Hilarity Times 12

Perhaps I should begin by telling you a little about my family. We are highly emotional. Normally when I say that people think I mean we cry a lot. And we do. But the flip side of that is that we also laugh. A LOT. And...how can I put this delicately?...boisterously! We get so tickled, and we just can't hold it back!

(Please Note: The previous comment refers to the girls in our family only. The boys do a lot of grunting and smiling...not much giggling and cackling laughing.)

So, all the girls -- Mama, Pam, Kecia, Casey, Kelly, Karissa, Kathy, Leigh, Ashley, Lauren, Vicki, and I -- got all dolled up yesterday and went to the Alabama Shakespeare Festival to see the musical Menopause. Our tickets were on two rows. Vicki said it was the pre-menopausal and post-menopausal rows. Kathy gave her mean eyes and I'm considering cutting her out of the will. I'll probably get over it :)

On to the performance OH MY GOODNESS!!!

I know the people around us had to wonder what in the world was wrong with us. We were screaming! When I looked back at the younger girls, they were laughing as hard as we were! It was amazing!! There were so many surprises, cute songs that had been changed around, and amazing actresses (Well, yeah, they were all women--look at the title of the musical!)

So, it's showing for one more week.

Go. You know you want to :)

After the performance, all of us (remember that's 12) went to Texas Roadhouse to eat. We had a blast there and were safe from stormy weather. When we left, we stopped a couple of places for school and birthday shopping, and then headed home. When we got out to unload, another surprise!

(Disclaimer: I did not personally see this, but I heard Lauren and Vicki SCREAMING laughing...so I know it did.)

Mama (aka Nannie) started dancing!!!

If you've been to see Menopause, think woman in the purple suit dancing in the first song.

If you haven't been, go. You know you want to. Especially now :)