My mother has always said, "If wishes were horses, we'd all have a ride."
That seems a suitable description of the 'Wishin' and Hopin' episode.
I couldn't believe how CLOSE Meredith came to having a second chance at a real relationship with her mother and how devastating it was to realize Ellis had slipped away, again.

The tenderness between Ellis and Richard was sweet, but almost seemed a little selfish. As a career woman and a mother, I just cannot fathom allowing a career - even an almighty surgical career - to get in the way of cherishing my daughter. What a waste, and I suppose we saw Ellis share the realization of that and her regret over it. But I felt a little cheated for Meredith's sake there. Dammit, spend the time of lucidity you have cherishing your daughter... not damaging her... and not pining for a long-since-over relationship with Richard.

Maybe I'm being too harsh.

Okay. No. I'm not. I don't blame Meredith for trying to avoid "the gift." She has probably longed for years for her mother to come around. And when Ellis finally does... Meredith is slapped in the face because she admits she's happy? That's just cruel. Some "gift."

I found it a little out of character for Cristina to ask Ellis if she could have it all. Love and career. What does Ellis know about that? Granted. We know little about her role as mother, but I think we know enough to safely say she didn't even try to strike a balance. I really hurt for Meredith... yet again. I know I'm supposed to, though.

I don't know if George's wish that his friends accept his marriage to Callie will ever materialize. And shut my mouth. I did NOT expect them to get hitched. I really expected Callie to come to her senses and smack George and say, "Snap out of it!"

And I honestly did not know what Cristina was going to do. I'm grateful Preston asked her, "So, are you saying, 'yes'?" I found it funny that a woman said she doesn't 'do rings.' So many men say that. (Mine tried to. Yeah, that lasted about a MINUTE.) I think the way they grabbed each other laughing with excitement is the only time we've seen Preston and Cristina simply giddy. Crazy about each other. I couldn't help but smile.

What is with Addison? How in the world did she wind back up in McSteamy's bed? Is she ignoring her feelings for Alex on purpose? Probably. I would imagine it's easier for her to gravitate toward the familiar and detached than to give another real relationship a chance. Sort of understandable, I think. But still! He's such a slut! Then again, she did say she wasn't thinking about HIM, at all. I think we know WHO she was thinking about.

And speaking of McSteamy. What did you think of his refusal to help pack and wrap the toxic patient? Believe it or not, I agreed with him, and who doesn't love an intern? Aren't they always over-the-top eager to please. To DO anything asked of them? Why not send THEM into harm's way. Gotta love interns. I was one once. Luckily, it wasn't in a HOSPITAL!

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Until next time.