I was going to write a piece called "Ode to my Left Foot," but something went wrong with my computer and it got erased. I'm not going to bother trying to remember what I wrote. It was beautiful, let me tell ya...with all that my left foot has suffered in the past week, I think it deserved a dedication like that.

Anyways, I went wedding dress shopping with Natascha and my new friend, Caroline, last Saturday (Caroline's James's new girlfriend...she's cool). Let me tell ya, I'm never doing that again...wedding dress shopping, I mean. Here are my reasons why:

1) There were too many dresses to look at, and half of them were UGLY. And then there was this whole thing about, "to train or not to train? to bustle or to detach? straps or no straps? sweetheart neckline?" BLEH.
2) They weighed about 40 lbs each. Why the hell do they have to weigh so much? I'll tell you why. Because there are layers upon layers of shit that you have to wear underneath the actual dress. First you have to put on a corset, and then this weird looking under skirt thingy, and THEN the 40 pound dress over that. How can anyone get around in something like that? I think that if a girl has to go through something like that, the guy should too. Either he wears a dress like that also, or he wears that thing that knights wore back in the day.
3) They're ass expensive. The dresses that Natascha was looking at were like, $900-ish. Almost a grand for something you only wear once?? Oh, hellllll no, bitch. And then the owner guy came by with a tiara that went with the dress. Guess how much that bitch cost - TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLAS. I was like, "Umm...is this real? Because it better be for $250." I mean, daaaamn.

So after that experience, I told Andrew that I was going to order my wedding dress online, and he freaked. I told him that I don't understand why girls care so freakin' much and spend so much money on a dress that they're only going to wear once, when they could be spending it on the reception. I'd much rather have a nice reception site with awesome decorations, good music, an open bar and a kick ass menu for my guests than a Cinderella dress that weighs and costs a ton. He said, "You want to look good on your wedding day, don't you? You're only going to get married once. Besides, you shouldn't care so much about the money. It's something that the bride and groom deal with once they're married." Eh...I'd rather not worry about paying off my wedding after I get married. I mean, I guess buying a dress online would be a little out there, and I probably won't do that, but I'm definitely not going to spend a fortune on a dress, and it's definitely not going to weigh 40 pounds.

Anyways, wedding stuff have been on my mind for the past few weeks, mostly because of Natascha and Tiffany (she's getting married in less than a month! I can't believe it!). It seems like everywhere I go, I hear news about someone else that I know or knew in high school getting engaged or married. It's a bit crazy, really...to think that we're at that age. I honestly can't imagine myself married or engaged anytime soon. Besides...from what I've experienced through my friends, weddings are a big pain in the ass. And I don't need anymore big pains in the ass...work is enough.