Thursday, August 14, 2008

Giselle

Saturday night mom and I are going to see the ballet Giselle. I had never heard of it so I decided to look it up and it sounds like an entertaining story. It should be fun!



Synopsis:
In the first act, a young, innocent village maiden named Giselle is in love with a man she knows only as Loys. In reality, the man is Albrecht, a nobleman disguised as a peasant, who is betrothed to Bathilde, daughter of the Duke. When Giselle discovers the deceit, she is inconsolable and goes mad, then dies; one version says she dies of a broken heart while another says she commits suicide in her madness.

In the second act, her undying love for Albrecht saves him from the wicked magic of the wilis, vampiric ghosts of betrothed girls who were betrayed by their lovers and died before their wedding day. Though their leader, Myrtha, Queen of the Wilis, forces Albrecht to dance again and again, Giselle intervenes long enough to spare his life and allow him to survive until the dawn. At sunrise, the wilis must return to their grave; Giselle must return as well but not before showing Albrecht that she forgives him for his treachery. The two pledge their love to each other and she descends back into her grave. Sadly, they will forever be separated; Giselle is now a wili for the rest of eternity.

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Weekend at Bellows Air Force Base

Last weekend mom and I stayed at Bellows. It has my favorite beach. The sand is so soft and the beach is flat so it's perfect for long walks. There are no big rocks in the water so it's great to swim there too.

This is a picture of our cabin/duplex. Not very fancy, but it gets the job done. Plus we were right on the water! Such great views and the water so blue!


View to the left. The island to the left is the one the mom, Matthew, Daniel and I have all kayaked out to. Talk about a workout!


View to the front. It was so clear the whole weekend that we could see Molokai. Very cool!


View to the right. This picture does not do these mountains justice. They are so beautiful in person!!!


Mom took this picture of the sunrise Saturday morning. I was fast asleep...ZZZZZ


We found this dead crab near our cabin. All of the meat inside was gone. We think ants must have cleaned it out. It was purched peacefully on a tree stump.


Mom under attack! It's alive!


Peace be with you my little friend.


Dinner on Saturday! Good job mom!

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Something to do...

Well, I left a comment on my friend Julie's page so I guess I should do the same and post this.

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses.If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Weekend Beach Report: Bellows Air Force Base

Old man in Speedo sighting: Painful
Chick with giggly butt in thong sighting: Scary
Not getting stung by Portuguese Man o' Wars or
bitten by giant(6 in.) centipede: Priceless