I told you so.  I’m living it up this year!  You should too.  This weekend was an all out smash hit!

My good friend, Colleen, introduced me to the Hamilton soundtrack back in my dark days.  She said, “You will love it.”  She was right.  I listened non-stop to the music and fell in love with the melodies and the words.  It’s brilliant writing.  The storytelling and music inspired me to fight, be hopeful and win my war.  I won!  I have so many favorite lines.  One line is “talk less, smile more.”  Nowadays, this is very hard for me; I talk a lot and no one is a stranger to me.  Ask Colleen,  I do smile a lot though.

Colleen and I went to see Hamilton on Saturday.  My Lyft driver dropped me off right in front of this beautfiul statue.  Of course,  a colorful butterfly resting on a heart.  All of my favorites – red, purple, blue and green.  If that’s not a sign from mom, I don’t know what.  Colleen and I share a bond of missing our moms.  I had to get a picture of us.  I stopped a friendly looking man walking by and asked if he would take our picture.  Of course he agreed.  I noticed he had a Hamilton ID lanyard on his neck.  I said, “Are you going into work with Hamilton?”  He replied, “Yes.” I said “What do you do?”  He said “I play the guitar.”  No way, he’s with the band.  What perfect timing, or purposefully synchronized by our moms.  Our moms would have loved Hamilton.  Colleen’s mom would have loved this statue.

All I can say is Hamilton is my man, other than Sean, of course.  The actors and the dancing, oh the dancing, brought the very familiar words to life.  I am in love.  I can’t get the music out of my head.  I hope to see Hamilton on Broadway one day!

First dunk in the water for the year.  Frigid and refreshing.  Peace.