Fairytales?!?!

Well I took a little break from blogging. We've been busy. I have been thinking about fairytales. Anyone who has a little girl knows about fairytales and it is also a topic that comes up frequently in conversations that I have. What exactly is a fairytale. I mean it's most definately not that a knight in shining armor comes and saves the princess from the evil dragon and they live happily ever after...Because, #1 there's not anymore knight's in shining armor or princesess or dragons and notice how the "happily ever after" part is not described in the story. We know that they live happily ever after, but we are left to draw our own conclusions about what "happily ever after" really is. I think the reason for that is b/c everyone's "happily ever after" differs. What I consider happily ever after and what you consider it to be are probably 2 very different things. So..after thinking about all of this I thought about what MY fairytale is, what MY happily ever after is. My fairytale was to get married, become a mom and to have a family. Some people might think that's silly. That I should want a big, successful career and to travel the world, but that's not what I wanted. Sure it would be a big thrill to close a big deal at work or to see the world, but I really don't see how it can compare to having a 2 year old wrap his arms around you and say "i lus u mama" or to a 4 year old telling you that you are the most beautiful and best mama ever and that she doesn't want to get married b/c she wants to live w/ you forever. Fairytales are what you make of them. I definately feel like I live my own happily ever after everyday. Some days are a little better than others, but that's to be expected. I'm sure even Cinderella had bad days! And while I'm not ruleing out having a career or traveling the world, all I'm saying is that I'm really happy w/ the way things have turned out for me so far. I'm living my fairytale and I hope everyone else can too!