"All The Single Ladies...." GUEST BLOG by Lyndse!!

"Think about it. If you are single, after graduation there isn't one occasion where people celebrate you. ... Hallmark doesn't make a "congratulations, you didn't marry the wrong guy" card. And where's the flatware for going on vacation alone?" ~SATC

Today's guest blog is by my dear friend, Lyndse! We met at OSU (shocking, I know) and she is honestly one of the funniest, sweetest, most amazing people I know! She's one of the foursome of girls I love to have girls weekends with every year. She always writes the cutest emails, so when she said she wanted to guest blog, I was super excited. She didn't let me down!

So.....drumroll.....here's Lyndse!

Let me just start off by saying that I am very excited to be one of Tiff’s guest bloggers, since I live in Oklahoma and do not get to see her very much, I look forward to reading up on the latest adventures of Tiff. That being said, I couldn’t think for the life of me what to write about, my life is nowhere near as exciting.

Then it came to me when I was checking my mail. I got the normal stuff, bills…blah, something for someone named Lisa (not me obviously) and two invites to a baby shower. Two invites to a baby shower!? How can this be? When did we become the age where we are getting invited to weddings and baby showers, not to mention bridal showers, bachelorette parties, etc.

Two things about this bothers me: One, that I am getting older (I turned twenty-five this year, yes I had a pity party, and no I am still not over it) and Two, this is yet another thing that I have to buy for. Yes, I said it. That I have to buy for. This probably sounds selfish but please understand this is not the point I am making. I am very excited for my friends that are having babies, for those who have already had babies and those that are getting married or have gotten married. Congrats!! Yay!! Couldn’t be happier for you. However, all these weddings, showers, and babies are getting expensive for me. I am a single woman, who is now on a budget. Who invented a budget anyway? It’s really for the birds (another soapbox, another day). Why is it that we are only allowed to register for things when we’re getting married or having a baby? I have a house, I need or should I say “want” things, why can’t I register? It’s really only fair, don’t you think. I do not think that I have to become joined with one for someone to buy me a blender or five for that matter. I would like to get pots and pans, towels, and fancy dishes that I will probably never use. Why does it have to come when I get married? I think us, young, professional, successful, single women who are on our own, buying houses, out in the world making a name for ourselves, and getting older should be able to register. For example, turning twenty-five seems like a momentous occasion maybe one that would require a registry, just throwing that out there!

Maybe I am just jealous that I can’t go to Target or Bed Bath and beyond and take one of those fancy guns, and scan any and everything that I need or think I need. I really am excited for my friends that get to register, really I am. And as for those baby showers, don’t worry, I will get them a gift, after all I do like to shop…its where that whole not working well on a budget comes in : )

(Our fabulous Girls Weekend 2008!)