The Romance Dance

Nov 3, 2010 by winjaw

Readers should not confuse the title with the Romantic Dance, which is altogether different.

The Romance Dance comes out when things are well, let’s just say not going well. Life is just hitting you across the head and nothing seems to go right. Such times call for said Dance, where you just hold your significant other, play that song and just slowly move.

And in my case a while back during one of the Dances, take that opportunity to knock over and break a cherished urn. Said urn that once belonged to the Little Black Dress’s deceased mom and was one of those favored items. Such actions are known as “mood busters,” again, not to be confused with the television show “Myth Busters.”

Anyway, a couple of days ago it was time  for another Dance.   

It was after dinner, the LBD and I were just exhausted from unpacking, getting the Sons of Thunder settled in school and bedrooms and figuring out our next steps in life. It was time.

And that song came on and I turned to The Dress and asked her to dance. And she smiled, came over and I wrapped my arms around her. I really, really enjoy these times. It’s a chance to remember what’s really important and to just forget about what’s not, at least for a moment.

And that’s when the Sons of Thunder decided to help the mood.

Youngest Son crawled over and tried to wrap himself around our legs, all the while barking. Apparently, he was in his “puppy” persona. Trying to shoo him away with my foot was not quite successful, as that basically led to the LBD and I getting tangled up and tripping over each other.

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And so we did. Which is when middle Son of Thunder decided to help by walking over and cranking the music to something resembling a space shuttle launch; you know, so we could hear the song and get in the mood. Yelling over the music, and I might add, right into the LBD’s ear, did not help said mood.

Let’s start again, shall we?

It was at this point, when I’ve finally got the LBD right where I want her, that eldest Son of Thunder decides now is the only time in the entire friggin day that he can talk about his science project. And we must discuss it right now. As in right now and no other.

Sometimes you need to just step away and take a breath. Which is what I did and I’m rather proud of myself because the alternatives included words like “if you want to see your next  birthday” and “I brought you into this world and I can sure …” and so forth.

So I simply explained that the LBD and I were going to have a moment; and they were more than capable having their own moment … somewhere far, far away. And it actually worked. Sometimes even I can generate one of those “looks.”

And so the LBD and I finally had our moment, brief though it was. The song ended, we kissed and went on with life.

Oh, it was “Whiter Shade of Pale,” remade by Annie Lennox on her Medusa album.