2) Cheese
3) Yes
4) You love me
If you guessed 1 -- Nope no radio-over-the-head standing here
If you guessed 2 -- Photographers come so much later in the process
If you guessed 4 -- Well of course I know you do, but it's not the answer
If you guessed 3 and thought about my engagement -- nope, sorry. Not yet. What number 3 does stand for is "Say Yes to the Dress: Big Bliss".
Now if you know anything about me (which I am assuming you do, cause the only people that are reading this are the best friends, and possible family and friends looking back at older posts) you will know that I love fashion. I always wanted to design my own "plus-size fashion." I would love to have a job writing and trying stuff to be a journalist for a plus-size column in a fashion mag like Vogue, Marie Claire, or heck, even Redbook. I love pretty things.
The other thing to note is that I love horrible reality TV. I do not like network reality TV such as: "Survivor," "The Apprentice" or "The Bachelor". But horrible "Rock of Love," "John and Kate Plus Eight" or as of lately, "The Jersey Shore." I can't look away. If it is a train wreck waiting to happen, I am watching. Give me some Kardashians with John and Kate's 8 million kids designing fashion, while they are iron chef cooking all while looking for love in the Real World in Jersey...I AM THERE. Sad fact, I know. I try and keep the drama out of my life, but I love to watch me some on TV.
When I moved out her to Massachusetts I moved a very long way from everyone I knew. I spent more time on the phone than I ever had in my life with friends and family. My one saving grace was on Friday nights, on TLC they would show "Say Yes to the Dress." Now if you have never seen the show it is a pretty simple concept. Girl gets engaged and needs a wedding dress, goes to store, and tries on wedding dresses. So they follow women to a huge bridal store in NYC, Kleinfeld's, and watch as they try on dresses, debate over buying a wedding dress, and of course, all of the other drama related to their own image, family and friends and budget. That was my Friday nights for about nine months to a year of living out here. Make dinner, call Katie and/or Emily, and turn on TLC at 9pm for 2 hours. I loved it. And as of this season they added a new show: "Big Bliss." It follows only plus-size girls (who, I think, are harder to dress...I mean not everything flatters us) who are a bit more of a challenge. Same family, image, and budget issues, but in a bigger package. Love it.
You are asking at this time, "How does this pertain to you?" Well, let me tell you. So after Julie and I went shopping for rings, I applied to be on the show. I mean, how could I not? I love love LOVE the show. Well, the biggest kicker of it all is...I GOT ON! Yeah! A woman called me Monday and I missed her call. She left a message and she said she was the casting director for the show and would like to talk to me. I was floored! I have been looking for a job for over two months now and can hardly get a call back, and this woman called me back in less than 48 hours? She called the next day at 11:30am and I answered. We talked for about 20-25 minutes about my application. Then she asked if Julie and I would be on the Big Bliss show. I told her yes, but that we didn't even have a date, were not even officially engaged, and above all hadn't told our parents. She gave me her contact info and I said I would give her a call back at the end of November. She was so excited to have us that she wanted us to come out to film in 2 weeks. I told her that just wasn't possible.
Even as I write this I am still dumbfounded. Julie and I have told a few people, but it brings to light all of these other issues. Most of which are when and how much, when related to the wedding. But personally, this is like coming out all over again. I can't say that all in my circle are too enthused about me being gay, even though I came out close to 5 years ago. But I guess that topic will be another post when we have to tell everyone we are actually engaged. Right now I am just excited to be chosen to be on the show being my/our authentic self.
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