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May 26, 2006
Back to Life.
Back to Reality.
I'm back from RT 2006. I am no longer an RT Virgin. (Hmmm. Maybe I should have used Madonna lyrics instead of En Vogue). This is no longer the view from my window.
And yet, I'm still happy to be home.
Maybe it was the extended game of What's That Smell? that I got to play almost immediately upon walking in the door. Maybe it was scheduling that Mother-Daughter Mammogram I'll be having soon. Maybe it was addressing envelopes for the high school football team's fundraiser or the Field Marshal training I went through for the soccer tournament this upcoming weekend (please remember to click your heels together and salute when I come into the room) or being immediately thrust into intense menu negotiations between Sissy #1 and Sissy #2 as we wrestle over what we're serving at my mother's 80th birthday party.
Aw, heck, maybe it was just being back with my guys, in my house, in my bed, in my life.
I would love to be the glittery Tooth Fairy from Alesia's pictures all the time, but it just ain't me. It was incredible fun to pretend for a week that I was a shiny party girl or a fishnet-stockinged daredevil and dance until midnight every night (and then get up the next morning and go sit up in front of a room of people and try to string cogent sentences together), but to be honest, the shoes pinched and some of the dresses didn't fit so well.
There really is no place in my regular life where I can wear fishnet stockings or glittery light-up high heels. In fact, most days I end up having to remind myself to go get out of my jammies. They certainly are comfy though.
In some ways, coming home was the best part of the week. Being away made me appreciate being here a little more. So as I shove those dresses into the drycleaning bag and hang the fishnets up to dry, it's with only a little regret.
Of course, Nationals are only two months away . . . maybe I can haul this outfit again.
Posted by Eileen at 11:04 AM | Comments (7)
Comments
What an outfit! You look great.
Of course, I'm glad you're back home safe. It's always nice to be back where you feel most comfortable. I hate coming home and feeling like I need a vacation from my vacation!
Sounds like you had fun though, and that's always a good thing!!
Posted by: dee at May 26, 2006 12:05 PM
I'm glad to be home, too, but I MISS YOU!!
Posted by: Alesia Holliday ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.literarychicks.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at May 26, 2006 1:32 PM
Dee, thank you! Those were the fishnets in question from Alesia's earlier post. They seem to have attracted more attention than I realized. :-)
Alesia, baby, I miss you, too. I suppose it's good that the Chicks are spread across the country, but it doesn't feel that way right now.
Hugs,
Eileen
Posted by: Eileen at May 26, 2006 3:15 PM
Eileen, it was so great to hang with you at RT!!! I want your light up shoes!!!
marianne
Posted by: Marianne at May 26, 2006 4:31 PM
Eileen, what a cute outfit! You should definitely wear it at Nationals :-)
Posted by: Michelle C at May 27, 2006 11:42 AM
Marianne,
Considering how much they hurt, I'd probably be willing to let you have the light-up shoes on extended loan.
Michelle,
Yeah. Nationals is always the perfect place for fishnets. At least there, it would set me apart!
Eileen
Posted by: Eileen at May 27, 2006 3:20 PM
Fabulous outfit! Sounds like you all had a great time.
~Lauren, who is returning to writing her book RIGHT NOW so she, too, can go to RT someday.
Posted by: laurenjharwood at May 27, 2006 6:05 PM
