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    Easter morning

    April 18, 2006

    On Sunday morning I dropped my grandfather off in front of the church at 9:30 as the bells began to ring. I haven’t been there in months.

    I was wearing my favorite mutilated jeans. Mind you, they are mutilated because I wear them all the time. Not because I took scissors to them, and not because I strategically smeared paint in “hey that’s not too obvious” spots. But because they’re old.

    I hadn’t exactly planned on lingering there. I had made pasta salad the night before and had at least three more bowls to devour before noon. But my grandfather, seizing the opportunity, turned to me as he was getting out of the car. “Ok. Let’s go.”

    I laughed. Yeah, ok. I’m going to stroll into church on the religious holiday of holidays in flip-flops and a t-shirt and these jeans. He’s told my mother on numerous occasions to “buy that girl new pants.” Though everyone knows I’d just continue to wear these ones. “Good one, Pap. I can’t go in like this.”

    “Get out of the car.”

    Shit.

    One of the things I love about that church, my church, is that no matter how much mascara I have smeared at the corners of my eyes, or how obvious my apparent lack of cute shoes to go with my less-cute outfit is, the old ladies will always sense when I walk in, glide towards me with their hands raised, ready to grab hold of my face, and mutter quiety, in Ukrainian, how beautiful I look.

    Categories: Daily, Holidays

    3 Responses to “Easter morning”

    1. Gena Says:
      April 18th, 2006 at 3:33 pm

      Haha your grandfather is a tough one. I don’t have any mutilated jeans. But that’s only because I rarely ever wear jeans. Skirts are more my thing.

      Ah the old ladies have good taste if they think you’re beautiful. Because I think you are too. :D

    2. Cris Says:
      April 18th, 2006 at 4:20 pm

      this is how religious people should be. instead too often they just look at the appareance more than how non-religious people do.

    3. Amy Says:
      April 18th, 2006 at 10:40 pm

      Aww Rachel, I just love your writing. ^__^

      I’m glad you have a place where you’re always welcome, and always, in everyone’s eyes– absolutely beautiful. :)