She Had To Find Other Ways To Entertain Herself
We spent the weekend in Indianapolis for a wedding, which is a very indirect saying of THE UNIVERSE! IT IS UPSIDE-DOWN!
I don't know what it is about being away from home a few days that makes everything all screwy, but there it is. I'm tragically behind on all sorts of things, but completely lacking the care that is required to do something about it. The lack of care is probably kitten-shaped and currently sitting in my lap purring, but I can't prove that for sure.
The wedding that we went to was one that Alexis had been looking forward to for a very long time. Through a weird sort of coincidence, she was born during the Wedding Drought. We haven't had one in the family for a long time. I expect that the floodgates will open in about five years, but for now, this was The One. The One that she was going to get to go to so that she could finally find out what all of the hullabaloo is about when it comes to weddings.
She was VERY curious.
She has been asking questions for weeks and pondering and considering and basically planning every wedding for every person ever. She was so very excited about the whole thing that she packed her suitcase a month ago, made a big thing about how she needed a new dress and hoop earrings, and she told me what to expect.
"Mom, people cry at weddings. I bet you're going to cry," she predicted.
Which, meh. I may cry at random stupid Hallmark commercials, but weddings don't usually get to me like that. Really, the only thing about weddings that makes me want to cry is the realization that all of those kids sitting around me aren't really "kids" anymore.
You guys, our flower girl graduated from high school this year. Now THAT is sob-worthy. (Congrats, B! And get off my lawn!)
Alexis sat through the wedding ceremony quietly scoping out everything. She watched the bride and groom. She smiled at the wedding party. She studied everyone in the building.
And she didn't manage to find a single person who was crying. Not. A. One.
I know that because as we were walking out, she grabbed my hand and whispered, "Mom, I'm so disappointed that nobody cried! Now who will I make fun of at the party?"
What's that saying about apples not falling far from trees? Because ... yeah. THAT.
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Reader Comments (4)
Whose child did you steal a picture of?
Because that is most assuredly NOT Alexis.
NO
It's NOT.
NO NO NO
holy hell.
Your kid is priceless. I fully expect Alexis to rule the world one day... very soon.
grins I love it!
Also, my flower girl graduates next year. This year, she was in the Junior Miss competition (except it's called something else, nowadays).
i've been known to hit people who make fun of me so yeah, be sure to tell her that