Where's My Sparkler?

Recently, my sister got engaged. Since I have been so excited about it, I have obviously been running around telling people about it. When someone asks me "What's new?" I respond with an overly enthusiastic "My sister just got engaged!" and continue to tell the story of where, when, and how awesome her fiancé is. Unfortunately, most people have been responding in a similar way...

They ask me "Sooo, when is your turn?" as they look down at my hand and point out the fact that I don't have an engagement ring. Since I'm not looking to get engaged anytime soon (let me work on the boyfriend part first) I have come up with a few clever responses.

- "I'm working on curing cancer first, then I'll think about getting a husband."
"Are you a doctor?"
"Nope, but a girl can dream right?"

- "I don't need a diamond to prove anything. Just look at my cell phone - there are enough diamonds on there to buy me some time!" Yes, I'm THAT girl who has a bedazzled phone cover.

- "Who needs a fiancé when you have shoes that don't talk back?"

- "Maybe when pigs fly. You don't see me throwing bacon or pork chops in the air do you?"

Like I said, I am so excited for my sister, but I do have to say that she's now put the "Cursed Christmas Eve Question" on my shoulders. Let's hope my response is a little nicer...since it is church and all ;)

Congrats Sister and Soon-to-be Brother in law!!!

Bracelets And Boyfriends

Last night, I went to Ulysses downtown with a friend. When we got there the place was packed, and packed with a ton of cute guys. We sat down at the bar and had a beer. Not too long after we sat down, a guy came over and sat right next to us. He was obviously plastered and he thankfully made sure to order a glass of water with the shots that be bought for us.

He was saying that he thought I was really cute and blah, blah, blah, drunken slurs but that he knew I had a boyfriend. I asked him why he thought that I had a boyfriend because I don't have one. He said "Well you obviously have a boyfriend because you have a lot of bracelets on!" and pointed to my wrist where I was wearing 6 silver bracelets of all different sizes and shapes. I laughed at him and thought that it was the silliest reasoning. It wasn't like I was wearing one of those heart necklaces that boyfriends usually get for girlfriends. I explained to him that 3 of them were from my mother, 2 from my best friend, and one from my grandmother...obviously they are not boyfriends. I thought that it was the funniest thing for him to think I had a significant other based on my jewelry.