Life Isn't a Fairy Tale (Even for a Princess)

Today I write to you in the soft glow of a computer screen of late night. I just finished the last Princess Diaries book. From the last piece of a whole series; ten books that got me through every awkward and amazing part of my life so far. Like the main character I went from a silly child to the adult woman I am today. I went from a scared fourteen year old to the twenty year old woman I am now. Although I find myself two years older than the main character I still feel the same way about her closing statements. I know this is a fictional character, I am not crazy, however I understand what she means about everything. It feels like the Gilmore goodbye from 2007 yet so different. It is all about growing up and leaving things behind. Sometimes you wish for things just to stop or go away, but these are the things you need because they teach you lessons. High school sucks(ed) and it will continue to suck the rest of history, but instead of the ‘best years of your life’ they are the years that form you into the adult you will continue to become. The years, the people, and the many things teach you the amazing life lessons that no place or person can teach you. There are moments and feelings you may never expeirence with such intensity again because you grow up and lose the willingness to learn from things that is now so childish. This years are never ‘the best’ but they are very important to a person’s life. To span for so much of my life as well as the main character is amazing and yet so ‘wow’ to think of all the things that can change within that span of time.

I am listening to music and realizing how many lessons a fictional character can teach you. Mia started off a young awkward girl who never thought anyone would fall for her or specifically who she had crushed on for so long. She was a very shy girl who was too afraid to be the person she was meant to be. Like myself, I compared so much to this character and I fell in love with every word she wrote. Slowly this awkward girl turned into an amazing woman who was able to not only tell her crush that she liked him, but also to love, lose, and love again.

I learned a very important lesson from Mia. She learned that you should never gamble with things you are not willing to lose. Through her final lesson I learned something myself, that I should never gamble with the person (like her) that I am not willing to lose. I learned that no man is a Prince 100% of the time and men make mistakes. It helped me to be more patient with my own boyfriend. Because over these past ten books I have also fallen in love with my own amazing somebody. I don’t want to find out the hard way how much I need him in my life. I don’t want to go through the sadness Mia found her junior year of high school. I am probably just blabbering, but I’m ok with that because I know I haven’t written in a while. Death Cab really is the most amazing thing to listen to when you are saying goodbye to something special to you. I can’t believe it is over, the whole series. I can’t believe that I have to say goodbye to Mia. I knew this day would come eventually, but I always thought I had more time. It is another thing to add to a growing list of things. I think I am ok saying goodbye to her though because like all good things, it must finally come to an end. She has her prince charming in the end and I hope I get to keep mine. I thank Princess Amelia for sharing her deepest thoughts with me over the years. Her pop culture references and hilarious feelings over the years have made me feel comfortable in worlds I didn’t know I’d feel comfortable in. She helped me grow up by teaching me how to grow up. Life is not easy, it isn’t a fairy tale, even for a princess. I should go now talk to you later blogger friends. If you got through this boring blog I thank you for your patience.