Jello

So I have seen "My Best Friend's Wedding" probably a million times, but today I was watching it at the gym, and I had a "Ah Hah!" moment. This revelation probably started the other day when Ben and I were at the mall. We were walking past a really stylish clothes store and here was our conversation...

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Me: They have some really cute clothes in that store. Raquel (my sister) always wears the cutest stuff from there. I can just never find anything to buy there.
Ben: Well that is because Raquel dresses really nice. It's her style.
Me: What?? Are you saying that I don't dress nice??
Ben: Ummm...NO. That's not what I meant. I meant that you two just have different taste....
Me: Uhhh...I can dress nice too.
Ben: Yah, of course you can. You are just more casual.....dang. I'm gonna stop talking now.
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So after this conversation of ours my feelings were kinda hurt. I like to think I can dress cute. Now, I'll be the first to admit I am way happier in jeans and a T-shirt, but why is it that I can't walk around in heels every now and then? I'm honestly not a girly girl, and I have often felt like maybe I should work harder at it. I can often be found out of the house with no makeup and crazy hair. I really don't worry about pedicures and tanning and such. And I have never carried "lip gloss around in a clutch." So back to the movie. This is the quote that got me thinking:

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Julianne: ....I'm better with food. Okay, you're Michael, you're in a fancy french restaurant, you order... creme brulee for dessert, it's beautiful, it's sweet, it's irritatingly perfect. Suddenly, Michael realises he doesn't want creme brulee, he wants something else.
Kimmy: What does he want?
Julianne: Jello.
Kimmy: Jello?! Why does he want jello?
Julianne: Because he's comfortable with jello, jello makes him... comfortable. I realize, compared to creme brulee it's... jello, but maybe that's what he needs.
Kimmy: I could be jello.
Julianne: No! Creme brulee can never be jello, you could never be jello.
Kimmy: I have to be jello.
Julianne: You're never gonna be jello.
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Here is my conclusion: I am Jello! Just like Kimmy I wanted to be the opposite of what I was. But I'm not, and I will never be creme brulee because I AM JELLO! And that is ok. I am comfortable. I can kick back and just be happy being jello. There are other people who can be creme brulee (and nothing against those creme brulee people. I think you're awesome.) The other great thing is that Ben loves jello! Ben wants to be with jello, and I'm pretty sure Ben is also jello if we are continuing the analogy!

Jello also shakes better :):)

So there you have it. Yay for jello!


PS- Raquel, you will never be jello. Haha. I am honestly just kidding. You are totally not irritating. However, you are beautiful and sweet. Also, I love you! (and Ben likes your style.)