Marking the Occasion

 I have just been away on a hen weekend. I had a good time, despite thinking I would not. It was much more relaxed than I anticipated and I met up with another friend there too. We were of course marking the end of the single life of one of our friends as she prepares to get married. There were some loud moments and there are now some embarrassing photos. My own hen do was a much quiter affair. I am not into dares/dancing on tables and being handcuffed to all and sundry. Not that the weekend I just went on was too raucous, just louder than my own. It didn't help that we started on the champagne and Pimms at around half ten am on the way down. At half one the next morning, most of us had crashed and burned and only two of us were still standing. Remarkably, one was me.
We spent our second day recovering with a greasy breakfast and some sea breeze, ice creams, girly chat etc.
During our Saturday night out meal, I realised looking round the table of 10 girls, I am the only singleton. I didn't know how I felt about this. The others are in in long term relationships. Some have children, some are married, some about to be. I am none of the above.
While we were on the beach, the hen was talking about adding to her tattoo collection. I wondered about getting one myself. Perhaps to mark the beginning of new chapters in my life and endings of old. I don't know what I would have or where I would have it, but it's a thought. Two of my siblings have tattoos. I have always said I would not get one, now I find myself reconsidering this statement. I am fickle. However, I am certainly not going for a too visible one or a tramp stamp.There will be no Chinese symbols for me or dolphins on my shoulder. I have considered getting MMX to mark the year, but if the rest of it turns out to be rubbish, I'll regret that. Maybe I'll get Hello Kitty on my hip? That will look sophisticated when I'm 70. 
My friend is decorating this week. Her house is now ex husband free and she's making it her own. I think this is good. These actions are good for the soul and good for the universe. Tells it you're ready to shut old doors. I did it too and it made a huge difference to the house and my feelings about it. Without wishing to sound like an insane hippy, the house has better energy.
I also went to see SATC 2 last night. Our girly group mark these occasions with dinner and cocktails. How original, but what fun. It had it's good bits- namely the bits with Aidan who was the man Carrie should have been with...mmmmmm Aidan. But it was not that great. What it did make me think about though was that I'm ok at the moment. I don't want to be watching TV on the sofa every night. I have so much freedom at the moment and I love it. I'll think about how I mark this happy point in my life.