Myself, two years ago.

March 8th, 2010 at 8:34 am. Posted in Just Rachel.

“i want to be 80 years old and be able to say that i had the best life i could have. i want to be old and gray and have the man beside me still look at me like they looked at each other in the movie. i KNOW it sounds so stupid. i KNOW that they are just characters in a book and a movie… but tell me why that makes it impossible to actually GET?! it doesn’t. it shouldn’t.

i feel like something is missing. i’ve been in love, sure. oh, i’ve loved like you wouldn’t even believe. i’ve thought i’ve had my whole life planned out. but, i’ve never really been swept up by love. i’ve never been knocked off my feet by love… and i want that, i want that so very badly. i DESERVE that.

i know 23 isn’t old. i know i’m young and i have plenty of time to settle down later in life. but, what is the point of having a life, being adventurous and having fun if you don’t have someone to share it all with, someone to come home to at the end of everyday?”

(That’s the amazing thing about having a blog.  You can always take a look back on where you were, who you are and how you felt.  Humbling.  I wish I could hug the me that I was two years ago and tell her that everything is going to work out just fine.  I’d also probably tell her to capitalize properly, but oh well.)

There are 14 comments to this post.
Lindsey said... Mar 8, 2010 @ 8:51 am

I just love looking back at my old blog posts. This is fantastic. Sometimes it is just so hard to see where we’re headed, or to believe that it will all work out. So, how did it turn out? Have you found your special someone yet?
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Shannon said... Mar 8, 2010 @ 9:02 am

There is something so promising about this post. The promise that everything will always be okay. It’s a beautiful thing. I’m feeling inspired to dig into my past writings now.

erin said... Mar 8, 2010 @ 10:05 am

isn’t it so wonderful to take a walk down memory lane sometimes and see how much has changed…
i agree with shannon, i kind of want to go look at my old posts now ;)

imerika said... Mar 8, 2010 @ 12:56 pm

i LOVE this…

that could have been me, six months ago. it’s funny how time changes everything, huh?

as for the last post (i’m too lazy to do two comments) don’t listen to the haters. People feel so comfortable spewing hate behind a veil of anonymity on the web, but I know it’s because they’re just jealous and scared and afraid that they will never have what you have.

Six months ago, I would have spewed hate at my computer to any happy couple (although I would NEVER actually comment on it because why would you rain on someone’s parade?) but now…? life is full of possibilities…

you are my inspiration. I hope I can be as strong as you. I will also have to figure out what to do with my blog…
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samdotcom said... Mar 8, 2010 @ 3:16 pm

This is adorable, and THIS is why blogging is awesome. Being able to back and completely relive moments of your life? Fuck yes.
I adore every piece of you little miss.
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Hannah Katy said... Mar 8, 2010 @ 3:20 pm

I can look back on old blog posts and already feel like I have changed so much.

But something about your old post really hit me.. the whole idea of you deserving that kind of love that knocks you off your feet. I think that is awesome and I also think it is about time that I start believing that I deserve it too. Thanks love!

Best,

Hannah Katy

Doniree said... Mar 8, 2010 @ 3:59 pm

Beautiful, lady. Careful what we wish for, huh? :)

MinD said... Mar 8, 2010 @ 4:04 pm

Once in a while, I look at my old LiveJournal from YEARS ago and find it amazing how much things have changed in the last several years. I guess that’s one thing these blogs of ours are good for: Looking back.
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erin - heart in ireland said... Mar 8, 2010 @ 7:48 pm

i love blogging for that exact reason.

and great post :)
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Meghan said... Mar 9, 2010 @ 10:13 am

I love this post and hope to look back on a similar one, one day.
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Nora said... Mar 9, 2010 @ 1:55 pm

It’s amazing the little gems we find from a few years ago and how different things are now, eh?
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Her said... Mar 10, 2010 @ 10:26 am

You *did* and *do* deserve that. This is wonderful, and I think it’s so cool that you have this record of who you were and the way you thought. xoxo
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wishcake said... Mar 13, 2010 @ 12:42 pm

You know how much I adore looking back at some of my own blog posts and seeing how perfectly things ended up! This is so incredibly sweet and made me smile.

Also? I remember how your posts used to be all un-capitalized and such – and I remember thinking that you were the only person who could do that without annoying me. For some reason, when you wrote that way it was incredibly endearing.

Heehee.
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Suburban Sweetheart said... Mar 14, 2010 @ 5:36 pm

Love this – and I have a LOT of posts like this. Hope my time is coming, too. Yours is hope-inspiring. <3
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