the surreal life

One of the best part of being in an Arts Guild play are the cast parties. This particular cast has 20 kids - and with so many bright, and creative people on hand, the parties are usually more entertaining than the actual shows.

This weekend - the party was at Martha's house. The grownups hang out upstairs, and the kids in the basement - that's not really how it's supposed to be - it's just how it IS. The upstairs is full of polite conversations, mingling and vegetable trays.

Downstairs is where the real party is at. There are no vegetables down here - but there is a pirate in moonshoes bouncing in delirious circles, Snow White singing karaoke, a shirtless 5-year old with a ninja stick. It is more than a bit surreal. There is a bride with Hulk fists covered in light from a disco ball, an 8 year-old with gopher cheeks full of cheetoes, piggy back rides, wrestling and bed jumping - lots and lots of bed jumping. The laughter is loud and the conversations are not always polite - but they are usually funny. The kids range in age from 5-16, and they are all here together - all happy. It looks a little bit like this:



. . . and we feel pretty lucky to live in this crazy surreal world - even if it's just for a few weeks more.