I am youth. I am joy. I am freedom!

Once upon a time, there was a group of ten girls who went on a study abroad to a distant land called London.  Their group made a trip out to a magical land called Paris.  One of the days on this magical trip turned out to be the best day of the magical trip because these ten girls made it happen.  They walked to the top of Notre Dame Cathedral, admired the stained glass at Sainte Chapelle, strolled down Champ Elysees, and snapped pictures at the top of L'Arc di triomphe.  They ate the best crepes and gelato in the world.  They meandered around the Louvre until closing.  By the end of the day, walking was nearly impossible, but they were happy. 
The ten girls declared themselves the Dream Team because of this marvelous day they had experienced.  When they were to get together again, they would have a Dream Team Reunion, or a DTR.  The day ended.  The weeks flew by in London.  And they moved on with their lives, but not without that magical place constantly in the back of their minds.  They spoke of when they would have a DTR, but life got busy. 
This week, however, the girls decided to break the habit of not having a DTR.  Not everyone was able to join, since one of the girls in in New York, another serving a mission in Colorado, another was at a concert, and yet another had lots of schoolwork to do, but at least -4 is better than not seeing anyone at all.  They made pizza and animatedly chatted about boys, school, work, etc.  Then, in the light of it being a London reunion, they went to the musical "Peter Pan".  It was fun and delightful and all too familiar.
And for one night, they were able to go back to the magical land as a Dream Team.

{dinner-me, annie, laura, kira, jenny}

{Peter Pan-kira, laura, rachel, me}