Almost every girl that I know wants to be a princess. I’m sure that when I was younger I wanted to be a princess too but from my vantage point of age and wisdom—well at least age—I’ve discovered that the supporting characters have all of the fun. In the classic tale of Sleeping Beauty a wicked witch comes to SB’s baby shower and presents her with a curse. The GOOD fairies then present their gifts and offer to raise and safeguard the princess for her protection. These fairies have the best roles of the movie. They are the heroes (heroines?), they step out of their comfort zones and adopt a foreign lifestyle, and they spend their days playing house in the woods.
One of my favorite Halloween traditions is the Halloween concert with the Utah Symphony. This bubblegum concert is designed for kids so the music is fun and scary, the concert only lasts an hour so I never become bored (not that I ever would at the Utah symphony), but best of all the audience and the orchestra all come in costume.
This past October my sisters and I went dressed as the Good fairies. My middle sister, Susan, made the costumes and argued that we were perfectly typecast. I was Flora and dressed in pink. Flora is the bossy fairy (am I bossy?). Flora always knows the answer to everything and everyone eventually accepts her wishes (don’t I wish!). Susan was Fauna and dressed in green. Fauna is the quiet fairy and people mostly ignore her. Susan was definitely not type cast. Mariann, our youngest sister, went as Meriwether. Meriwether is excitable and busy—Mariann to a tee!
So, am I like Flora? I see connections. I like to be in charge—especially of myself. I like to be organized and plan ahead. I need to know what I will be doing tomorrow, next week, next month, next year. Although I hate to be thrust out of my comfort zone I am old enough to have learned that I grow the most and have the best adventures when I’m out of my element. Flora has a magic wand and she can fly--Wow! I don't have a magic wand and I can't fly but I do possess some pretty amazing talents (modesty forbids me to mention them). I’m afraid that I resemble Flora in shape. As a middle age woman, Flora’s figure has filled out a bit. Polite individuals would call her round—mean people would call her fat. On the upside Flora is the brains of the operation. She always comes to the rescue with a plan, and she loves, nurtures, and guides the rest of the group.
All things considered, Flora is a pretty good egg—just like me!
5 comments:
Bossy is not always bad. It means you know what you want and how you want to do it. It's something i never seem able to be.
I think that it fits that you would be a fairy but I don't think that bossy quite fits you. There needs to be a storyteller fairy, I think thats what your best at.
I absolutely love your costume! Wow I've never seen a costume so close to the movie. Did you make the costume yourself or did you buy it somewhere?
Oh my gosh that was definately the most entertaining blog I've yet read! I love your costumes! I don't think you're bossy at all. I think you would be more like the green one... except she kinda seems like she is always in outer space and you aren't. Overall, I can see the connection between you and the pink one (I can't remember names).
Flora is darling! I agree that you would be a good fairy :)
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