Cowboys

The Disney channel has a show called Hannah Montana. Most people have heard of it, but for those who are unfamiliar with the show, allow me to summarize. Miley Stewart is an ordinary girl from Tennessee who wants to be a pop star but also wants to continue her ordinary life. She decides to move to California, don a wig, and become a blond superstar named Hannah Montana in one life and continue to be an ordinary brunette girl named Miley in another. She seems to have the best of both worlds.

Megan loves the Disney TV show and has been begging to go see Hannah Montana, The Movie for some time. Heather and Emily have been begging for just as long not to go see it. While they were still at camp, I took Megan and her friend Abby to see the movie.

In the movie, Miley has let stardom go to her head and her attitude. Hannah is late to her own concert and then has a knock-down-drag-out fight with Tyra Banks over a pair of shoes, ending with her picture in the tabloids. Miley’s Dad has had enough. He hauls her back to Tennessee so she can regroup and figure out her priorities. She starts to recognize what being Hannah costs her and has to decide whether she wants to continue her double life.

Along the way she is reunited with an old school friend named Travis. He is a cute blond cowboy who has had a crush on Miley for years. When Miley's friend Lilly comes to visit, she takes one look at Travis and says, "I want a cowboy!" Naturally, Miley tells her Travis is taken so Lilly has to find a different cowboy...which she eventually does.

In the car after the movie I asked the girls if they liked the movie. They said "YES!" I asked what they thought of Travis. Two little voices came from the back seat: "He was CUTE! "

Abby quoted Lilly, "I want a cowboy!"

Megan added, "When I am 16 and can date, I am going to date a cowboy like Travis."

Abby agreed: "Yeah, I want to date a cowboy, too!"

I am now very scared for the teenage years...