On Friday, my friend Nicole dropped me a line to announce that she and her boyfriend recently got engaged. He did it at Navy Pier on the Ferris Wheel; halfway through the ride, he gets down on one knee and says, "We've made it this far with you as my girlfriend. Go the rest of the way with me as my fiancee." Who could say no to that? Then, while in Indianapolis yesterday, Luke and I found out that Matt and Patty, his brother and sister-in-law, are going to have a baby. Hooray!
Later on, I realized that as happy as I was for all of these people, who truly deserve their wonderful blessings, I was also a little bummed that nothing as life-changing was happening to ME. (Yes, in the end, it's all about me.) I'm in a great place in my life: Good job, cool apartment, great boyfriend, a nearly complete graduate degree, a ton of family and friends that I absolutely love. But still, I was sad. Until I came up with...
Why I'm Glad to be a Non-Pregnant Ms.
1. Taxes and FAFSAs are super-easy to file.
2. I'm shopping at The Limited instead of Babies R Us.
3. Fried food doesn't make me sick.
4. Bathroom breaks are the only reason I'm out of bed at 3:00 a.m.
5. I don't have to worry about fitting into a wedding dress.
6. I don't have to worry about not fitting into my other dresses.
7. It's still inappropriate for people to rub my stomach and coo.
8. It's cheaper.
9. I'm not losing vacation days because little Elaine has the chicken pox.
10. It really is cheaper.
Believe it or not. babies are not that expensive. My next blog will be all about that!
Posted by: Brooke | August 17, 2004 at 01:27 AM