I knew it—Debbie’s cousin’s best friend’s husband won!

Check out the final results!

At the beginning of the movie “Before Sunset,” Jesse Wallace, author of a best-selling book about a girl he spent one night with in Vienna nine years ago, answers to the press as to whether or not the characters in his book ever meet again, “I think how you answer that is a good test to see if you’re a romantic or a cynic.”

I think that’s why I love the movie so much—it leaves it open for you to interpret it how you want at the time you watch it.

The movie no doubt pulls on your emotions in one direction or another. Sometimes when I watch it, I can really get pulled into the whole bit about quashed hopes, dreams, and expectations and at other times not so much.

But, luckily, for me, in the end, of the many, many times I’ve seen it, it always ends happily for me.

Just as the movie fades to black and the credits roll, Jesse smiles at Celine as she dances to the song “Just in Time” by Nina Simone. It’s that smile that does it for me.

I don’t like to think about the practicality of it—him having to deal with his wife at home, what he is going to do with his son, would he and Celine even work out or would they eventually get tired of each other, etc.

But, I like to think regardless if it did or didn’t work out in the end, that he stays.

I would settle for even just a little longer. Even if he eventually got on the plane and went back to the obligations at home (which some may see as a “Bad ending”) I like to think that he at least stays a little longer and savors the moment.

He would at least have left with some sort of closure and maybe a little hope.

Having faith in love restored—that, to me, is a happy ending, too.

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I just wanted to test the different post functions. Still need a better name…

Maybe something like “even-less-interesting” ; )

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is all i have to say about that.

My friend dropped the bomb on me last minute to “bring something nice to wear because we’re going out after the Chalkwalk.”

“Where are we going?”

“Somewhere in Hollywood.”

“How nice?”

“Like clubbing clothes.”

“Debbie, you know I don’t have any clubbing clothes.”

“Well, what do you have?”

“A nice top with jeans okay?”

“Uh, no I was thinking more like a dress.”

“How about I just pack my entire closet and you can pick out my outfit for me.”

“Sounds like a plan!”

I’ve always sort of been the introverted, geeky girl with glasses who stayed home from school dances to go to the movies, or do something, anything else but go to a school dance. Any other dances like at parties or weddings, I was the shy wallflower sitting down at a table at the edge of the room.

Needless to say I am a bit apprehensive about going out tonight.

But, I said I wanted to try new things and “clubbin in L.A. on a Saturday night” is definitely… an interesting and different opportunity to “grow.”

Going up to Valencia Friday night and then back down to Pasadena Saturday morning with a friend and her cousin.  It should be lots of fun!  I seem to always miss the San Diego Art Walk so I’m excited to finally go to one!

Unable to contain my glee for the new book I got from my friend, travel agent, financial advisor, and co-worker, Angela for my birthday. When I told her I made the decision to go on a month long trip to Europe for or before my 30th birthday, she was probably more excited than I was.

Europe, here I come! (At least sometime within the next three years!)

(I know, I’m a dork)

…that I am going to start living my life.

Finally.

Better late than never.