Grateful to be me...

Peaseblossom55

So how was everyone's weekend? MIne was pretty good, I was at the theater again on Friday night for the show and a bit on Sunday in between watching football and the Rangers.

Saturday was wedding dress shopping with my sister, that went pretty well, but she had a lot of people there all giving their opinions, she hasn't chosen her dress yet but now has it narrowed down to two.  This weekend was supposed to be the halloween party but the couple cancelled it again, through a friend I found out why.  I was pretty bummed it was cancelled but knowing why it was cancelled it makes sense.

I don't want to get into why, but it made me grateful to be me.  I wasn't expecting in life to be 32 and NEY but I think I have enough life experience especially in the relationships department to make me feel secure in my relationship and our decision to share a future together.  So I have been enjoying the moment of where BF & I are, and simply appreciating the now.

Any experience you had over the weekend that made you grateful to be you?  If not at least update what you did this weekend!   I'll be back after work.  Have a great day!

mookow86

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[QUOTE]So how was everyone's weekend? MIne was pretty good, I was at the theater again on Friday night for the show and a bit on Sunday in between watching football and the Rangers. Saturday was wedding dress shopping with my sister, that went pretty well, but she had a lot of people there all giving their opinions, she hasn't chosen her dress yet but now has it narrowed down to two.  This weekend was supposed to be the halloween party but the couple cancelled it again, through a friend I found out why.  I was pretty bummed it was cancelled but knowing why it was cancelled it makes sense. I don't want to get into why, but it made me grateful to be me.  I wasn't expecting in life to be 32 and NEY but I think I have enough life experience especially in the relationships department to make me feel secure in my relationship and our decision to share a future together.  <strong>So I have been enjoying the moment of where BF & I are, and simply appreciating the now.</strong> Any experience you had over the weekend that made you grateful to be you?  If not at least update what you did this weekend!    I'll be back after work.  Have a great day!
Posted by danser55[/QUOTE]
Awesome! That's such an amazing place to be and mindset to have.

We had our engagement pictures taken this weekend. The weather was amazing and I was so grateful for that! I just felt so in love when we were having them taken- our photog would ask us questions and then we'd have to respond to each other, and the things FI said were so sweet. It made me appreciate our relationship even more and fall even more in love with him :)

becunning2

My weekend was an odd hodge podge of a mix... I had a great time out with friends Friday night---then an awful migraine on Saturday--and yesterday, I (almost) FINISHED an 86 page project. Huzzah! I just have to scan some images in and then drop 'em into place.  Can I say, Huzzah?!  And thank fricken goodness.

Thankful to be me:  being on the other side of THAT project.

Oh, and the boyfriend and I joked about getting engaged.  No, really.  O.o

elannis

I agree that it's awesome when you enjoy the "now" and not worry about the future.

I do also feel like things in my life have turned out way differently than I had imagined. My family (the side that I'm close to) has always pretty much gotten married right out of highschool (18 or 19) or they've had babies right out of high school and then got married a year or so later. My cousinis 24 and has 3 kids (twins and a baby), she's married, has a house, has dogs, and is pretty much settled. I always thought that was what I wanted, but I got into college and those things took a backseat. I think I would have been happy if things had turned out how they did with her (assuming I had found the right guy), but at that time I was dating a loser and I really wasn't ready for all that yet.

So I'm grateful for my life because I feel like she is often wondering "what if..." and I don't feel like I have that. I know she's happy with her kids, but wonders what else she could have experienced. So I'm happy that I didn't jump into all of that stuff right away and I have gotten to experience life a bit more before deciding what I want and now I'm so very happy with what I've gotten out of life.

becunning2

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Grateful to be me... : Details woman! 
Posted by yaga13[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>*snort* It's nothing all that exciting, but normally it's not ever something he mentions. So I went "AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH" inside but otherwise kept it together.</div><div>
</div><div>The details:  He called me up and was on his way home and mentioned something about doing something (sorry, really fuzzy on how this came up), and I responded with, "I can't, I'm currently engaged."  (I meant "busy," but whatever...) he starts joking about how can I sleep in our bed if I'm engaged to another man, generally giving me crap. And I quipped back at him, "didn't you know, you proposed last night."  Him:  "Oh, really, how?"  Me:  "You rolled over and kind of mumbled it, but I went with it..."  "No way, you can sleep through anything, even an earthquake... besides, you're the one who rolls around and mumbles."</div><div>
</div><div>It was all playful banter along those lines.

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peekaboo2011

Ow, owww becunning!

My weekend was pretty good.  I saw Ides of March with a friend Friday night, and then went out for a couple drinks with a girl I hadn't seen since elementary school!  It was a ton of fun. 

Saturday I packed, baked, and went to the 5th of November party Mast threw together at the last second.

Sunday, I drove down to SC.  And I've actually been pretty miserable since then.  At this point, it's a countdown to getting out of this state.  Despite the fact that I have a standing job offer if I want it, I don't think I can come back in March.  My soul is crushed when I'm here.

IrishDreamer

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[QUOTE]Ow, owww becunning! My weekend was pretty good.  I saw Ides of March with a friend Friday night, and then went out for a couple drinks with a girl I hadn't seen since elementary school!  It was a ton of fun.  :) Saturday I packed, baked, and went to the 5th of November party Mast threw together at the last second. Sunday, I drove down to SC.  And I've actually been pretty miserable since then.  At this point, it's a countdown to getting out of this state.  Despite the fact that I have a standing job offer if I want it, I don't think I can come back in March.  My soul is crushed when I'm here.
Posted by peekaboo2011[/QUOTE]

That just means you need to either stay in SC or move to MI to be close to meeeeee :D