Okay, so I want to have another wedding. To the same groom, of course. I just want to pick out a new dress, a new cake, new flowers, new bridesmaids' dresses, etc. Don't get me wrong -- I LOVED my wedding. I just want all of the excitement of another one!
This last weekend, I got to visit my friend Ally in Fort Worth. We were roommates and teammates all four years of college and she recently got engaged. While I was visiting, we spent lots of time looking for a wedding dress, looking at invitations, and browsing through wedding magazines. HOW FUN!! It was kind of like we just shopped all weekend, but didn't spend any money. :) (My husband is LOVING reading this right now!) I also got to spend some time with my Aunt MK (my mom's sister) and her family. She has a new grandson that my cousin and his wife adopted from Russia last fall and I got to meet him for the first time -- he was soooo cute! It was just such a great weekend, I didn't want it to end!
I really love the Fort Worth/Dallas Metroplex and think it would be a great place to live. I lived there for 4 years while I was in college. However, I was reminded of something on my visit. I have been so used to life in Colorado Springs, where money doesn't seem to be a huge priority for people. Sure, some of my friends are into clothes -- but we splurge by going to Target or TJ MAXX, not Prada or Nieman Marcus (I probably even spelled it wrong!). Maybe I'm just uber-sensitive, but I'd forgotten how everything is such a show there. The pressure of "doing well" and appearing "perfect" is kind of overwhelming. Kind of makes me scared to live there again some day -- Jon and I had talked about that as a possibility. Who knows? Just some observations ...
For right now, I'm PERFECTLY happy in Michigan. Yes, I'm a little bit bored. BUT, I'm spending almost every day at the beach, picking strawberries at the farm down the road, walking with my mom every night, and spending lots of QT with the people I love most (minus my hubby, of course)! My mom has a wonderful way of "filling my bucket" -- making me feel loved and important. I am so lucky to be a part of such a wonderful family as I realize more and more that many people aren't so fortunate.
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So glad to hear and update and that you're doing well!!!!
Hooray- you're back! We (I) miss you in Colorado Springs. IT sounds like your time home and in Texas has been great. I love those walks with Mom, etc.- irreplaceable!
xoxooxox Annie
Moms are the greatest.
And I can totally relate to you with the superficialness thing, I call Neiman Marcus, Neededlessly Marked-Up. I am going to be moving back to Los Angeles soon, and everytime I am there I am shocked at how superficial people are there...I mean, I know a girl who at 28 had her second set of fake boobs, and I see 22 year-olds with these fish lips. Also, it is so hard to get some of my friends (and I do love them to death despite it all) presents, when they have Chanel this, Christian Dior that. How are scented candles or a picture frame from Pottery Barn going to match up with that?...it is crazy.
Rachel, so glad that you had fun in Texas. We miss you in Colorado though!! I just went to David's Bridal with Tricia so she could get a bridesmaids dress for her sister's wedding and I too found myself wanting another wedding...of course like you...same groom!!!
As much as I hated moving to a small town in Oregon after living all my life in San Diego as a kid, I miss the slowness of life there. Picking fresh blackberries is one of my fondest memories. Enjoy yourself!
Oh what I wouldn't give to be in Colorado...I would much prefer that to the hub-bub of other places. Simplicity is good!
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