I’ve had a lovely long weekend thus far…how about you? I hope you’ve been enjoying the last hurrah of summer as much as I have 
Today I lazed around and had some yummy coffee in bed, did some research and writing, went to Whole Foods (which ought to be renamed Whole Paycheck, no joke), rearranged my bedroom furniture, had a very nice bite to eat from Pei Wei…and watched a fab ‘Sex and the City’ marathon on the Style network. It doesn’t matter how many times I see that show, I still love it. One of the episodes I watched today was the one where Carrie read a poem at a wedding…do you remember it? Here’s the poem:
His hello was the end of her endings,
Her laugh was their first step down the aisle.
His hand would be hers to hold forever,
His forever was as simple as her smile.
He said she was what was missing,
She said instantly she knew.
She was a question to be answered,
And his answer was I do.
Don’t you love it? I totally do…although life rarely works out so easily and beautifully, but…it’s nice to dream, isn’t it?
I’m trying to make sense out of so many things these days – I’ve hit a roadblock with my research and writing, which is causing me more grief than I can possibly tell you. I’m finding it hard to strike a balance between the writing that my professor is asking for and the writing that comes from my soul and reeks of me and my voice. This is vexing my spirit. As well, I don’t have enough time to do all of the things I want to do – which is totally nothing new, but…I just need more time. I know, I know…who doesn’t, right? Finally, the fretting has reached epic proportions lately, and…something has to be done to stop it, or I will completely drive myself nuts. (Short trip, I know) Sooo…when I go to sleep tonight, I am going to whip up some voodoo magic, and see if I can’t possibly chase some of my fret away. I think I know what is causing the fret – I lack faith. I have a hard time trusting, and my faith has faltered. That’s a wretched thing to acknowledge…and I need to do something about it. I need to imagine that I am standing on the edge of a really, really high ledge, with my toes curled tightly, and just leap. (Knowing me, I will probably do a 3 1/2 in the pike position with a full twist, but…only because I’m fabulous like that 
) I need to quit worrying about my writing – and JUST DO IT. I need to quit fretting so much about the people in my life – and JUST DO ME, and not worry so much about everything else. Anyone have any voodoo spells that they’d be willing to share with me?? I think I’m going to need the big guns to make all of this work out – wish me luck!
Before I go for this evening, I wanted to remind you that Fashion’s Night Out is this Thursday, September 6, 2012 – here in San Antonio, there are events happening at La Cantera: The Shops at La Cantera proudly celebrates Fashion’s Night Out on September 6 from 6 pm – 9 pm in Center Court. We’re rolling out the red carpet for San Antonio’s style mavens to kick up their stilettos for some serious shopping and so much more.
Join us for fabulous in-store events, live fashion shows at Neiman Marcus at 7pm and 8pm, a beauty lounge sponsore by DermSA featuring Project Dior Beauty & Fragrance presented by Christian Dior in Center Court, swag bags for the first 200 guests, stylish sounds, tasty bites, giveaways galore and much more! Plus dress your best and show off your style in the Macy’s ” What’s Your Style” Contest – Guests of the event will have an opportunity to strut their stuff to show off their style for a chance to win a $500 Macy’s Gift Card. You’ll be judged by local media celebrities.
If you live locally, be sure to check it out! I went to last year’s event and it was FANTASTIC (the margaritas at the Betsey Johnson shop, the champagne in the courtyard, the divine shoes that I bought on sale at Nordstrom…a looooovely time was had by all, especially ME )…some year, I hope hope HOPE to be able to attend the events in NYC (click here for all the details) – I can’t even wrap my head around how freaking AMAZING that would be! Yaaa!!! Some day… As I said above, it’s nice to dream, isn’t it??!
I wish you a beautiful rest of your evening, a lovely Labor Day tomorrow, and a great start to a bright, shiny sparkly week ahead…may all of your dreams come true. Hey – please think a happy thought in my direction, okay? I can use all the help and good vibes I can get! Je vous aime!
xxx