Connecting

I went to a barn dance this weekend in Hooper. It was a blast!


EVERYONE got involved-old, young, VERY young, moms, dads, grandpas, grandmas, youth, dancers, non-dancers-stomping around out in the dirt-packed arena, twirling together and LOVIN' IT!

People gathering together to spend a Saturday evening of good, clean, country-style fun. Lots of good food, dancing, and sitting around shootin' the breeze with friends and neighbors.

Yes, it was a real barn with real horses.

And don't forget the "horse races" for the little buckaroos on their stick ponies.
As my friend and I drove back to the big city, we were thinking about how this kind of old-fashioned get-together makes people feel so much more connected than the way we tend to connect with each other today...electronically. It's kind of like the old-fashioned way that city folk used to get together on their porches in the evenings. I'll take a barn dance or porch sittin' any day over Facebook, emails, Twitter, or even blogs (like THIS one!)