bride to be

Is it proper for an Indy Chick to be preoccupied with marriage?

Last night, Q and I went to Club Wazeima for a new experience (at least for me) with Ethiopian dining. Afterwards, we went to Borders originally to create a list of restaurants to try out, and ended up browsing through bridal magazines...again. We drooled over dream dresses, laughed at ugly hairdos and oohed and aahed over wedding cakes and invitations. I left thinking, "I can't wait to get married!" But then I caught myself...what am I saying? I'm not even ready for a relationship, so how can I get married?

I'm sure my mom would love to see me settled down, well at least happily dating, because I'm sure it would get me on the road to maturity and I'd be less inclined to act like a little kid. But I think you can have the best of both worlds. I'm mature when I need to be, but youthful when times call for it, as well. I don't have to be married or even dating to be considered a "normal 20-something." There are tons of single 20-somethings out there, right? And a percentage of those are HAPPILY single 20-somethings are eagerly and adventurously making lemonade out of the lemons being thrown at them.

I finally realized that it was not the long-term "benefits" of getting married that I wanted. What I desired more was the fairytale dress, the pretty hairdo and the fun of picking out bridesmaid dresses. The groom and the lifelong commitment was still not in the picture...yet.

*whew* Still an Indy Chick.