Whew + The Office

Holy cow! I feel like Rip Van Winkle must have felt when he woke up from his little siesta and realized the whole world had changed! Except...well....I've been awake. Just running through life at such a frenetic pace that it was only yesterday that I began to notice the brilliant hues of the foliage, which had decidedly brown undertones, and made me wonder whether I had missed the entire fall display--or if it were simply a result of the RAINY SEASON that has settled here as though it thinks we're in New England or something!! Crazy! I am not ready to hibernate just yet!!!!

The last three weeks have included Ben's birthday, Murrell's birthday, Maggie's birthday, Tannon's FIRST birthday (little sweetie pie!), Tracy's birthday, Kaela's birthday, all of the aforementioned peoples' birthday parties, RV camping with friends at Holiday World (so much FUN!), Emily's wedding (of which we were all a part, except Ben, who sat in the pew with my Mom and hollered at random intervals, "Hey, Emiweee!!!"), 3 harrowing meetings at work (after which I grew 3 equally frustrating gray hairs!), a field trip in the mud and freezing rain to Huber's with our special needs population from school, a tight KTIP deadline, and the arrival of my brother, who is staying with us for a couple of weeks. (Pictures from some of these will follow. Maybe...)

All of which have contributed to the fact that I haven't yet been able to blog about Jim and Pam's wedding!!
Sigh.
Here's the abbreviated post I've been meaning to do:
The Office has been going downhill for me. I still don't miss it often, but ever since Jim and Pam finally got together, it's not the same. I miss the long gazes, the shared jokes reflected in giddy eyes, and the chemistry of unrequited love. I wanted Pam to dump Roy, too (DUH!), because Jim's the only one for her (super DUH!)...but then when she did, they moved in together, she got pregnant, and they STILL had to act all smitten with each other at work all day, too, it lost some believability--and some innocence--for me. I was glad Jim decided to marry her, but I just wasn't sure what it would do for the story line.

I'm still not sure. BUT...in the wedding episode, my boyfriend Jim (ha!) delivered one fantastic quotable toast to his new bride. It makes this romantic resolve to tune in for at least a little while longer. Michael's interjection was rudely, tackily funny, but I'm not copying it here. It's Jim's declaration that gives me hope that requited love, on television, can be just as neat to watch as unrequited love, and feeds my own sappy notion that there really is that ONE right person for everyone. Here it is. Swoon! :)

Jim Halpert: [Jim stands up to give the wedding speech] I just wanna say how happy we are, that all of you are here tonight. And I want to especially thank those of you who have travelled from far away to be here with us tonight. Especially the Florida cousins, who obviously can't take a hint. Four years ago, I was just a guy who had a crush on a girl, who had a boyfriend. And I had to do the hardest thing that I've ever had to do, which was just to... wait. Don't get me wrong, I flirted with her. Pam, I can now admit in front of friends and family, that I do know how to make a photocopy. Didn't need your help that many times. And, uh, do you remember how long it took you to teach me how to drive stick?

Pam Beesly: Like a year!

Jim Halpert: I've been driving stick since high school, so... For a really long time that's all I had. Little moments with a girl who saw me as a friend. And, a lot of people told me I was crazy to wait this long for a date with a girl I work with but I think, even then I knew that... I was waiting for my wife. (I LOVE THAT PART!)
So, I would like to propose a toast.....


Isn't that the best toast ever? If you haven't seen the whole episode, you really should. Just ignore Dwight this time. Ugh! :-)
And now, hopefully, real life will settle down, too, as fall break begins and I finally have a chance to look at the books in my stack (that has dust on it for the first time I can ever remember!)
Hope everyone's doing well!