Sunday, May 13, 2007

Planes Trains and Automobiles

I find it interesting that some women can recall fantasizing about their perfect storybook wedding as a young girl. I have never been one of those women, which is most likely why I do not get very excited at weddings as an adult. To be honest, they generally make me feel extremely inadequate that I have been unable to find a partner to enjoy life with, and even if I did, I doubt I would want to go down that road. I'm not interested in spending $50,000 on one day, a dress I will never wear again, flowers that will die and a DJ that insists on playing YMCA no matter how many times you tell him/her not to.

I went to a wedding this weekend as my friend P's date and had a wonderful time. I have never been to a wedding before where the bride and groom were soooooooo beyond happy it even put a smile on my face. Most weddings are joyous occasions but this particular one went way beyond that and rather than feeling inadequate I felt like I wanted to have what the bride and groom had, as their happiness and love was so contagious, even cynical Miss Ash was nowhere to be found.

The day in itself was spontaneous and fun. After the ceremony P and I decided to check out her friends Airplane Tour business to kill some time before the reception. Next thing we know we're flying high above the sky with P as co-pilot, taking in the sights and viewing the city as we never have before. Afterwards we sat in the sun and enjoyed ice cream and catching up before making our way to the reception. I don't get to see P very often and it was great to spend time with her, I felt rejuvenated. I have a few things on the go this week, Dr's appt to find out if the abnormal cells are gone, I'm heading back to the gym tomorrow after my 3 month hiatus and most importantly, I finally have an entire week to myself......no weddings, no birthdays ...nothing, i'm sooooo excited :)

12 comments:

yrautca said...

Oooh looks like a fun trip. Hope you had much fun.

Maisha said...

aw my gawd!thats a pretty plane.it looks like candy...so cute!

Scott said...

The falls look amazing from the air eh? Very cool stuff. Glad that you had yourself a good weekend,and now relaxation.

Cheers,

Scott

2 Dollar Productions said...

You are braver than I am as those little puddle-jumper planes make me nervous as hell.

Enjoy the week - it's got good potential.

Wiwille said...

The plane looks like it belongs to a seven year old girl. It's like it leapt out of the pages of Archie Comics.

Miss Ash said...

Yrautca, it was a great day!!

Maisha, yeah P & I loved the rainbow as well, so colorful.

Scott, the view was absolutely beautiful.

2DP, haha I loathe taking off and landing and thought I would surely die in such a small plane. However the landing was sooo much smoother than in a big jet.

Wiwille, yes it was a very tiny plane. It sat 6 people in total.

Natalia said...

I want the happiness. I don't want the elaborate wedding.

-N

JLee said...

That sounds like a fun weekend! I am a bit nervous in those small planes, but will have to try that sometime.

Princess Pessimism said...

The falls are stunning from the air..

Jennifer said...

I was wondering how it went with your fear of take off and landing. My elementary school best friend had a bike decorated just like that plane, it had a banana seat and it was sooo dorky. But now when I look back that was a cool bike.

Anonymous said...

Yeah, weddings, blah! I'm not a fan either. I have been to a few good ones though. Glad you had fun!

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