My Day Described

valentine's day was surprisingly pleasant. i went to work, came home after 4pm and thought about going to sleep and being generally miserable. then i get call from mom and niki who are at the mall needing help shopping for prom dresses for the latter. so i go over. we didn't find any dresses we liked, but i did find some random stuff on clearance. flowery, bright, girly stuff that i really shouldn't even be thinking about. but what can i say, i can't work at a bridal boutique wearing my regular black and boring attire. speaking of work, today was my first real day where i actually helped one customer. went through invitations, response cards, reception cards, ink colors, pictures, pricing, etc. got to witness giddy brides mulling for two hours over whether they prefer the blue ribbon or the chocolate brown. (ridiculous, in my opinion!) not only that, it's insane the exorbitant amount of money people spend on these things. i'm flabbergasted! (yes, i used that word i think for the first time in my life. point being, i really was astonished.) notice to the world: chances are i won't ever be married. but if i am, rest assured i will not be sending you any invitation cards or the like. and if i get to marry the person i choose to marry, there probably won't even be a wedding as you imagine a wedding to be. anyhow, i like working again. even if it isn't much, it's something. now, back to the shopping with mom and niki, so we hung out at the mall until it closed and then decided to go out to dinner. went to p.f.chang's first, but they had a two hour wait so we went to chili's instead. shared fajitas, ribs, and that molten chocolate cake thing with ice cream on top...yum! then we came home and watched taare zameen par. and now i'm sitting here at 2:43am, about to fall asleep... but not without saying "happy birthday daddy" because it is his birthday today (feb. 15). although i don't think the date of his natural birth matters as much as his spiritual rebirth considering he's with Jesus now. but i do miss him. yeah, i love my family. i really do. but there is one other person i miss a whole lot too and i still wish...