Tonight is the big night. Julie is having her last dance recital. She started taking dance when she was 3 years of age a short 14 years ago, and here she is a senior doing her last performance. Tonight is special for the seniors because each one not only dances with their group, but they do a solo bit that they choreographed themselves. I watched the dress rehearsal last night and Julie was truly a princess. All the girls were lovely and all did a wonderful job. As is customary the dance director will give each one of her seniors a bouquet and tell them how much she will miss them and there are tears enough to float my boat. Julie is already teary eyed as she knows a phase of her life is ending. Her mother and I have gotten her a dozen pink roses that we will give to her this evening before the big show starts, I may even get a little teary eyed myself. Here is a picture I took of her last night at the dress rehearsal, I was a long way from the stage so I had to blow it up and it lost some detail but you can see how beautiful she is.

Old dad is very proud of his grown up girl.