And as I prepare for it (currently basking in the glory of the sun as I type this blog) I think about the bride-to-be. Right now there is a woman I don’t know (I’m going as my friend’s date) who is preparing for this extra special day. She’s probably had her manicure and pedicure already, done her hair and makeup, fought with her bridesmaids a couple of times and had several mini-nervous breakdowns. Kind of makes me wonder what my special day would/will be like.
What surprises me though is how much I don’t wonder about “that day” anymore. When I was in my early twenties I figured I would have been married for years by now. Probably even have squeezed out a couple of kids. Now I’m far more content to squeeze into my size 25 jeans since my pelvis hasn’t been ravished by a screaming infant. I still prefer happy hours at a bar to “napping hours” on the couch, as married couples are prone to enjoy. Will I ever grow up?
In truth I was never that type of girl. Never rummaged through bride magazines, don’t have my perfect dress picked out, haven’t synthesized that amazing venue in my head complete with 5,000 flowers, white doves and puffy bridesmaid dresses. In fact, the thrifty cynic in me cringes at the thought of spending $50 a head to serve dry chicken marsala to a bunch of people I don’t even really know. Wouldn’t that money be better suited on a $50 bottle of pinot at some distant and decadent spot in the Polynesian Islands?
Anyway, I’m definitely not trying to ruin this girl’s special moment. Kudos to you, soon-to-be-married couple! And the rest of you, please keep having weddings that I can attend. It’s an excuse for me to pull out that gorgeous dress that’s just too fancy otherwise, dance the night away, eat ridiculous amounts of food and drink copious amounts of champagne. All as a perfectly content single gal.
If I ever do get married though, I will only do so under the condition that one of these be my cake topper:
Well, don't worry, I'll be single way after you're married, lol. But I will allow you to have that on a wedding cake. :P
ReplyDeleteI totally see where you're coming from big sis. Personally I believe the institution of marriage is way out of date, misused. People today more often than not only get married because they don't want to die alone, or be that crazy bum at the bar when they are 40+. It never seems like people get married because they couldn't live with out one another, like our parents did. All to often do I hear "She's a good girl" when I ask my friends why they decided to settle down, and you know as well as I do, thats not enough for somebody to be "Rest of My Life" material...
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