First I need to acknowledge that I am a sentimental goofball. Because next I’m going to acknowledge that I cried a lot while watching The Sound of Music recently.
Livia and I watched this awesome Christmas present (again, thank you, Jeremy!) over a period of three to four sessions. I’m pretty sure each session involved me folding laundry because the laundry situation around here is just that bad. I was impressed that Livia, lover of animation, stuck it out and watched the whole show with me. Loved that.
Is there anything better than the dramatic score of The Sound of Music? I’m pretty certain is was the soaring musical numbers that got me all teary. Maria in her wedding gown? Goosebumps and glossy eyes. The entire family climbing over the Alps at the end? Definite tear-jerker:
Climb every mountain
Ford every stream
Follow every rainbow
Till. You. Find. Your. Dream.
Such intense moments require singing along, so then I, the laundry-folding mommy, end up with arms raised in triumph in the living room, singing along in my best warbling and dramatic falsetto.
Oh, Julie Andrews, how I love thee.
**January Reflections are writing prompts from the thoughtful and creative Corrin of The Glorious Impossible.
6 Comments
Jen Jan 14, 2011 9:43 PM
How about when Maria is dancing with the Captain (Gay-org)in the garden? LOVE.
It may be time for us to indulge in this again. :)
Jen Jan 14, 2011 9:44 PM
Marcus can sing like the Mother Superior. Just sayin’.
Jeannette Jan 14, 2011 11:32 PM
Here, here!!!!
(and I’m always dying to say that something got caught in Frederick’s teeth)
Kerri Jan 15, 2011 11:06 AM
One of my favorite movies. I had to go to bed when others were watching this during Christmas break (because geez, it was 1 am! I’m surprised I lasted that long), so we will have to break it out again, for me to get teary at all the great scenes.
kristy Jan 15, 2011 3:24 PM
I very nearly have the Sound Of Music memorized, which amuses my husband to no end. I passed that gene on to my kids. They met new friends this summer that had NEVER seen the Sound of Music. Once my kids found that out, they insisted the new family watch it the next day. When my son was in kindergarten, he would shake his fists at the Nazis searching for the family in the convent. So did I!
:-)
Bryonie Jan 15, 2011 3:55 PM
One of my all time favorites EVER!!!