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LOAD 2/10/11
Journaling is tough for me, so this assignment was difficult. I did manage to write for 10 minutes but it was hard to piece together what I wanted to include on the page. I also had a tough time photographing my page, not enough light.
Journaling reads:
Lilly was a Sugar Babe in the Nutcracker production with the San Diego Ballet over Thanksgiving weekend 2004. This was our first production in Colorado Springs and she was so happy to be a part of it. She loved the costumes, especially the pink tutu, so sparkly and bouncy. The kids weren’t allowed to sit down once they had the tutus on, but that didn’t stop them from wanting to wear them. They would put them on and sit down anyway so then they had to take them off. Put the tutu on; take the tutu off; all night long. But they were so cute it was tough to say no.
I know I just caught Lilly between blinks in this photo but she look like she is making a wish. When I look back at this photo I wonder if she could have imagined that this was her first of now seven Nutcrackers at the Pikes Peak Center alone. I’m sure she couldn’t. That is the beauty of little ones that they are just living in that moment, not looking too far ahead. Only to tomorrow night when she knew she’d be back to wear the fancy tutu again. When I look at this photo now, in 2011, I think of how fleeting that time was. In a blink it was over and we were back to school after Thanksgiving and preparing for Christmas. I’ve always tried to really savor and be present at each performance, but with schedules to keep and dance things to remember to bring I fear I’ve missed some of the small details. It makes this picture especially precious.
LOAD 2/10/11
Journaling is tough for me, so this assignment was difficult. I did manage to write for 10 minutes but it was hard to piece together what I wanted to include on the page. I also had a tough time photographing my page, not enough light.
Journaling reads:
Lilly was a Sugar Babe in the Nutcracker production with the San Diego Ballet over Thanksgiving weekend 2004. This was our first production in Colorado Springs and she was so happy to be a part of it. She loved the costumes, especially the pink tutu, so sparkly and bouncy. The kids weren’t allowed to sit down once they had the tutus on, but that didn’t stop them from wanting to wear them. They would put them on and sit down anyway so then they had to take them off. Put the tutu on; take the tutu off; all night long. But they were so cute it was tough to say no.
I know I just caught Lilly between blinks in this photo but she look like she is making a wish. When I look back at this photo I wonder if she could have imagined that this was her first of now seven Nutcrackers at the Pikes Peak Center alone. I’m sure she couldn’t. That is the beauty of little ones that they are just living in that moment, not looking too far ahead. Only to tomorrow night when she knew she’d be back to wear the fancy tutu again. When I look at this photo now, in 2011, I think of how fleeting that time was. In a blink it was over and we were back to school after Thanksgiving and preparing for Christmas. I’ve always tried to really savor and be present at each performance, but with schedules to keep and dance things to remember to bring I fear I’ve missed some of the small details. It makes this picture especially precious.