Perfect Man Builder Part 2

This is what you all have been anticipating!! The next installment in the Perfect Man Builder 2012 series!! And the peasants rejoice (not that you all are peasants but….never mind….it’s a Christa thing). If you haven’t read the first installment, click here. This post will be about the perfect man’s personality. We all know girls, that it’s the looks that attract you and the personality that keeps you. He can be tall, dark, and handsome but if he has the personality of a board, then methinks you won’t be dating him too long unless you like the board-type personalities. Enough with the mixing of words let us begin the process.

To begin I would want the man to be well, a man. Some of you are saying at this exact moment in time, “Yes! We know you want a man” and you are correct. However, I’ve seen some good looking men who are not men. Are you officially confused? Yes? Good! Time to explain. I will use Hollywood as an example. I want a man like John Wayne instead of a man like Tim Gunn (co-host of Project Runway). Both of them fit into the man category but not in the man personality category. John Wayne is a rugged individual who’s not afraid to get dirty and tough it out. Tim Gunn, I can safely say is not that type of man. John Wayne is the essence of a true man…Tim Gunn is the essence of I’m-not-really-sure-you-fill-in-the-blank man. John Wayne is a manly man. He was a tremendous actor and his character was as big in person as it was on the screen. He was the modern-day Chuck Norris. My favorite movie of his is McClintock which co-starred Maureen O’Hara. John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara made the perfect movie team. She had a personality and fire big enough to not be over-shadowed by John Wayne. My favorite line of his is in that movie. The scene is in a hotel bedroom and Kate (Maureen O’Hara) and G.W. (John Wayne) are arguing. He is just about to leave when he turns and utters “Half the people in the world are women why are you the one that stirs me?” then in one bound, he walks to her and passionately kisses her. I melt every time. To have a man like that kiss me would be a dream come true.

When I say music, I know the furthest thing from your mind is a manly man. These two are typically not associated together but in my perfect man they will be. Unlike my dream, I would not choose Gerard Butler’s voice. His voice is good but it doesn’t make me swoon. I have no idea why I made that selection. My perfect man’s voice would be as angelic as Paul Byrom’s voice is in this number called She...

(I get chills every time I hear this song. His voice is easy to listen to and he’s not bad looking either ;-)) Yet as sultry as Frank Sinatra’s voice is in this song…

But when he talks his voice would be as deep as George Clooney’s and have an English, Australian, or Irish accent. Also, if he’s the perfect man he would be able to dance like Gene Kelly in this number from Singing in the Rain called Moses Supposes His Toeses Are Roses.

Tall order? I thought so but I believe the Perfect Man Builder 2012 can handle it!

Up to now, I have manly man who sings like an angel and who dances like Gene Kelly. Let us add to the list a sarcastic sense of humor like Cary Grant. I am a very sarcastic person and someone who doesn’t understand it would not be a good companion for me. I would love to have the banter that Cary Grant and his lady friend has in this scene from His Girl Friday (which just happens to be my favorite Cary Grant movie).

Wouldn’t that be awesome? It would be a battle of the wits so when we stop we would be at our wit’s end. Get it? *Cue cymbals* *Clears Throat* Next personality trait….

I admit I am a hopeless romantic. In fact, I will be checking myself into Hopeless Romantics Anonymous (HRA) after this post is over. Now, I have a manly man who sings like an angel, who dances like Gene Kelly, and who has a sarcastic sense of humor like Cary Grant in addition to being undyingly romantic. My version of romance is for my husband to kiss me in the rain, give me flowers and buy gifts for me, tell me how beautiful my eyes are, hold my hand when we take long walks on the beach, and surprise me with the little things that I love just because it makes me happy. What? You say every girl wants that? Oh, well since we are on the subject, let me give you a glimpse of how I really would like my Mr. Right to propose to me. First of all, I want it to be a surprise and in a private place. I despise engagements in restaurants. If that happened to you, then so be it. Me, I am a private person and I don’t want everybody looking at me wondering if I am going to say yes. Second, he will have 11 red roses and 1 white rose. The roses symbolize girls: the white one represents me and the red ones represent every other girl. The meaning is: He chose me out of all the other girls in the world. I know…romantic, right? Here’s a tissue if you need one.

There you have it…My perfect man is a manly man who sings like an angel, who dances like Gene Kelly, who has a sarcastic sense of humor like Cary Grant, and who is undyingly romantic. Now, all I have to do is find that machine at some other local fair and make my selection. This should turn out great! Maybe, I won’t need to check into HRA after all. Until then,

Be Happy Being Single

Always Remember to Sing in the Rain

Christa

My Wedding

Over the past month or so, I have had quite a few dreams about weddings, mine or someone else’s. It might be because my little brother Joel got engaged to a wonderful girl last week. I’ve known about this forever. They are the perfect match for each other and I am really excited to gain a new sister (in-law). I’ve always prayed for a sister but my parents were not inclined to have another child so I had to wait many years. I know the wait will be worth it J Now that the time has come for them to plan their wedding, it will be my first time as a bridesmaid. I have been involved in many weddings as the Guest Book Attendant and Backstage Helper (for lack of a better term) but never in the semi-forefront. It will be interesting this time and exciting. I am so glad for the opportunity and I can’t to find out what my dress will look like. The thing I most hate about weddings is the critiques of the color choices and the dresses. Granted some brides don’t have the best taste but it’s their wedding and whatever they want to do they can do. This is the one and only time that I will give my opinion only when asked because that’s the way I would want to be treated. When you are a bride, the last thing you want is unsolicited advice. I will try my best to not be a bridezilla but it’s almost impossible to please everybody. Let me take you on a journey down Future Boulevard past Engagement Circle. Take a right at Wedding Avenue and you’ll see a church where a glorious wedding is taking place. Open the doors and let’s begin…

The Dress:

Number one: I do not want a traditional dress. Number two: I do not want to be forced to buy a dress that is ugly because of my full(er) figure. I am a plus size so I do realize that my choices could be limited but I am hoping to cut down a lot before the wedding. I joined a gym last week. I want to look good at my wedding and do not want to regret that I could have lost more weight. I want to be happy with myself. I have always wanted a ball gown but since ball gowns can make bigger people look bigger I have changed my opinion and would love an A-line gown. A-line gowns are the best at fitting just about any size of girl. I would really love a Southern-ball style dress with ruffles and bows. I would love something that Scarlett O’Hara would wear but just a bit more modest. Here’s a picture of what I would like for a dress and veil….

As I said, it’s not going to be your typical wedding dress as I hate traditional wedding dresses. Almost every wedding I’ve went to the bride has the standard silk skirt and bodice with beading and the lace “jacket” with some beading. To me that is boring. A unique dress might cost more but to me it’s worth it. Oh, yes I am wearing a hat.

Bridesmaids and Groomsmen:

I would love a Christmas wedding and have two ideas for colors: red, black, and silver or blue, silver, and white. I have yet to decide on one idea because (news flash) I’m not even engaged yet. However, I do know a rough idea of what I would like the bridesmaids to wear. Here’s a snapshot…

Do you like? I would also love for the bridesmaids to wear hats. If you know me at all, you know I love hats!! I am going to have a special request in my invitation that all the women wear hats. I think it will turn out great and it will put a unique spin on the wedding. I would also love my groomsmen and groom to wear top hats but that might be another story. I would love for my groom to surprise me with his outfit as I am going to surprise him with mine. So that would mean he would have to choose the groomsmen attire as well. Now this does depend if he has a sense of style or not but we’ll get to that later.

Music:

Yes I have most of music planned out. I would love to open with God’s Been Good by Legacy Five. Why? Because I think that it typifies my story and I know that’s what I will feel like on that day. Listen to it. It’s very good…

The bridesmaids would then walk down to an arrangement of A Dream is A Wish Your Heart Makes. Why? It’s my favorite Disney song and I absolutely love the story of Cinderella. I would love to have a classical guitarist play it but we will have to see…

I would walk down to Long Ago and Far Away. If you’ve never heard it before here it is…

Lovely isn’t it?? Then during the lighting of the unity candle or pouring of the sand or whatever we choose I would love to have So This is Love from Disney’s Cinderella played (not so sure about this song but let’s just go with it). Again, if you never heard it….

Then we would walk back to There’s A Place Called Home. This is from Christmas Carol the Musical and I melted the first time I heard it. Never heard of it before? Here you go….

Did you see why I melted now? I know I’m a hopeless romantic.

Odds and Ends:

For my bouquet I would love to have red roses and white lilies or white roses and blue lilies. They look so beautiful together and it would go well with both of my color choices. At the reception, I would love to have a CD or two or three of old love songs (carefully chosen by me and my groom) playing. They would be songs that mean something to us both. I would also love to have a magician at the reception. Can you imagine the entrance he could work out for us?! That would be pure awesomeness. The cake would be spectacular and I feel in love with this cake when I first saw it. It’s so beautiful.

Well, thanks for going on a trip with me down Future Boulevard. I hope someday that all my “dreams” will come true and I know that God, my family, and my friends will be there with me throughout the whole thing. 

Until then,

Be happy being single

Always remember to keep singing in the rain

Christa