As much as I hate to agree with Andy, England is an absolutely beautiful country… when the sun decides to come out and play! I would even go as far as say it is one of the most beautiful places in the world, when the sun is shinning and you are whipping around the tiny country lanes, passing though little village after little village, stopping off at old pubs, and having a pint of real English Ale with your lover. However, it is not so picturesque when, in a span of two and a half weeks, the sun only shows his face for a total of two times! And this would be called the entire month of February. I was dying to get back to the Sunshine State! And lucky me, here I am! I came back Sunday to attend, and be in, my friend Ashley’s wedding (my very first bridesmaid experience)!!
When my plane landed at the Orlando International Airport, it felt like I was a bear coming out of hibernation after a winter of sleeping in a dark cave. The sun was blinding bright without a cloud in the sky, just as a Florida evening should be. And once I was welcomed back with smiles from customs, I got my bags, and ran into the welcoming arms of my mommy! Could being home in the south and the sun be any better?
YES! When I arrived home my fabulous dad had a glass of crisp but fruity chardonnay (my fav), peel and eat shrimp, and filet wrapped in bacon waiting for my mom and me. I think this is on par or even better than being Her Majesty the Queen! When I woke up it was on to daily womanly duties with my mom. We started by educating our minds with an afternoon showing of Valentines Day before meeting my dad and being treated to an early dinner of sushi and Japanese plum wine. It was then time for me to meet up with the girls, and bride to be, to talk about all things direly important: dresses, cakes, flowers, and the men we are about to marry!
Next I had my father daughter day. We did all the things one should do when having a day of just the two of you… get measured for his May 15th costume (top hat and coat tails), have Philly cheese steaks and fries at a greasy diner dive, and pick up the new seat for the newer, meaner looking motorcycle he just bought. Then in the evening I was wined, dinned, and serenaded with the sounds of the acoustic guitar as we watched a movie. I am pretty sure this is how Scarlet O’Hare felt in Gone with the Wind as she gallivanted around the South, before the war of course!
Well, it's time I go. My duties of being a Floridian lady of leisure must continue…. I have a lady’s breakfast in an hour and I mustn’t be late!
Such a hard life!!!!!!
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