HSM 3 craziness!

As some of you know, Abby is obsessed with High School Musical. She is 5 going on 15 after watching these movies. She knows all the songs and makes me sing them,..well only the boy parts. She sings the girl parts and yells at me if I try to sing them. We sing the songs every time she is in my car and whenever we watch the movies. She makes me play the Characters. I'm afraid that we have become the equivalent of Star Wars fans, but with HSM.
Every time we watch the movies, she make me sing the songs as we watch the movies, sometimes even acting them out and this has become our ritual in watching these movies. As you might imagine, we..I mean She was excited about the continuing of these films with the ever awaited trilogy of HSM 3. I bought tickets at the El Capitan in Hollywood for us to experience the movie to its fullest. We dressed up in our HSM finest, donning our matching hot pink HSM hats as well as matching shirts. She was so excited. When we got to the movie theatre, they gave us our bucket of HSM popcorn that would lead us to an adventure of a lifetime. There were many young kids and Abby was no exception. She even needed a booster seat to be able to see the giant screen. Throughout the movie, she would look at me and smile and wink, as if to check in and signal to me her enjoyment and excitement of this to me. As with all the movies, for her the climatic part would be the part where Troy and Gabriella would kiss. I know why I enjoy seeing that scene, but I still have yet to figure out its significance to a 5 year old. In our ritual of this scene coming up, we would hold hands and with boy crazy enthusiasm, we give a loud, giddy "EEEEEeeeee!" So of course, HSM 3 had the potential for giving us the opportunity to take part in our favorite expression of happiness in this scene. We did, and from an adults point of view, the kiss was AMAZING. The last movies don't even compare. They are kisses you give to your mom, whereas this recent installment gives a romantic, passionate, sweet kiss. After the movie ended, Abby and I walked to the car and I asked her, "What did you think of the movie?" Her confident reply, "It was perfect." She smiled as she said that. I then asked her what she thought of our favorite part, the kiss. Without missing a beat she says, "It was delightful." To a 5 year old, she thought the kiss was delightful! How cute is that? If you were to ask me as a 24 year old how my first kiss with Chris was, I would claim it was delightful and magical. I think that's kind of how falling in love is. We see the world with a child like enthusiasm and become shielded from the world's disappointments and we suddenly become innocent. That innocence is something I believe we all search to find. That's when we do our best dreaming and we feel we can conquer the world. Children have the ability to dream the impossible dream and adults become fearful of attempting such a feat. As adults, we do get this rare window of opportunity in some unexpected moments. When we fall in love with our significant other. When we come to know and accept Christ's love for us. When we fall in love with a movie. When we go to Disneyland. When Christmas rolls around. When we meet those rare people in our lives who we can be ourselves with. It's different with everybody. My mom would tell you its when she runs, whereas my brother would confess it is when he surfs or experiences the outdoors. I would say a visit with Sea World encompasses all that is beautiful and wonderful. Kissing the one you love, hits you in a way that you didn't know you could feel and God has blessed us with that beautiful gift. I suppose that is why I enjoy these HSM movies. They are a rare window into the world of innocence, especially when I experience them through my favorite little person. I hope everyone has found that window of complete happiness. I can guarantee two absolute moments. When you kiss the one you love and when you fall in love with Christ. As for HSM movies being that for you, I have no guarantees.