My 100 Favorite Things #8
Good Evening Friends!
One of my most favorite things of all is the movie The Sound of Music. There are a multitude of reasons for this and I will gladly share some of them with you. From the very beginning this movie has meant the world to me and it always will. I have collected some memorabilia associated with the film and I listen to the soundtrack constantly. The Sound of Music is without a doubt my favorite movie of all and I can't imagine anything ever replacing it in my heart. I do have a couple of movies vying for second place, but that's another post for another time.
One evening when I was about 7 or 8, I came into the living room to find Mom watching something I didn't recognize on the tv. I asked what she was watching and she told me it was called The Sound of Music. She said she thought I would like it and invited me to sit with her and watch it, so I did. I loved spending one on one time with Mom and it was very rare, so I wasn't about to let it slip by even if I hated the movie. But I didn't. Form the moment I sat down I was enraptured by the beautiful scenery of the Austrian countryside and the gorgeous city of Salzburg and the lovely sounds of the singing. Oh the singing! My heart seemed to take flight with Julie Andrews voice and not come back to earth until well after the movie was over! I still get goosebumps from the sound of her voice lifted in song. She seems to reach right in and envelope my heart and soul with all the warmth and love of an angel with her beautiful voice and share the most lovely stories. I always wished I could sing like that.
I sat through the entire 3 hours and then some of the movie loving every minute of it. Mom said my eyes were huge and my disappointment enormous when the movie ended and I asked why there wasn't more. She had to laugh that 3 hours weren't enough for me. She didn't realize at the time she had created a monster. From that evening on, whenever the network ran The Sound of Music, I had to watch every minute of it. By the third time I was viewing it, I had all the songs memorized and eagerly chimed in all throughout the movie. I longed to see it more often than the once or twice a year that it ran on tv, but there was nothing I could do about it, so I enjoyed every moment it was on. Then it came out on VHS! Mom bought it for me and it wasn't even my birthday or Christmas! I was beside myself with pleasure and I began watching it everytime I could get permission to use the VCR. I started to drive my family around the bend. Mom said she had no idea she was creating a monster when she introduced me to the movie all those years ago. I told her she hadn't, I was just a devoted fan.
When my niece, KayLee, was born in 1993, I knew it was up to me to introduce her to the important things in life such as Disney movies, The Little House books, Amy Grant, Raggedy Ann & Andy books, and especially The Sound of Music. She loved the chidren singing and would sing along with them in her little baby voice from it seemed like the very beginning. She loved to sit in my lap or Grandma's lap and watch the movie with us through her toddlerhood and into her little girl years. Unfortunately she seemed to outgrow it and now I don't even know if she watches it anymore. I still remember how excited she was when we gave her a VHS tape of the movie for her own to watch at home. And I had always looked forward to the day when I would share the magic of The Sound of Music with my own daughter or daughters, just as Mom had with me. I don't think that's going to happen now, but who knows?
I purchased The Sound of Music on DVD for the first time just after Mom passed away, but found I couldn't watch it for the first time in my life. I burst into tears from the opening shot and cried so hard, I couldn't see the picture on the tv and for the first time Julie Andrews voice brought pain to my heart, not joy. I had to turn it off and put it away for a while to try again another time. But when I tried again, it didn't get any better. I cried through the entire movie. I made myself absolutely miserable. So I decided not to try again for a very long time. In fact, it took me 12 years after Mom passed away to be able to watch my movie again and not cry a single tear. It was just this March that I finally felt the strong desire to watch The Sound of Music again and when I did, I sang and laughed my way through it just as I always did in the past, not a hint of sadness anywhere. I felt so close to Mom while watching, I knew she was beside me, watching along with me and I felt so comforted and loved. Now I have my biggest comfort/lift my spirits/make me smile movie back and I can watch it whenever I want or need to.
The magic of The Sound of Music enraptured me from the moment I began watching that night so long ago as little girl of 7 or 8 and has kept me so all these years since. I love the story it tells, the characters that bring that story to life, the beautiful country used as a backdrop for the tale, and the lovely music and lyrics that bind it all together. I am a fan of musical theatre because of The Sound of Music. The first time I thought of traveling outside of my own country, I dreamed of visiting the places I saw in the movie. My very first OTP was Maria & Georg, though at the time I had no idea of such things. The movie touches my heart and soul and leaves me feeling so wonderful and alive. I shall never outgrow this wondrous piece of my childhood.
I haven't even begun to do this fantastic movie justice, but I have tried to give you my biggest reasons for loving it so dearly. As always, I'm more than happy to discuss this topic further if anyone should be interested. Take care until next time.
With Love,
Lark
One of my most favorite things of all is the movie The Sound of Music. There are a multitude of reasons for this and I will gladly share some of them with you. From the very beginning this movie has meant the world to me and it always will. I have collected some memorabilia associated with the film and I listen to the soundtrack constantly. The Sound of Music is without a doubt my favorite movie of all and I can't imagine anything ever replacing it in my heart. I do have a couple of movies vying for second place, but that's another post for another time.
One evening when I was about 7 or 8, I came into the living room to find Mom watching something I didn't recognize on the tv. I asked what she was watching and she told me it was called The Sound of Music. She said she thought I would like it and invited me to sit with her and watch it, so I did. I loved spending one on one time with Mom and it was very rare, so I wasn't about to let it slip by even if I hated the movie. But I didn't. Form the moment I sat down I was enraptured by the beautiful scenery of the Austrian countryside and the gorgeous city of Salzburg and the lovely sounds of the singing. Oh the singing! My heart seemed to take flight with Julie Andrews voice and not come back to earth until well after the movie was over! I still get goosebumps from the sound of her voice lifted in song. She seems to reach right in and envelope my heart and soul with all the warmth and love of an angel with her beautiful voice and share the most lovely stories. I always wished I could sing like that.
I sat through the entire 3 hours and then some of the movie loving every minute of it. Mom said my eyes were huge and my disappointment enormous when the movie ended and I asked why there wasn't more. She had to laugh that 3 hours weren't enough for me. She didn't realize at the time she had created a monster. From that evening on, whenever the network ran The Sound of Music, I had to watch every minute of it. By the third time I was viewing it, I had all the songs memorized and eagerly chimed in all throughout the movie. I longed to see it more often than the once or twice a year that it ran on tv, but there was nothing I could do about it, so I enjoyed every moment it was on. Then it came out on VHS! Mom bought it for me and it wasn't even my birthday or Christmas! I was beside myself with pleasure and I began watching it everytime I could get permission to use the VCR. I started to drive my family around the bend. Mom said she had no idea she was creating a monster when she introduced me to the movie all those years ago. I told her she hadn't, I was just a devoted fan.
When my niece, KayLee, was born in 1993, I knew it was up to me to introduce her to the important things in life such as Disney movies, The Little House books, Amy Grant, Raggedy Ann & Andy books, and especially The Sound of Music. She loved the chidren singing and would sing along with them in her little baby voice from it seemed like the very beginning. She loved to sit in my lap or Grandma's lap and watch the movie with us through her toddlerhood and into her little girl years. Unfortunately she seemed to outgrow it and now I don't even know if she watches it anymore. I still remember how excited she was when we gave her a VHS tape of the movie for her own to watch at home. And I had always looked forward to the day when I would share the magic of The Sound of Music with my own daughter or daughters, just as Mom had with me. I don't think that's going to happen now, but who knows?
I purchased The Sound of Music on DVD for the first time just after Mom passed away, but found I couldn't watch it for the first time in my life. I burst into tears from the opening shot and cried so hard, I couldn't see the picture on the tv and for the first time Julie Andrews voice brought pain to my heart, not joy. I had to turn it off and put it away for a while to try again another time. But when I tried again, it didn't get any better. I cried through the entire movie. I made myself absolutely miserable. So I decided not to try again for a very long time. In fact, it took me 12 years after Mom passed away to be able to watch my movie again and not cry a single tear. It was just this March that I finally felt the strong desire to watch The Sound of Music again and when I did, I sang and laughed my way through it just as I always did in the past, not a hint of sadness anywhere. I felt so close to Mom while watching, I knew she was beside me, watching along with me and I felt so comforted and loved. Now I have my biggest comfort/lift my spirits/make me smile movie back and I can watch it whenever I want or need to.
The magic of The Sound of Music enraptured me from the moment I began watching that night so long ago as little girl of 7 or 8 and has kept me so all these years since. I love the story it tells, the characters that bring that story to life, the beautiful country used as a backdrop for the tale, and the lovely music and lyrics that bind it all together. I am a fan of musical theatre because of The Sound of Music. The first time I thought of traveling outside of my own country, I dreamed of visiting the places I saw in the movie. My very first OTP was Maria & Georg, though at the time I had no idea of such things. The movie touches my heart and soul and leaves me feeling so wonderful and alive. I shall never outgrow this wondrous piece of my childhood.
I haven't even begun to do this fantastic movie justice, but I have tried to give you my biggest reasons for loving it so dearly. As always, I'm more than happy to discuss this topic further if anyone should be interested. Take care until next time.
With Love,
Lark