Dance Party {Jessica Turns 40}

Jessica turned 40 last week, and we decided to make it great.  The one thing that she has always adored is dancing.  She did not grow up playing sports, or engaging in any competitive physical activities - she grew up dancing.  From the age of three, she danced constantly.  By the time I met her in college she was still finding release in dancing - cutting the rug at the clubs in downtown Greensboro, as well as in her African dance class, and Irish folk troupe.

In addition, turning 40 has always held an especially important place in her human experience.  For numerous reasons, she grew up believing that she may not live to see the age of 40...or have children.  She always had an underlying anxiety about it.

So, now that both of those awesome things have occurred in her life - we needed to celebrate the hell out of it.

Whitney Houston continues to win hearts and minds...

So, for her fortieth birthday, we threw her a surprise dance party, in our friend's garage.  One of our buddies was the DJ (DJ No Request), and we simply danced the night away to the tunes of Rob Base, 50 Cent, Michael Jackson, and Whitney Houston (which, incredibly, was the turning point of the night - bringing even the pseudo-grumpy men on to the dance floor).

It was a great night, and one that I hope that she will remember for many years.