Strings and Stormtroopers
Published Date: October 19th, 2009Category: Made Me Laugh, Music, Parenting
The steady sound of beating drums and soaring symphonies have been blasting at our house for the last couple weeks in preparation for dun, dun, dun-dun-dun-dun: Star Wars in Concert. That’s right, Luke donned his Halloween costume a little early, spent hours meticulously crafting posters with cutouts of Yoda and Boba Fett, and stayed up way past his bedtime on (gasp) a school night.
Luke eagerly posed for pics with the massive collection of Star Wars memorabilia on hand, with the exception of the Stormtroopers which apparently were a little too true-to-life for his taste. While they cheered to the iconic scores of the Imperial March complete with lasers and exploding light shows, I ran a hot bath, poured myself a lovely glass of red wine and tucked in with a mystery. Since Luke first discovered Star Wars, he and Gordy have carved out their own “boy zone” around the classic saga. There are no girls allowed when they break out Lego sets on Luke’s bedroom floor, or battle with foam light-sabers. I’m fine this utterly sexist mentality. I love that they have their own traditions, and let’s face it a night by myself in the bath is a very good thing.
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