Journal entry by Al Negstad — a minute ago
Tonight I attended a fund raising gala for a small non-profit agency. There was both a silent auction and a verbal one. One of the items on the silent auction was dance lessons at an Arthur Murray Dance Studio. In my mind that converged with Joanne's birthday, which is Monday, April 1. How do they connect?
For Joanne's 50th birthday, thirty three years ago, I signed us up for Arthur Murray Dance lessons. We were living in Davenport, IA. at the time. Almost every wedding reception included a dance. Joanne and I would sit on the sidelines and I knew Joanne was aching to dance. Thus, the decision to give that as a birthday gift. She was ecstatic and I started mainly out of a sense of obligation.
The initial sign-up was quite short, maybe three months, but we continued for two years. We'd come to the evening lessons tired from the days work but that was quickly left behind as we worked on our dance steps. Joanne, with her extensive musical background, always knew the beat and would gently help me find it with a little squeeze of the arm.
We were dancing at a wedding reception one night while after we began taking lessons and one of the guests present knew Joanne's father had written an article in opposition to dancing entitled That Dangerous Dance. As we left the dance floor this guest stopped Joanne and asked her "What would your father say if he saw you dancing?" Without missing a beat Joanne replied "O he's in heaven now and he's free from such opinions." The guest was speechless but his wife was delighted.
Blessings,
Al
For Joanne's 50th birthday, thirty three years ago, I signed us up for Arthur Murray Dance lessons. We were living in Davenport, IA. at the time. Almost every wedding reception included a dance. Joanne and I would sit on the sidelines and I knew Joanne was aching to dance. Thus, the decision to give that as a birthday gift. She was ecstatic and I started mainly out of a sense of obligation.
The initial sign-up was quite short, maybe three months, but we continued for two years. We'd come to the evening lessons tired from the days work but that was quickly left behind as we worked on our dance steps. Joanne, with her extensive musical background, always knew the beat and would gently help me find it with a little squeeze of the arm.
We were dancing at a wedding reception one night while after we began taking lessons and one of the guests present knew Joanne's father had written an article in opposition to dancing entitled That Dangerous Dance. As we left the dance floor this guest stopped Joanne and asked her "What would your father say if he saw you dancing?" Without missing a beat Joanne replied "O he's in heaven now and he's free from such opinions." The guest was speechless but his wife was delighted.
Blessings,
Al
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