Oh, I do that, too! (Or, I would, if I believed in god on the regular. I just thank whatever powers-that-be...)

Good on you for getting out of there, and I'm sorry that you felt so stuck for so long.

I think maybe we need a different word for it than soul mate...? Because I think you're right, that we have many "soul mates," but I think that's true in many directions, and not just romantic ones. (As in, I have love for and work on my relationships with not just my husband, but also my closest friends, and my…

I used to believe in "soul mates," when I was a teenager. Too much has happened since then for me to believe in such a thing anymore.

You're supposed to get it by the time you're 26.

DRUNK MELLIE FOR PRESIDENT.

I actually don't think my wedding fits into any of these...? Especially because the ceremony was a private one on a beach in Hawaii and the reception was small (~50 people) and in a suburb of Pittsburgh a year later.

Yeah, I've worked in retail clothing, too. I didn't used to wash everything before the first wear before, but I definitely do since that job...

I do, but then it goes immediately into the laundry bin as soon as I get home.

Shouldn't you really wash everything you every buy before you wear it? You don't know where that stuff's been.

Hey! I know what that feels like!

I have a feeling the bucket hat was an intentional throwback to promo shots of Joey Potter.

You look beautiful! (And happy, which is even more important.)

Oh, I bet her dress was gorgeous.

This dress is actually lovely. If I were doing, say, an outdoor fall wedding, I would wear it in a second.

Thank you! That is hilarious, even with explanation.

I don't get it. I want to get it...

I started reading them as an adult, too. As a point of reference, I am not always a fan of children's books - they can fall flat for me because they often don't have many complexities - but the Potter series rises above. The over-arching plot is well thought out, the tone is just damn charming, and the characters are…

Eeeee. You were in the wrong funeral home. The place where my mom was laid out (And my grandparents and my brother-in-law) did that kind of thing for you unless you specifically asked to do it yourself. (They even cut a lock of her hair for me when I asked.) (Though you and I are slightly different in that I would…