NO LONGER A BRIDESMAID

I suppose saying that I am no longer serving as a bridesmaid is a bit of an understatement. I can proudly state that it's been more than 20 years since I served in my first and only bridesmaid role.

Some may think it's because of the bad reputation I earned the first time around. But actually I was very well behaved. (Although I did suffer a slight self-destruction problem with my pink taffeta dress...)

I think it's because I was always strategically absent when those positions were being doled out. Nonetheless, it has not stopped me from attending well over 30 weddings over the years. (Yes as an actual invited guest and not as a crasher.)

Why am I being so nostalgic about weddings all of the sudden?

Perhaps it is because I am officially engaged. :-)



Now, I'm not your typically traditional girl. I won't be donning any snowy white confection of a dress, nor will I be letting some random guest grope my leg for a garter to hang from their rearview mirror. And not a Chicken Dance in site!

But the one thing I really wanted, that I REALLY REALLY wanted was a ring, selected by my very sweet S.O., to be gently placed on my finger during an actual proposal. And you know what?

I got my wish.