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May 21, 2008
It's like puberty, but much, much later.
My mother started talking to me about my bridal shower when I got first got engaged. Immediately I imagined this horrific scenario of women all attending a brunch wearing their Sunday Best. The theme of this nightmare shower was "Easter Hats" and I was sitting in a white wicker chair wearing a floral, tea-length dress with a large blue hat on my head.
Immediately I told my mother I wanted a BBQ in my brothers back yard, and that both men and women would be attending. She was displeased.
As the time gets closer, and my best friend has gotten involved in the shower planning process, I am a little more comfortable with the idea. I've found a restaurant I like that has a lot of open spaces, so we're not all crushed together. I also bought.... a floral dress that I am looking forward to wearing.
I've changed my mind about having the boys attend, and am actually looking forward to a day with the girls. In short, I'm getting concerned with how this wedding is changing me into... a girl.
Should i start understanding the difference between blush and pink, or mauve and wine, please deposit me by the nearest batting cages, remove me of my floral dress and put me in some dirty jeans.
Thank you.
Posted by lysa at 10:01 AM | Comments (5)
May 5, 2008
I was corralled this morning.
This is going to take a little explaining - fortunately google provides maps, and I know how to make dots.
Here's the Legend:
The green dots represent the path I take to the train - by foot.
Te red dot represents a huge parking garage that I have to walk through
The blue dots represent many angry morning drivers who have just sat in traffic in the Battery Tunnel.
Washington Street is this teeny, tiny passageway around the parking garage. I don't even know how cars know this street exists. It's so small that it has no traffic controls: no police presence, no traffic light, and no stop sign. It's been a delicate understanding between the masses of people crossing this street into the parking garage and the cars both leaving the parking garage and driving down Washington street.
This morning as I crossed the entrance to the Battery Tunnel ( which is an expansive 7 lane exit ) there was a police officer on the other side waving a bright orange flag. The flags intent was to steer the crowd of pedestrians onto the new walkway. This walkway even extends across Washington Street - which now has a crosswalk painted onto it. There's still no stop sign, but there is a bright new crosswalk - now the cars speeding down Washington Street know where the pedestrians are going to be, and can aim accordingly.
Some folks were not so easily corralled and continued walking in the street, taking care to avoid potential accidents. Me? I'd like to live to take a sip of my morning chai.
Posted by lysa at 9:42 AM | Comments (6)