Every little girl dreams....

Every little girl dreams of the day when they will get married. They dream of their prince charming. They dream of their dress. They sometimes even dream of their cake (I do this!) Whenever I sit and just daydream about my wedding day, I become that little girl again. Dreaming of the night and how perfect it will be. I went from wanting a large, extravagent wedding with hundreds of people to wanting something more simple where all of the stress of preparations won't make the day less memorable. I wanted something where the people who truly mean the world to me and my future husband would be in attendance (don't you hate when YOUR wedding might end up becoming your MOTHER'S wedding because she wants to invite her next door neighbor from when she lived in Little Havana in the 70's who went to your baptism, but you have absolutely NO idea who she is) I want something perferably on a beach or in some type of garden....simply put, I would want it outside. I would want the dress to be something simple yet elegant...I attempted to find a picture of an ideal wedding dress, but I didn't find a good picture of it =\ Sorry.

Well, the one thing I am DEFINITELY positive about is the song I will dance with my father. It is called Mi Niña Bonita (My Pretty Little Girl). Here are the lyrics (don't worry you non-spanish speaking people....an english translation follows)

Mi Niña Bonita

Yo sé que a todos los hombres les debe pasar lo mismo

Que cuando van a ser padres, sueñan con tener un niño

Luego les nace una niña

Sufren una decepción

Y después las quieren tanto que hasta cambian de opinión.

Es mi niña bonita

Con su carita de rosas

Es mi niña bonita

Cada día más preciosa.

Es mi niña bonita

Hecha de nardo y clavel

Es mi niña bonita, es mi niña bonita

Cuanto la llegue a querer.

Si un día se casa mi niña

Vestida de blanco armiño

Recordaré que soñaba

Con que al nacer fuera un niño

Luego rezas y le pides

Al Cristo del gran poder

Aquel hombre que se la lleve, la sepa siempre querer.

Es mi niña bonita

Con su carita de rosas

Es mi niña bonita

Cada día más hermosa.

Es mi niña bonita

Hecha de nardo y clavel

Es mi niña bonita, es mi niña bonita

Cuanto llegue a querer.

Mi niña, mi niña, mi niña bonita.

English Translation:

My Pretty Little Girl

I know that every man must go through the same thing

That when he knows he is going to be a father, he prays for a son

And then a girl is born

And he feels a sense of deception

And later he comes to love her so much that he even changes his opinion

She's my pretty little girl

With her face of roses

She's my pretty little girl

Each day more precious

She's my pretty little girl

Made of nardo (???) and carnations

She's my pretty little girl, My pretty little girl

How much I came to love her

If one day my little girl should marry

Dressed in a white ermine gown

I will remember how much I dreamed she would be a boy

And later you pray to the almighty Christ

That man who shall take her away will always know how to love her

She's my pretty little girl

With her face of roses

She's my pretty little girl

Each day more precious

She's my pretty little girl

Made of nardo (???) and carnations

She's my pretty little girl, my pretty little girl

How much I came to love her

My little girl, my little girl, my pretty little girl

Isn't it a pretty song. Even prettier when you actually hear it. =)