Country girl at heart

So today I went to my dear friend's baby shower. I didn't stay long because some genius thought it would be a great idea to have it outside in 90 degree weather. My friend and her fiancée are West Indian, and the food was good, but somebody burnt the "peas" in the rice and peas, but it has been a while since I had some roti, oh it was so good. I didn't eat much because the food sits in your stomach like a bowling ball, so you don't have to eat much, anyways I love her grandparents they are so nice, and this time they were really talkative, the last time they were really quiet. But, there's something about a man with a white beard and a smile that demands respect. I just like groomed facial hair in general, it looks good to me, so I tell my daddy not to cut his goatee off. It seems my daughter likes it too, when he holds her that is the first thing she touches, (my poor baby has a fine mustache of her own and she hasn't even hit puberty yet, lol, she is going to be so hairy okay for a guy not so for a girl ). Anyway the party was okay, but I have been so isolated that it was too much for me. I am not a social butterfly, I pleaded with my mother not give me a baby shower, because while I was grateful to be pregnant, I wasn't happy and I didn't want to answer any questions, I didn't want the attention. I just wanted to go the store pick out the stuff and come home and prepare. However, my mother wanted it, so that's what she did, and it was really nice, I smiled for the camera, there were some haters there to eat, but that was my last appearance there, in that town so, I don't feel so bad about it. As I grow older I don't want to be bothered with a lot of people.  I know that I don't want to live in a planned community, with cookie cutter houses and home owner association fees, I would rather like to live in a place where my neighbors are at least one half mile away on all sides. I like my peace and quiet. I don't want to be awaken by dogs, or loud ass cars, or loud music. I want space to plant a garden, and shade from trees. I am a country girl at heart, I am not into cows and horses, but I do like to sweep my front porch in the morning as the sun rises, and sip on iced tea as I watch it set. I really enjoy cooking my family meals especially when they appreciate it, I like the smell of clothes dried on the line in the sun and I like watermelon and fried chicken (I don't care about stereotypes). I am not old, but I know that cities have nothing to offer me, but hustle, bustle, and filth. If ( and that is a huge if), I ever get married, then it's going to be a small intimate affair, only immediate family, a meaningful ceremony with dinner to follow, then off to the honeymoon. Probably in the middle of the week, a Wednesday. No big party...with a dj and open bar, no drinking all night the night before, none of that, just a quick wedding, and hopefully a happy long marriage....with (our) house in the country.