Last Friday, I purchased and brought home my wedding dress at David's Bridal. They happened to have it in my size and color that day. It's the first wedding dress shop I have ever entered into. Although I have never even imagined myself in a wedding dress, I have gone to plenty of weddings to know what they generally look like and decided to stay away from the poofy, the strapless, and the sequins or beads of any kind. I didn't want to be one of those brides who feel rock hard when you hug them because of all the decorations on their bodice. I just wanted something simple and within my budget. Thanks to a recently married couple in our Bible study, I even got a $100 in store credit towards my gown.

Over the weekend I saw four ladies whom I haven't seen in awhile and they all said that they couldn't believe that I was getting married. This has been the most common response I receive from people when they find out that I am engaged. It makes me wonder why it is so beyond belief that I am getting married. One friend said that it was because she has never heard me talk about getting married so she just assumed that I did not want to get married. Another person commented that she could not imagine me being lovey-dovey with a guy. I thought I had come to terms with my womanhood awhile back and some men have even told me that I was feminine in the past so I don't know why it is so difficult to imagine. Maybe it is because I am so not domesticated. For the most part my attitude towards marriage has been, 'If it happens, it happens. If it doesn't, it doesn't.' I guess that's just too nonchalant for most people.