being in Wisconsin makes me have a lot of happy angst. is that even possible? whatever.
One of my two oldest friends’ bachelorette parties was tonight. It was just the three of us and it was fucking amazing and I don’t really have the words to talk about growing up and listening to them only sort of joke about planning to get pregnant at the same time (four years from now thank god) and talk about marriage. Don’t get me wrong - I love them so much and they never make me feel alienated. But fuck, man. I listened to this song twice on the way home. That’s really all I’ve got:
My friends from high school
Married their high school boyfriends
Moved into houses
In the same ZIP codes where their parents live
But I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow
I hit the highway
In a pink RV with stars on the ceiling
Lived like a gypsy
Six strong hands on the steering wheel
I’ve been a long time gone now
Maybe someday, someday I’m gonna settle down
But I’ve always found my way somehow
By taking the long way
Taking the long way around(…)
Well I never seem to do it like anybody else
Maybe someday, someday I’m gonna settle down
If you ever want to find me I can still be found
Taking the long way
Taking the long way around[Dixie Chicks, Taking The Long Way]
