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| Ugh. What a day. I got into several near car wrecks. I went the whole day without eating. My brain....is fried. How many days until December? On the bright side, I actually accomplished all that I set out to do today. First time in weeks. This semester is going to be the busiest I've ever had. It had better fly by.
I was reminiscing earlier today about the "good ol'" days at Harding. I remember being Katie's roomie and taking two hour naps on our floor (or sometimes in my bed). I remember going to Heber Springs with Kelly (and constantly changing positions because the rock was overrun with ugly brown spiders). I remember soaking in the baptizing fountain and being sprayed in the lily pond with Looney, The Vendetti Bros, and Rach (and others I am sure). I remember being carefree and happy. I remember being surrounded by people that loved me and being in a place that I loved.
Now, its not all bad these days, but I am definitely not carefree and I don't love MSU all that much. If this is growing up....I don't want to grow up...I'm a Toys-R-Us kid.....ooooOOOFF to Neverland! Anyway, at least I can't complain of boredom. That's a perk, eh? | | |
| Gosh, I love my nephew. He is so beautiful!!!!! And I get to spend a whole WEEK with him! Rock on.
I also love the book "Me and Mr. Darcy". Its about this girl who is in love with Mr. Darcy. He is her ideal. She goes on a trip to England and learns a few things. Ideals aren't real. No one lives up to the pictures we create in our heads. No one has all those qualities, united. And, even if they did, would it REALLY be what we want? Emily Albright ( the girl in the book) learns this. The Mr. Darcy she fantasized about turned out to be what she didn't want. She wanted someone real. And yes, even someone faulty. And you know, its only with those faults that we can really appreciate the virtues. Otherwise, those "virtues" would become annoying and dull.
After I read that book, I watched Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea. In those movies, Anne Shirley dismisses Gilbert Blythe (the adorable hero) as a suitor because he doesn't live up to her ideal. Her guardian puts it in perspective when she reminds Anne of all the things he's done for her and advises her not to "give it up, for some ridiculous ideal that doesn't exist." She has a point. We may have someone in our life that has done/does so much for us, but we ignore it or overlook it because we have a picture in front of us. A picture we have fabricated out of our imaginations. A picture that exists no where in the world.
Every girl has her own version of Mr. Right. But the Mr. Right that's right for you may not be that guy in your head. He may be the dorky slob standing next to you. Or the quiet computer geek you see in class everyday. Don't dismiss the Gilberts in your life simply because he isn't over six feet tall, wearing breeches, and answering to the name of Darcy. (actually, the Gilbert in the movie version is quite dashing, but you get my drift) Trust me, ladies, I am speaking from experience here. My own dashing Mr. Right is nothing like what I thought. But I wouldn't trade him for all the Darcys in the world. He's better than any imaginative man. And yours will be, too. I promise. As Jane Austen wisely states, "The right man will come in time."
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| *sigh* I'm so out of touch with the world....friends.....life in general.....reality? | | |
| For those who can't read my protected post...here is the Katie Cozzens Abridged Version.
I went to KC with my family.
A bunch of lies, all lies.
Went to Shawnee Mission Park.
More lies.
Scampered up the steps.
Got proposed to.
Slapped him, insulted him, and then said I'd marry him.
:) Any more details than that, you must speak to me!! 
By the way, not REALLY lies, just clever "deceptions". | | |
| Engaged!! More details to come in a protected message!!! Btw, if you can't see message and you want details, let me know! | | |
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