Thursday, March 20, 2008

The Day After

I love the movie Enchanted! Not only does it combine the fairy tale ideas of classic Disney movies (my favorites) but also it puts a twist in there, putting the fantasy world into real life. In the deleted scenes, it shows Giselle (the princess-to-be) with Prince Edward (her "Prince Charming") walking around New York City, and she starts talking about wanting to have something to do when they get back to cartoon Andalasia. Edward asks "What about our 'happily ever after'?" Her response is something to the effect of "Well, yes I am looking forward to that - but I am talking about the day afterwards." 

Many times my fairy tale fantasies end with the idea of the perfect wedding, the perfect honeymoon, and matrimonial bliss in a cute little house maybe out in the middle of nowhere. I have started to see, though, that the happiness doesn't end there. Every time I go over to Shane and Anna's house to hang out, I find that I really enjoy watching the boys play with each other, wrestle with their daddy, then get sleepy and snuggle up with momma. I definitely someday want to find my own man and have that small, sweet wedding and live in a house that I get to decorate - and I want to have time where it is just the two of us - but I also look forward to the days when little handprints cover my windows and the living room is strewn with superhero capes and sippy cups; to nights filled with perhaps nothing more exciting than reading a bedtime story with the kids then filling out March Madness brackets after they are in bed (exactly the way my evening with the Wanamakers ended haha). 

I love where I am in life right now, though. There is no way I would trade these college days for being married right now, or maybe even a second chance at high school. I want to appreciate every moment of my life and have no regrets for how I have lived. I don't want to constantly wish a certain stage of my life away in order to get what I think will be better. But I am excited to see where God takes me over the next 5-7 years... I could be in for a lot of changes! But as my friend Noel says, "Life keeps getting better every year." And I completely agree.

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