I was raised on musicals. Anyone who's known me for at least half a minute knows that I love them. I've been known to burst into song at random moments, and I link thoughts and experiences to songs that I've known all my life. (Just last night, I was singing The Sadder but Wiser Girl in my living room and cracking myself up.)
Two Weeks With Love is a lesser-known musical (it's not like Sound of Music or 7 Brides, in that not everyone I know has seen it - or at least heard of it). I've looked for this movie for years. (For YEARS, I tell you!) It's so lesser-known that it has been impossible for me to find a commercial copy. My mom had a TV tape that I grew up watching. When I was in my twenties, my grandparents had a tape that my cousins and I would borrow and watch.
I freaking LOVE this movie, but I haven't seen it for years. I was super jealous of my cousin Amy (SUPER jealous!) that she had a copy.
Enter my coming home and getting the mail this afternoon.
I had a little slip that I had a package in the office. I wasn't expecting anything, so I was puzzled. Imagine my surprise and delight to see that my favorite aunt (who lives in CA) had sent me a prize.
And then I opened the package, and this is what I found:
My goodness, I love my family! I love that we're all tied together by a silly song about how the monkey loved the chimp. I love that I have cousins from multiple families that love this movie. I love that my aunt sent me my very own copy.
Sometimes, I am amazed and overwhelmed at how great my family is. I mean, great.
I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to a little quality time with Jane and Debbie this weekend. Seriously, there aren't words.
Thanks, Aunt Deb!
