Say "Yes!" to the ..... Shoe???

It's a new Seychelle, and it's been a LONG time since mama has been inspired by a new pair of shoes...

*dreamy sigh*

Do you think it's bad luck to buy the shoes before I have a boyfriend, proposal, fiance, or wedding dress?

(ironically enough, the fortune cookie I just opened said "Your lover will be true to you."  Is there something the cookie knows that I do not?)

Closure

So, my dear, loyal readers, I hit a huge milestone today as far as achieving closure on the past, and everything that happened with "priest-boy". 

As many of you know, I shamelessly plugged my photography in an email to get your vote for a competition.  The email sent to priest-boy came back as invalid/inactive account.  While part of it absolutely amazes me because he's had this email account for over 10 years, it was a good final door to close on that part of my life.  I can't explain it- I mean- I only used it twice since he told me that 8 years of friendship existed in my head, and the last time I used it was to give him a heads-up that a mutual friend needed some prayer help... but I just feel lighter- like a weight that was holding me down is gone! 

I learned much about myself from that friendship, and so much more about myself from the dissolution of that friendship.... and I feel like, while I never gained an ounce of insight or explenation, I can move on now. 

Hm.  If/when I ever get to finishing that book that I started writing a few years ago, I just might have to mention him in the dedication of it- he helped me so much during the most influential years of my faith-formation as an adult... but until then, no more thoughts of "he-who-must-not-be-named". (And I don't mean Lord Voldemort)