In my last blog I wrote "I am is a girlfriend wanting to be a fiancé and scared of being a wife." And while this didn't spark anyone to post a comment, it apparently did spark someone to contact my boyfriend and inform him that he should and I quote "marry that girl"! Which, of course, sparked him to ask me what in the world I had written in my last blog! The poor man had no clue what he was getting into when he started dating me seven years ago!

I assumed a person only had to tell family and friends when they transcended from girlfriend to fiancé, but apparently in my case, this assumption was in error. I'd like to formally announce that shortly after I wrote "Something in Common" (yet before it was actually published), Tony in fact did propose to me. I accepted and have since moved from girlfriend to fiancé. The cynical side of me would like to say "it took a blog post in a local paper to get him to pop the question," but in fact he didn't even read the rough draft so I guess I'll have to get all mushy and weepy and admit he wants to marry me out of love, rather than guilt.

So now on to what I really have on my mind, the dress!

From the moment he asked all I could think about was my dress. I'm like a crazy person on a do or die hunt for a wedding dress, and we aren't even getting married till May 2008! Not only the dress, but how I'll fit in the dress! I've been obsessed with getting in shape for the last year, but now I have a time line. Now I have pressure. Now I have to take pictures and walk down the aisle with family and friends staring at me!

I'm not sure if this is normal or if I'm just manic. Do all women obsess over this before they get married? I should probably know this answer since I, like almost every other woman my age, have watched the "A Wedding Story" marathons on TLC. But that still doesn't make me feel less crazy for worrying about it.

In a few months I'm sure other aspects of the wedding will be thrown at me. Like guest lists and wedding colors. But right now the dress is all I see.

I wonder what parts of the wedding Tony is worrying about. Probably how much my dress is going to cost him (haha). I said it earlier and I'll say it again, that poor man had no idea what he was getting into when he started dating me seven years ago!