My Ballet Boys what fun they have been…City’s, Stages, Shows, Opening and Closing Nights. Waiting back stage for my stars of the show, sitting in the car in the back alley as the company starts exiting the theater…“Tell me how the show went, Oh mom I was getting sick back stage, I think I have the flu. Don’t try to make me stay home tomorrow or I’ll lose my spot !!!! I’m going to dance.” Says my 3rd son after opening night for the Nutcracker, Joffrey Ballet, Downtown Chicago at the Auditorium on Congress Street. Yes he was big time now and he knew how hard it was to get there.
I was not going to make him stay home as we had a houseful of sick people that year. Everyone went down. I’ve seen it up close and personal how hard the performing arts really are oh and, “Starving Artist” is a real thing. You have to have an intense love for it because fame and money just aren’t enough to get you through the the hard parts like performing when you are ill just to keep your spot.
We got home that night and I heard him all night up and sick, fever, stomach issues but on he went the next morning to class first then preparing for that evening’s show. “Fate whisper’s to the Warrior, You Cannot Withstand the Storm, The Warrior Whisper’s Back, I am the Storm.” He really was…
Here are some pics of him dancing Cinderella as one of the Ugly Step Sister’s. He really rocked the comedic edge in the dance. The audience was laughing and was really amused !!!
My Ballet Boys/Brother’s were always together…So much fun watching the bond they have with each other.
The order is so random as I love all these guys to the moon. I’m really not that organized of a blogger with a plan 😉 …
The show’s were definitely a family affair all year long. We had the Spring Show’s, into the Summer Community Musical at the center of th town...Then the Fall Follies right into the Nutcracker. I can honestly say, I don’t think I’ll ever go to another performance of the Nutcracker in my life time. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t go, I just really have seen, worked, performed, and I’m just over with the Nutcracker. I’ve even banned the music from my home at Christmastime 😉 …
Yes now we are back in the season of Baseball…Longtime, die hard, Chicago White Sox fans !!!! First date with the husband was at the old Comiskey Park. White Sox vs. Milwaukee Brewer’s. Yes they were still in the American League and I think Hank Aaron was still playing OMG !!! Now we just love the game of Baseball and as the fam has grown and everyone’s all over the place, we have a lot of favorite teams. The Guys and their Wives are out East so we have been meeting up a lot in the middle…Cinncinatti I think. Love going to different ballparks…
Don’t ever want to forget the beginning when they were just babies…All went by too fast. Love all my memories and now another baby is on the way for Connie & Missy…Their 2nd
I’m going to end with our Blackhawk‘s for tonight…It’s a rebuild I’ve been told but hey they have Connor Bedard…Whatever…
