Hi all!
Made it through wedding season. I had such a nice time at both weddings and seeing all my wonderful friends. How fun! I am so lucky to have such smart, interesting, thoughtful, pun-y and funny friends. We laughed a lot. The wedding in Nashville was just delightful with a live blue grass band, wildflowers, soul food, and a thunderstorm outside our lantern-lit tent. I had the honor of being a bridesmaid and of reading the seven Jewish blessings. I loved being a part of the celebration.
I have just one paper left and I start my internship tomorrow. I suppose I'll actually start exploring D.C. this weekend or next week when I'm done with the paper. Sigh. I feels like summer but I'm just not quite there, yet. Anyone know anything about how China and Islamic empires are similar, even though China didn't really have religion and Islamic empire did? Submit answers within. I'll footnote you!
One quick story - on the plane home today, Memorial Day, Southwest said a few words of praise for the military and then let any military persons off the plane first as a show of gratitude. A thin, fit woman was the only one who walked off. Then, after she got off, someone on the plane (who, I kid you not, could not buckle his seat belt because his belly/gut was so big) said, "I bet she was just a military brat and just followed daddy around." I could not believe it! Some people are so rude and inappropriate (and insecure?) that they have to disrespect others like that. I was truly ashamed for this man, especially because of how quickly I felt shamed in stark contrast to how proud and impressed I felt when I saw this woman walk off the plane on her day of honor. Really, people? I wish I knew I should have said and then I wish I had the guts to have said it.
What would you have said? In all honesty: is there an appropriate, respectful remark I could have made? Leave me a comment!
