And the sand in the glass is right

Last night I got nostalgic. It all started when my mom and dad brought home a white dress from a garage sale they went to in the afternoon. Once I tried that on, my mom decided it would be cool to bring down my grandmother's wedding gown from the 1940's. According to my mom, my grandma bought the dress for $2000 dollars, which was a lot of money back in the day. Especially since most women were getting married in pantsuits at the time. If you know me, you'll know that I get really into vintage fashion, especially from the 40's and 50's. This dress was beautiful. It was a gorgeous champagne color, had a long train, intricate beadwork, and long sleeves that came to a point. Anyway, I tried it on and had a great time going over all my mom's old memories of grandma. Who knows, I may even wind up wearing it for my own wedding gown. I think that would make my mom happy, plus it was a very nice gown so I wouldnt mind wearing it either.

I guess playing dress up got my mom in a nostalgic mood too because she went into the garage and came out with a huge paper bag stuffed full of pictures. We spent the evening going through them all. Some were ones I had never seen before of when I was a baby, or when my mom was in labor, or when my dad was my age and spent a year in Israel living on a commune. It's crazy to see pictures of your parents at your age and see what they were up to. My dad seemed really adventurous and mature for someone that age...you'd have to be to spend that much time alone in a faraway country. Not even through a college study abroad program either...he just went. I wish i had the spirit to just pack up, close my eyes, put my finger on a map, and take off. Anyway, I found out lots of interesting facts about my parents that I didn't know before.

Today is Labor Day so we had no school thank god. ADPi planned a beach trip with the whole sorority which I went to this morning. There's a bunch of social things going on recently which is such a relief after rushing. Thursday night we went out on the row and then today was the beach. I might just be getting over my fear of wearing a bathing suit in public. I have some weird body issues that have hung around for years and have been really restrictive, but today I actually wore my bathing suit in the water without shorts or a tshirt. It was a breakthrough. I got really sunburned on my face and chest...but when don't I get a sunburn when i go to the beach? It was a pretty fun way to spend the day and I am having more fun as the days go by getting to know the girls in the house. I just recently signed up for facebook and have been a tad bit obsessed with it this weekend, but I think as soon as school starts up again tomorrow I'll be out of it and not checking in every 5 seconds. I wish we had monday night dinner tonight just because I have some deliveries for people that I'd really like to get to them now rather than next monday, but i guess what they dont know about wont hurt them. Ok...I'm completely ignoring my French homework and I'd like to pass the class. Update soon I'm sure.