh. 

We go to lots of movies, but this is the first time he has 

ever gone to see one of his favorites.

HE..WAS...SO...EXCITED.

(And so was I)

It was contagious.

I didn't stop smiling through the whole movie. 

Oddly, or maybe not so much if you know me at all,

but I had tears rolling down my face at the same time for most of the show.

Partly because Patrick Swayze is

SO..DARN...HANDSOME,

but mostly because I was once again
reminded by my young son how to be joyful.

The kind of joy that bubbles up out of you until it explodes.

Thank you Scotty for reminding me just how lucky
I am to be able to spend my days with you.

Sure it's true that every day isn't like today,
but without all the 

terrible, horrible, no good, very bad days
that we sometimes have

a day like today wouldn't be half as wonderful...

It would have just been an ordinary
Wednesday afternoon in the middle of August.

Thank you for reminding me that is
perfectly okay to clap along 

really loudly (in perfect rhythm I might add)
to the music,and to sing very loudly
in a language only you can understand.

Thank you for reminding me
 that is perfectly acceptable 

to stand up in the middle of a
crowded movie theater
and dance, wiggle, and shake your booty
while you raise
your arms in the air and try to
get everyone in the theater to join you.

Thank you for helping me remember
what it feels like to have so much joy

bubble up inside you that it
makes you laugh and cry at the same time.

Scotty boy, today

I had the time of my life...

and I owe it all to you.

There is a time for everything,
    and a season for every 
activity under the heavens...

 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
    a time to mourn and a time to dance... 

Ecclesiastes 3