So. Anybody out there watch the Bachelorette besides me?? I'm entirely addicted and I should be ashamed to admit that, but it is what it is. Anyway, I was watching it tonight and this guy, Ames, got me really thinking about a lot of different things, and so I decided to lay them all out here.
We'll see how that goes for me.
Since the start of the season I haven't 'fallen in love with' Ames, because he jsut didn't stand out to me. In any way at all. He's just average-looking, with a big forehead, he's not particularly smart or funny and he's quiet. He's never the center of attention, never at the front of the scene so as someone watching on TV....I never really noticed him. You have to be sort of odd or unusual to be noticed on shows like these.
Tonight, however, we got to see his first one-on-one date with Ashley and he shocked me!! He was witty and hilarious and extremely charming. I liked him more and more as the day went on. And it seems that Ashley felt the same way. She was falling for him fast and I can't wait to see how there relationship turns out. (Yes, I really am invested in these things!!)
But the thing that got me the most involved in Ames and his charm was the way he lives his life. At one point in the date, Ashley was asking him why he did everything in a spontaneous manner; why all of his plans were last minute, and he replied so simply to her "Because the last minute is the best minute."
I'm crazy about that quote!!
I am a girl who is nuts about lists, calenders, plans, and appointments and I want to be the kind of person who chucks all that out the window. I want to live in THIS moment and enjoy every second, making endless last-second plans and last-minute decisions. No more planning ahead. Who knows if we're even going to get to see tomorrow??
It's funny to me that a man on a reality TV show inspired me to change the way I live tonight. But it's the gosh-darn truth. It's definitely going to take me awhile to adjust to this drastic way of living but I'm ready to see what life is like when you only live in today!!
I'll keep you posted on how that works!!
