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March 04, 2004

POI

In the immortal words of the Princess Cinderella, a dream is a wish your heart makes. In this case, though, my dream was a wish my mouth made, repeatedly, mostly to watch the Lad wince and squirm. And then last night, my dream was a wish that the Lad made come true.

Yes, it's true. Last night, the Lad gave me the only surprise better than a marriage proposal or a trip to Malta: a ticket to Disney's Princesses On Ice at the Cow Palace.

Though this may initially sound like the Homer Simpson bowling ball (aka a gift which the giver will enjoy using more than the recipient) I assure you that I have been longing to see Disney's POI even more than the Lad has. At last, my magpie love of glitter and shine has been nearly sated. My only regret is not having known ahead of time where we were going, so that I could have dressed as my favorite Disney princess like so many of the tinier fans did. (For the record, Sleeping Beauty is my favorite, for obvious reasons.)

Black leather clad, clutching motorcycle helmets and conspicuously lacking a child, we waded through the crowd to our seats as a twinkly fleet of vaguely Arabian skaters came swirling out onto the ice clutching sparklers. "It's Vegas for kids," the Lad said with well-concealed horror.

"Now I know what happens to all the figure skaters who weren't good enough for the Olympics," I said.

I was so happy. As Cinderella and the Prince skated to the pre-recorded "So This Is Love" duet, which as a child I believed was the most beautiful song ever, I leaned into the Lad and thought: Glitter, princesses, and the Lad. Surely, this is love.

Posted by didofoot at March 4, 2004 01:30 PM

Comments

This didn't happen either, did it.

Posted by: dianna at March 4, 2004 01:48 PM

i like the fact that of the four photos in the photos section, only two of them include actual ice skating footage.

and is that a midget play sebastian or is it a hunched over regular-sized guy?

Posted by: holohan at March 4, 2004 02:22 PM

How sweet that is! Way to rock the POI sans children. You brought your inner children, clad in leather, and eager to enjoy the festivities.

Sleeping beauty is my favorite, too. She had the prettiest dresses and the best animated hair. And also was just the coolest.

Posted by: kati at March 4, 2004 04:59 PM

i liked jasmine and belle best. one because of the exotic and owning of a tiger, the other for the no nonsense attitude.

(dianna: this really did happen)

Posted by: michele at March 4, 2004 06:18 PM

So where are these pictures? I want to see!

Posted by: kati at March 4, 2004 08:58 PM

if you click on "princesses on ice" within kristen's text and then when your on the main page there's a button to click for "photos". they're really not that exciting though, and none of are kristen or gene.

....pictures of people skating...let's go skating!

Posted by: michele at March 4, 2004 09:54 PM

one of the little 'uns i work with went to POI last saturday. on monday, she accosted me with what seemed to a cinderella adorned dildo with flashing plastic tentacles whirling around. i guess it's just the motor for the whirling things making it vibrate, but it freaked me out, nonetheless.

Posted by: erica at March 4, 2004 11:01 PM

It looks like Ariel was being skated by Catherine Zeta-Jones!

By the way - I'm so, so jealous.

Posted by: robyn at March 4, 2004 11:02 PM

i resisted the urge this evening to ask juror #4 if he was a fan of the frozen arts. but he was a fine juror nonetheless.

Posted by: holohan at March 4, 2004 11:40 PM

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