So, yesterday was Valentine’s Day. Even though I am single yet again on this day, it didn’t really bother me. It was a great day, nonetheless.
I’ve decided that I’m not going to dwell on the past anymore. I’m tired of wishing for things that I once had. I’m looking towards the future and I am just hoping for the best.
I spent yesterday afternoon with my little sister Kenzie, my (much older) little sister Kirstie, my mom, Kirst’s boyfriend Nate, Kenz’s friends Hannah and Jake, and their mom Heidi.
Kenzie and Hannah had a dance recital at the Mardi Gras Festival that is held every year at the Resurrection Church and School. Kenzie was awesome, of course. She was the best ballerina out there. Nate surprised Kirstie by showing up there… he told her he had to work all day, but showed up with tulips for all of us girls. I think Kirstie was very surprised, and I thought it was very thoughtful of him to do something like that. We all had lunch at the fair- they had some of the best french fries I have ever had. I also bought some mini homemade cinnamon donuts. They were so good.
After lunch, the girls changed into their play clothes, and we went on all of the carnival rides. We got one of those unlimited ride bracelet dealies for $20. We went on some kiddie ride called the “Dizzy Dragon” first. It was a bad idea, especially since we had just ate lunch. I had to close my eyes the entire time we were on that ride, but felt okay after a few minutes. Kirst felt really nauseous after it, and didn’t go on some rides for a long time.
It was fun, though. We went on the huge slide (which wasn’t a good idea for me, since I was wearing a dress) tons of times, but mom didn’t get any pictures of that. We also went on one of those rides that drops you in mid-air, bumper cars, the tilt-a-whirl, the musik express (a hemalaya type of ride that smooshes you against the door of the ride and goes around in circles super fast), and the ferris wheel.
All of the kids were super sweet. I had met Hannah and Jake at Kenzie’s Birthday Party last August, and they took to us then. Hannah was holding my hand for the most part yesterday, with Kenzie holding the other one. It’s just great to see that there are other kids out there that are as polite and sweet as Kenzie is. I told Heidi that I would babysit them if she ever needed me to, so that would be fun for Kenz the next time that I have to babysit her to have her friends over here as well.
When we got home, Chuck’s band was playing that night, so I had to babysit Kenzie. We ordered some pizza, got some ice cream from Bruster’s, and then came home and watched “Horton Hears A Who.” We both fell asleep before Saturday Night Live came on. We were exhausted. And today I feel like a frail old lady. My whole body aches, but it was worth it.
Yesterday was fun, and I didn’t get sad at all thinking about how this is another year of being single. I think I am over searching for someone new, or hoping that Scott will come back to me. When things are meant to happen for me, then it’ll happen. I just need to be patient. I am over feeling sorry for myself, since I have so many things to be thankful for in my life. I’m not going to worry about these things that I can’t control anymore.
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