Those of you who are friends with me on Facebook already know the good news, but I can't resist sharing it here as well: as of December 2nd, I am engaged! The date is either June 13th or 20th, depending on which church we end up going with. I'm really excited.
The day after Alan proposed, I went to get my nails done at the mall, something I have only done once before in my life, and then only by accident (long story - she didn't speak very good English and there was some definite miscommunication there). But I decided to go for it since a lot of people will be looking at my hands.
Something I find interesting about beauty salons is that they are not shy about pointing out your perceived flaws. The woman doing my nails, for example, asked if I would like her to also do my eyebrows. I wasn't surprised, since cultural norms dictate that my eyebrows are too thick:
Whereas a quick google search for "perfect eyebrows" reveals that they "should" look like this:
Over the years, however, I have formed my own opinion about my eyebrows: that they remind me of my Hispanic heritage; that it's nice to be able to make them any shape I want and not have to pencil anything in; that they're kind of cool; that they're just eyebrows and people can get over it. Thus, I'm not really self-conscious about them, and something that might otherwise have hurt my feelings (the manicurist offering to "fix" something about me) rolled right off my back. And yes, I turned her down.
What parts of yourself have you come to accept or even love, despite what the culture says is beautiful? What parts of yourself
could you come to accept or love?
Comments (9)
Congratulations on the engagement. I hope you have a long and happy marriage.
I think your eyebrows are beautiful. I am glad you were able to let that comment roll right off your back. Congrats on your engagement.
You're engaged?!!!!
Congratulations! A June wedding will be LOVELY! <3 Is it going to be big or small? Outside, inside? Oh, so many questions... :D
And, your eyebrows are beautiful. There's nothing wrong with them at all! Silly esthetician!
Take care, and enjoy your engagement! I'm wishing you all the best with regards to getting everything prepared and ready! :P
Again, I'm so happy for you! Yay!
And your eyebrows are beautiful.
that is wonderful fews.
i LIKE thick eyebrows. eheeemm AUDREY HEPBURN. beautiful.
anyway, congratulations.
(for the record, i have accepted many things, but my FEET esepically, they are very long and very thin. some say they look like ski's but i likkkeeeee them.)
Congratulations!!!! That's so awesome! Best wishes for everything!
And as for things I have accepted/could accept, probably the main one has been my height (I'm 4'11", so I'm definitely vertically challenged). It doesn't bother me nearly as much as it used to...
Congratulations!! :)
congradulations on your engagement!
and to answer your question... I don't think there are any parts of myself I love or could love. I pluck my eyebrows till they bleed, I slather my face in makeup, I dye my hair and shave my head and pierce my face, because the truth is...
I'm terrified of anyone looking past the outside, and into who I really am. I want them to stare and gawk and whisper about my looks, because then nobody will question who I am, inside.
I guess that's all I have to say.