And I cringe.<\/p>\n
Bridal shower.<\/p>\n
A high school friend’s bridal shower is tomorrow. Of course, it’s not to say that I am not honored to be invited. In fact, I really appreciate that our friendship has lasted for so long\u00e2\u20ac\u201dall through the different phases of our lives, through the good and bad.<\/p>\n
Initially, I thought: this is great! My friend is awesome and deserves to be celebrated.<\/p>\n
But then I looked up the definition of a bridal shower. An event really centered around the gifts. It’s all female\u00e2\u20ac\u201dbecause generally custom assumes that women have female friends only<\/i>. It’s about dressing up in nice dresses, looking nice, eating salads…surrounded by lace, pastels, and more.<\/p>\n
It’s my first bridal shower even though I am approaching my thirties.<\/p>\n
So tomorrow morning, I will get up and drive to my parents’ house. I will have a present wrapped up in my trunk. I will write something on the card. I will wear a dress that I will decide on the last minute. I will wear a touch of eyeliner and mascara…perhaps even a dab of pseudo-lipstick. I will eat lunch with my parents…and then drive the 2 miles to my friend’s parents’ house. I will enter with a smile and stay with a smile through the shower, maintaining the mores of situations. Then I will enjoy it…I will enjoy it. <\/p>\n
Because most importantly, this is a celebration of the next greatest phase of a treasured friend’s life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
And I cringe. Bridal shower. A high school friend’s bridal shower is tomorrow. Of course, it’s not to say that I am not honored to be invited. In fact, I really appreciate that our friendship has lasted for so long\u00e2\u20ac\u201dall … Continue reading