This is a little embarrassing, but the last time I felt joy to the point of a tear coming to my eye was maybe a week or two ago. My kids like to have “dance parties.” It’s been a way in the past for me to keep them active mid-winter when it’s too dark and cold to play outside, so we pick out some upbeat song for them to dance to on YouTube. Some of our favorites are Cotton-Eye Joe, Scatman, Who Let the Dogs Out, I Like to Move It Move It, you know the kind.
A week or so ago as they were having one of these dance parties, a song came to mind that I hadn’t heard for a while and I played it for them. It’s the opening song to the Adam Sandler movie “The Wedding Singer.”
I LOVED that movie. It might be the first movie I ever owned on DVD (first VHS I owned was Men in Black).
That first song where Adam Sandler and his band sing “You Spin Me Round” is so fun and upbeat and it just really gets you feeling happy – but Adam Sander’s version in particular.
When it started playing, I was so excited to hear it that my eyes literally filled with water.
Another time was when I was in Florence, Italy. We stepped into the Accademia to see the David by Michelangelo. I never would have guessed that I would have the reaction that I did. I sobbed and sobbed and sobbed! Chris was baffled by my reaction hahaha! I knew I was an art lover, but seeing it in person was just so breathtaking!
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