Bitter Dream

I had an odd, bitter dream this morning.

In this dream, I was helping a friend plan her wedding. But it was odd because she's been married for years and her kids were running around the store.

This store tho, it was a Disney princess wedding themed store. Like every Disney princess, you could get EVERYTHING. The dresses, tights/leggings, gloves, tierras/crowns, just...everything. (I'm thinking this came from all the "Princess and the Frog" commercials that have been on lately.)

So I'm helping my friend, and the salesman comes up to us to help us. At some point, I corner him, and say something along the lines of: "How can you sell this idea of a 'happily ever after' when it doesn't work that way? Marriages don't work out, infertility happens, so how can you?" And I was pissed.

He gave some obviously rehearsed corporate answer about being optimistic and hopeful.

I didn't talk to him after that, but I remember buying some really hot black fishnet tights and matching gloves. Oh, and some hot black shoes too. Things I would never buy in real life.

Then after leaving that store, I wandered around the mall it was in for a while. (My bro and his gf are going to the Cities and probably the Mall of America this weekend). I ended up in this old west saloon (I watched a history show on the old west earlier). I wanted to drink alone, but was at a table with three other women my age. I wanted to get some dessert and a drink, and wanted this apple pie/drink combo that was going to cost $27, and the girls at this table and I couldn't agree if that was a good deal or not.

Then I woke up.