Endings and beginnings

I’ve watched his program on Discovery Chanel/ Animal Planet for so many years. Though I’m grossed out with reptiles in general, I found myself watching his program without fail. I watched with envy at how lucky he was to find something he was so passionate about, how it was so obvious that he loved what he was doing. Now Steve Irwin, the famed "Crocodile Hunter", is gone and this saddens me. Life is so fleeting...

With one ending comes a new beginning.....Our headteacher is tying the knot with her long-time boyfriend tomorrow. It took me a while to decide whether I would attend or not because the wedding is quite far from Prague. It will be at Houska Castle, one of the oldest Czech castles built in the second half of the 13th century. Legend says that the gate of Hell is found there. Fortunately the gate is kept sealed by the castle’s chapel. The bride finds this story cute thus she wants her ever after with her groom to start there. Sweet.

Houska Castle from afar and the unique invitation card made by the bride herself.

Anyway, I’ve decided to attend it . I was mentally selecting from my nondescript wardrobe what I will wear for the wedding and came up with an all-black ensemble; black blouse, black trousers, black boots, black purse. Only when I tried them on (I haven’t worn them for months) did I realize there was no way I could wear the pair. My tummy bulged like a balloon about to burst! I gained weight! When did it happen??!!

So off I went to Centrum Chodov this afternoon right after school to panic-shop. For hours I didn’t find anything. Seemed like all clothes were either too big or too long or too expensive. A shawl costs 700kč. Are you kidding? A nice and relatively cheap blouse has a plunging neckline that would definitely define my Hershey Kisses' nonexistence. The skirts are too long that if I’d wear them I would look like I just borrowed somebody else’s. Now you know why I hate shopping. Finally, when I was about to scream to the high heavens to give me a break I passed by this shop which is having a sale and voila! --- I saw a nice blouse with an even more nice price tag---a glaring,underlined, highlighted 70 percent off! I thought I solved the problem after buying it but then I remembered the weather forecast says it will be cold tomorrow. Waaa, I have no nice jacket to wear! No way I would spend more money for one so if I would be frozen tomorrow, that is because I don’t want to concede to the fact that a wedding is indeed a costly thing.

Then again, I conceded at my own wedding, but that is another story.