Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Downfall of the Old Maids' Club
My freshman year of college, I developed a close relationship with three other girls that would stand the test of time. We went to a school in a very boring area, which encouraged a lot of talking, getting to know each other, and complaining. We didn't spend a lot of time dating, in fact very little. When someone did have a date we were too excited & teased them a lot, which never happened to me. I turned into the Queen of non-dating. The prospect of becoming Old Maids was probably one of the main topics of discussion. We tried to dream up the exciting lives we would lead should that be our fate. It wasn't only talk, I am sure that all of us were at least a little afraid it might come to pass.
The first one to get booted out of the club was Nicole (about 12 years ago). In the photo, she is the cute blonde with purple flowers on her dress. None of us were surprised that she was snapped up quickly. She is probably one of the most perfect wives/mothers ever. Just look at her - 4 kids & she is still gorgeous. There was no doubt this was her destiny, so we were all thrilled for her.
Tricia was next (about 6 months after Nicole). She is the one in the white shirt. To be honest, I really didn't want to see her go. She always had a bit of a spark/wild side in her and we were afraid she would lose that. Every 18 - 20 year old knows that marriage & motherhood make you boring and old fashioned, right? ...but she had made her decision. Now, she has 3 beautiful daughters and still a wild spirit. It just takes her a little longer to conjure it up.
Many, many, many years passed. In fact, it was an entire decade later before I would get kicked out of the club. I had a chance to do some world traveling and live in a few exotic places (not as much as I'd have liked to). Sometimes, wild Tricia would confess that she was jealous of me. Then sometimes, I would confess that I was a bit jealous of her, but not that often. Despite it not being in my plan for that year, I fell madly in love - hook, line, & sinker. When I told them that I was engaged, they all vowed to come to my wedding. That was such a wonderful surprise and it was great to catch up on old times.
Unfortunately, it can be fairly lonely being the last one in the Old Maids' Club. Yoko struggled with it a little, but she was also having a blast living in Manhattan. That is the perfect place to live for a hot single girl - just watch Sex in the City & you'll know. In spite of the fun (maybe because of the fun), she found her love. His name is John. -John & Yoko, cute right? She always hated being referred to Yoko Ono, but suddenly love has made it romantic & funny. She shared her engagement news with me on Saturday night. I am thrilled. She is hoping to schedule the wedding before the end of the year. Looks like I'll be traveling with my big prego belly.
...& thus ends the era of the Old Maids' Club... Sad, but true.
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