Mrs. P et Mrs. C

Like most 20-somethings coming of age a la Sex and the City I've always held the four ladies of NYC close to my heart. Especially, of course, Carrie.

After all, she's a writer, I'm a writer. She has curly hair, I have curly hair, we both heart boys and most importantly we'd both assume spend every last cent we have on shoes, clothes and bags than anything else even close to sensible.

Of course in real life (accepting, of course, that Carrie is a real person) she is much older than I am and lives in a much more happening place. Still, I've watched and rewatched those SATC episodes getting every piece of life lesson I can out of them and don't even laugh, because they've gotten me through some tough times.

And then the movie happened. I thought Carrie's getting married, I'm getting married (and might I add to dream boats we've known for years.)

But her behavior in that movie ?? Ugh. And Big's behavior?? Double UGH.

Given that they are a good 15 years older that MC and I, I kinda hated how tough it was for them to get married. Really? Come on, you're in love DO IT.

MC and I had no trouble of the sort and while we did make people get on a ferry and go to a place with very little air conditioning and no cars for our nuptials the whole thing was pretty drama free.

So I kinda hated the movie because I thought "OMG I've lost my connection with Carrie, we are no longer the same person."

And then I saw SATC II last night and I was like "Oh thank you sweet Jesus we are back."

Carrie and I are once again ... one.

She is nearing her second year of marriage, like me, and most importantly she's at this point where she's like "So you and me, all. the. time. just. us.??"

And if you recall I've had many a panic attack related to this subject (pick any of the posts Dec. to March 2010 and you can see what I'm talking about).

She did something real stupid (I won't spoil it here) and unfortunately here's where I also saw myself (Not that I've gone that far ...). There's also an exchange with Charlotte that just made me cringe because I have had similar exchanges with friends I love. Projected my problems onto them, while ignoring that they too have things they need comforting about (um, you know who you are friends) but I suppose that's just part of being fab, you just can't be fab all the time ...

But by the end of the movie, of course, she came around.

And lately I've been feeling the same way.

Just like MC and I frequently are asked the Kid question, Carrie and Big were asked that question early in the movie and I was thinking "Why would they want a kid? They are so much fun just the two of them and so in love and so good looking ... "

And then I was like "duh" Moi aussi.

Now, don't get me wrong I love the adult onset acne all these fertility drugs are causing so I'm not stopping any time soon but the obsession is lessening because just like Big and Carrie, MC and I are not only enough ... in the best way possible ... sometimes, we're too much ...