Saturday, January 07, 2006
Tonight, I sat in a room full of girls and watched a good friend of mine open wedding presents. It's such an odd feeling, as this is not just a random person preparing for a wedding that is a week away, but this is my friend, this is Sarah.
It starts when you're five, you dream of a dashing prince, who is perfect in every way....he sweeps into your life in a beautiful Audi TT (two-door, silver, tinted windows, fast...very fast), and you, the most beautiful princess in the land, falls for him. It's so perfect, there are lots of flowers at your wedding, frilly dresses, and your prince looking quite dashing in a tux. It just happens and you just know...everything is so sure.
Then reality strikes when you are about 12 years old, and suddenly you realize that there isn't a prince, and you aren't the princess....those were fairy tales that worked when you were 5. Life can be harsh with it's reality, especially to a young girl who's had these beautiful dreams built in the sky. Somehow, life forces you to live in a real world where there is real pain, love, hurt, beauty, sadness...and all those other strands that life presents.
Until you hear the voice of one of your close friends on the phone one day....you can barely understand what the heck she is saying, but you are sure of one thing...she's excited. As you try to make out what she is trying to communicate, and wondering if she is speaking English...a faint glimmer of hope enters your soul....there are still prince's living in the world...they're just disguised as frogs (no offense boys:)
I'm very happy for Sarah...for she found her prince and in one week from today, the Lord willing, she will become the most beautiful bride ever and say I do to the man of her dreams. And I for one feel extremely blessed to be able to witness this.
It starts when you're five, you dream of a dashing prince, who is perfect in every way....he sweeps into your life in a beautiful Audi TT (two-door, silver, tinted windows, fast...very fast), and you, the most beautiful princess in the land, falls for him. It's so perfect, there are lots of flowers at your wedding, frilly dresses, and your prince looking quite dashing in a tux. It just happens and you just know...everything is so sure.
Then reality strikes when you are about 12 years old, and suddenly you realize that there isn't a prince, and you aren't the princess....those were fairy tales that worked when you were 5. Life can be harsh with it's reality, especially to a young girl who's had these beautiful dreams built in the sky. Somehow, life forces you to live in a real world where there is real pain, love, hurt, beauty, sadness...and all those other strands that life presents.
Until you hear the voice of one of your close friends on the phone one day....you can barely understand what the heck she is saying, but you are sure of one thing...she's excited. As you try to make out what she is trying to communicate, and wondering if she is speaking English...a faint glimmer of hope enters your soul....there are still prince's living in the world...they're just disguised as frogs (no offense boys:)
I'm very happy for Sarah...for she found her prince and in one week from today, the Lord willing, she will become the most beautiful bride ever and say I do to the man of her dreams. And I for one feel extremely blessed to be able to witness this.