Good Morning,
I hope everyone is enjoying spring break. We’re taking off tomorrow for our daughter’s since her birthday is next week, too. I’m running around like a crazy woman trying to do 1001 different things.
I woke up this morning and thought I had some kind of horrible disease. I absolutely could not open my eyes. I struggled for a few seconds and finally managed to get them open. That’s when I realized I hadn’t removed my make-up. Okay, note to self, less mascara. Y’all ever done that?
We picked up the DVD’s yesterday of our son’s wedding. Karl and I cozied up on the sofa to watch it. I cried again. All our attention was on the bride and groom. After the ceremony, the movie continued with the reception. The first dance…awwww….cutting the cake….awwww….then everyone began to dance. Karl and I began to chuckle as we saw this really large woman dancing with this little dried up old man. Well, until the camera went in for a close-up and we realized we were laughing at ourselves.
It was so not funny. Okay, maybe a little funny.
When I look in the mirror I feel pretty good about myself–most people do, I think. Then we see ourselves on film and all our imperfections. Bleh!
As our son’s best man said, Jodie didn’t marry Billy for his fame and fortune because he doesn’t have either one, or his sexy physique (he’s gained a little weight). She didn’t marry him because of all the wrong reasons, she married him for all the right reasons. She married him because he has a big heart and she knows no matter what, he’ll always be there for her.
Our imperfections are what make us who we are. Yes, I really need to lose weight. It would be nice if Karl didn’t have rheumatoid arthritis since the age of 25. But you know, as we kept watching each other, we also saw the love on our face and that’s what life is all about. Loving each other for who we are and not what we want someone to be.
Hugs,
Karen Kelley
Close Encounters of the Sexy Kind
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Close Encounters of the Sexy Kind
Romantic Times Reviewer Choice Award finalist!
Cosmic Sex January 29, 2008 Brava
www.authorkarenkelley.com
www.myspace.com/authorkarenkelley
Karen,
That is so nice…relooking at the wedding and finding all those aww moments. The best man was right they did get married for the right reasons…not the superficial ones that just won’t last.
I know that I definitely need to loose some weight. I usually try to avoid any moment with the camera and I absolutely hate to see a picture of myself that I did not realize was being taken. It is time to focus on a bit of weight loss and just better health in general.
Have a great day!
What a wonderful blog. The wedding tape sounds wonderful, like they filmed all the right moments.
I have recently started working out and I feel a ton better, but when I had a picture taken I look like a ton. LOL Thankfully, my hubbie married me for all the right reasons and the fifty pounds that I’ve gained in the last ten years haven’t sent him screaming. LOL
Lord, don’t we know it. That stupid camera always adds pounds that the mirror doesn’t see!
This is a lovely, lovely post, Karen. Thank you for sharing such a sweet moment with us.
What a sweet post, Karen! You’re just too funny. You know, hubby and I don’t look like we did when we married 28 years ago either, but the love is still there – plus something else – friendship. He’s one of my very best friends after all these years.
ah sweet story Karen.
I say every year before the get together that I am going to lose weight. So far it hasn’t happened. LOL
I don’t have a mate but I do have my cat Sammy. He is a good listener.
I just got back from working out. I finally found something I enjoy—water exercises! I’m losing slowly, but I have tons more energy. I guess that makes it all worth it 🙂
Karen
This is a sweet post. Love is a powerful thing, I love how weddings spread the happy feelings in us all. 🙂
Hello Karen,
never mind about the camera adding pounds, i bet you looked gorgeous, so there!.
I wonder how many times you will play the wedding video and how many times yopu find something you missed the 1st and 2nd time around…………..hehehe.
Cry away it will make you happy and you konw if it makes you happy it’s a good thing!
Emma
sorry to be so late in responding……………